Super 1 National Kart Championships


The Super One National Kart Championships, also known as S1 or Super One, is a karting championship based in the United Kingdom. It has been in operation since 1983 and is regarded as the premier karting championship in the UK, producing many famous drivers including Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, David Coulthard, Alexander Albon, Dan Wheldon, Anthony Davidson and Jason Plato among others. Profoundly Deaf driver Caleb McDuff currently competes in the series.

History

The first Super 1 meeting was held in 1983 at Snetterton where only 4 classes were run as part of the championship. At the time, the championship was not officially recognised as being the "British Championship" as the RAC national titles were decided over a one-weekend event. This continued up till 1990 when Super 1 secured the rights to decide the British champion over the course of the series.
Over the years, the Super 1 series has produced champions that have gone on to race in Formula 1 such as David Coulthard, Will Stevens, Allan McNish, Jenson Button, Anthony Davidson, Paul di Resta, Ralph Firman and Lewis Hamilton. Other drivers who have won a Super 1 championship and who have gone on to professional motor racing include Gary Paffett, Mike Conway, Dan Wheldon, Ben Hanley, Oliver Jarvis and Billy Monger.
Deaf driver Caleb McDuff became the first ever profoundly Deaf driver to take a podium finish in 2019, finishing 2nd at Rowrah. He went on to finish the season in first place in the championship, winning the Honda Cadet class

Classes

Originally, there were only 4 classes in the Super 1 series. In 2017, 11 different classes ran within the series over 11 different race weekends.

Bambino Classes

For drivers from 6 years of age up to the year of their 8th birthday.
For drivers from 8 years of age up to and including the year of their 13th birthday.
For drivers from 12 years of age up to and including the year of their 17th birthday.
For drivers over 16 years of age.
The OK classes, as well as the TKM classes, are recognised by the Motorsports Association as being British Championships. The remaining are recognised by the Association of British Kart Clubs as National Championships. Each class, apart from the shorter KZ and Bambino championships, also rewards drivers with seeded rankings for the top 10 finishers in the championship standings, these finishing positions may be exclusively used by that driver in that class for the following year at any ABkC recognised event.

Races

The 2017 Championship Dates are as follows:-
RoundDateCircuitHost ClubClasses
1Mar 11 – Mar 12RowrahCumbria Kart Racing ClubOK Junior, OK Senior
2Mar 18 – Mar 19RowrahCumbria Kart Racing ClubIame Cadet, Junior Max, Junior TKM, Junior X30, Minimax, Senior X30, TKM Extreme
3Apr 8 – Apr 9RissingtonRissington Kart ClubHonda Cadet, Junior TKM, OK Junior, OK Senior, TKM Extreme
4Apr 22 – Apr 23Rowrah*Cumbria Kart Racing Club*Honda Cadet, Iame Cadet, Junior Max, Junior X30, Minimax, Senior X30
5May 13 – May 14Whilton MillWhilton Mill Kart CircuitHonda Cadet, Iame Cadet, Junior Max, Junior X30, Minimax, Senior X30
6Jun 3 – Jun 4Clay PigeonClay Pigeon Kart ClubHonda Cadet, Junior TKM, KZ, OK Junior, OK Senior, TKM Extreme
7Jun 24 – Jun 25FulbeckFulbeck Kart ClubIame Cadet, Junior Max, Junior TKM, Junior X30, Minimax, Senior X30, TKM Extreme
8Jul 8 – Jul 9GYGDragon Kart ClubIame Cadet, Junior Max, Junior TKM, Junior X30, Minimax, Senior X30, TKM Extreme
9Aug 12 – Aug 13LarkhallWest of Scotland Kart ClubHonda Cadet, Iame Cadet, Junior Max, Minimax, OK Junior, OK Senior
10Aug 26 – Aug 27SheningtonShenington Kart ClubBambino, Honda Cadet, Junior TKM, KZ, OK Junior, OK Senior, TKM Extreme
11Sep 9 – Sep 10PF InternationalTrent Valley Kart ClubHonda Cadet, Iame Cadet, Junior Max, Junior TKM, Junior X30, Minimax, OK Junior, OK Senior, Senior X30, TKM Extreme

Note: Round 4 was intended to be held at Buckmore Park hosted by Buckmore Park Kart Club, however due to unforeseen circumstances this was changed.

Officials

The current series co-ordinator for Super 1 is Sonja Game. Game is responsible for promoting the championship as well as organising the calendar/venues for each season.
There are normally 3 or 4 clerks of the courses who attend the Super 1 meetings, the most regular ones being Phil Cox, Rod Taylor and Alan Bryant. The series' chief scrutineer is Paul Klaassen and fuel is supplied by ATOL.
John Hoyle is the current promoter for the series.