British Universities Karting Championship
Collegiate kart racing championship based in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The British Universities Karting Championship, commonly abbreviated as the BUKC, is a university-based kart racing series in the United Kingdom.
Category | Kart racing |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Inaugural season | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) |
Classes | 3 (Premier, Clubman, Intermediate) |
Teams | 126 |
Manufacturers | Club100 |
Chassis suppliers | BirelART |
Engine suppliers | Rotax |
Tyre suppliers | Dunlop |
Drivers' champion | Fraser Brunton (Cardiff University) |
Teams' champion | Reading |
Official website | Official website |
The championship is operated by Club100 and licensed by Motorsport UK. Competed by 126 teams from a pool of 115 universities, the BUKC is one of the largest karting competitions in the world.
Loughborough University and Oxford Brookes University hold the record for most national championships, each having won the BUKC on six occasions. The reigning champions are the University of Reading, who beat the University of Bath by two points in the 2024 season.
Current and former BUKC entrants have included a Formula One driver and two FIA World Endurance Vice-Champions, as well as several national karting champions, Formula Two, Formula Three, British Touring Car, GT3 and GT4 drivers. BUKC alumni have won numerous high-profile motorsport titles, including the: 24 Hours of Le Mans, 12 Hours of Sebring, British GT Championship, European Le Mans Series, Nürburgring 24 Hours, American Le Mans Series, Italian Superturismo Championship, 24 Hours of Spa, Britcar Endurance Championship and Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli.