Junior Monaco Kart Cup
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The Junior Monaco Kart Cup is a kart racing
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...

 event ruled by the CIK-FIA and organized by the Automobile Club de Monaco, it takes place each year in Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

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The event see young drivers compete with KF3
KF3
KF3 is a kart racing class for top drivers aged 12 to 15 .This class used to be called Junior Intercontinental A and has changed since January 2007 when CIK-FIA decided to replace the 100 cc air-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 cc Touch-and-Go water-cooled two-stroke...

 karts, a class for top drivers aged 12 to 15. The course circuit follows the lower part of the famous Formula 1 track
Circuit de Monaco
Circuit de Monaco is a street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the principality of Monaco. It is commonly referred to as "Monte Carlo" because it is largely inside the Monte Carlo neighbourhood of Monaco.The circuit is used on one weekend in...

, in a large section of the port, from Tabac corner, round the swimming pool, and on to the Rascasse before entering the F1 track's pit lane. A ramp and a hairpin connect this part of the track back to the port section.

Winners

Year Driver Chassis / Engine / Tires Report
1995   Eric Salignon
Eric Salignon
- Formula Renault :A former two-time winner of the Monaco Kart Cup, Salignon moved into Formula Renault in 2000, competing in both the European and French championships. Solid campaigns in both championships enabled Salignon to finished 16th in his national championship, and one place lower in the...

n/a Report
1996   Nelson van der Pol n/a Report
1997   Marvin Bylitza n/a Report
1998   Robert Kubica
Robert Kubica
Robert Józef Kubica is the first Polish racing driver to compete in Formula One. Between 2006 and 2009 he drove for the BMW Sauber F1 team, promoted from test driver to race driver during 2006...

n/a Report
1999   Robert Kubica
Robert Kubica
Robert Józef Kubica is the first Polish racing driver to compete in Formula One. Between 2006 and 2009 he drove for the BMW Sauber F1 team, promoted from test driver to race driver during 2006...

n/a Report
2000   Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Jérôme d'Ambrosio is a Belgian racing driver of Italian descent. He is driving for Marussia Virgin Racing during the 2011 Formula One World Championship.-Karting:...

n/a Report
2001   Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and ....

n/a Report
2002   Alexander Sims
Alexander Sims (racing driver)
Alexander Sims is a British racing driver. He currently resides in Wansford. Sims is currently racing in GP3 Series with Status Grand Prix. He was the winner of the 2008 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for promising young British drivers...

Maranello / Maxter / Vega Report
2003
2004
2005
not held
2006   Scott Jenkins Intrepid / Parilla / - Report
2007   Max Goff Maranello / XTR / Dunlop Report
2008   Aaro Vainio Maranello / Maxter / Dunlop Report
2009   Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr is a Spanish racing driver and the son of former World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz. Backed by energy drinks company Red Bull, Sainz Jr will race in British F3 for multiple champions Carlin in 2012. -Karting:...

FA Kart / Vortex / Vega Report
2010   Charles Leclerc Sodi / Parilla / Dunlop Report

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