Building on a legendary history spanning more than 60 years, Birel ART continues to expand worldwide, reinforcing its role as an ambassador for karting on an international scale. With the latest success of the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, which celebrated the 25th anniversary of its creation, through its strong commitment to BRP-Rotax Birel ART confirms its desire to offer the best in technology, performance and service to drivers, whatever their nationality or objectives.

Fairness and performance on the agenda

For the return of the Rotax World Grand Final to Italian soil, the Birel ART factory was keen to guarantee exemplary organisation once again. Backed by a team with recognised expertise, it efficiently managed the logistics of 180 karts, which were manufactured, assembled, transported and supplied to the drivers with great efficiency. The drivers benefited from the proven qualities of the Birel ART chassis, and the enthusiastic feedback received throughout the week of competition confirmed the participants' level of satisfaction.

Used respectively in Mini and DD2, the C28 S16 and CRY30 RX S16 models proved to be particularly competitive. They ensured perfect sporting fairness and contributed actively to the success of the event. For Birel ART and the RMC Grand Finals, this 2024 edition marked the beginning of the event's association with the name of Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc. This prestigious partnership further enhances the reputation of both parties.

Congratulations to Babicek, De Ruwe and Picot

A total of 391 drivers from 60 different countries travelled to Sarno. The show was of a very high standard in all categories, and particularly in those using a Birel ART chassis. In the Rotax 125 Mini Max class, the top five finishers were all within 6 tenths of each other. The Czech Zdenek Babicek won the Final sprint ahead of Britain's Albert Friend and Estonia's Nikita Ljubimov. In Max DD2, the Slovenian pushed all the way to the finish, and ended up on the top step of the podium ahead of Dutchman Semm Knopjes and Germany's Nikita Gense.

In the DD2 Masters, it was not until the very end of the race that the Final podium took shape. Behind France's Nicolas Picot, the logical winner, and Argentina's Matias Rodriguez, Lithuania's Martynas Tankevicius took 3rd place by just 21 thousandths from Haralds Garkakli.

About Birel ART

Birel ART is an Italian manufacturer of kart chassis that combines long experience and a keen sense of innovation with a boundless passion for motor sport.

Founded in 1959 by Umberto Sala, whose precise nickname was Birel, the company has played a pioneering role in the development of karting around the world since its very beginnings. The demand for quality has always been part of the DNA of the Lissone-based brand through its quest for success in competition. Over more than 60 years, Birel ART has won 26 world titles, countless European titles and numerous national championships.

Birel has accompanied the careers of many great racing drivers, including Riccardo Patrese, Keke Rosberg, Stefano Modena and Emanuele Pirro, as well as the more recent Formula 1 stars Mika Hakkinen and Juan Pablo Montoya, Robert Kubica, Jenson Button and George Russell. Robert Kubica, Daniel Ricciardo and more recently Charles Leclerc have called on Birel ART's expertise to launch their own chassis ranges.

Three generations have succeeded one another at the helm of Birel. Today, Ronni Sala, the founder's grandson, presides over Birel's destiny. In 2014, he ushered in a new era by joining forces with ART Grand Prix, a famous team on the single-seater scene, thanks to its association with Nicolas Todt and his partners. Birel ART was born.

Ronni has contributed to the creation of an ambitious new project that will be at the forefront of the karting industry, thanks to original sporting, marketing and communication initiatives that will benefit the brand, the dealer network and, of course, Birel ART's customers.

Birel ART has built on its prestigious heritage to enter the 21st century and make full use of technology in terms of R&D, production, logistics and communication. Its area of expertise, based on high-level competition, has been extended to include production quality control for a large number of competitors around the world, as well as the leisure sector with its Rental range with both internal combustion and electric engines. The factory at its original site in Lissone, near Monza and within easy reach of Milan, has undergone constant modernisation.

Birel ART's high level of expertise, with its well-balanced blend of tradition and innovation, is reflected in the results it has achieved in racing, offering fans around the world the opportunity to become real drivers or to have fun and experience the thrill of adrenaline on the track.