From September 11 to 14, the annual FIA World Championship took place in the legendary town of Kristianstad, Sweden, at the Åsum Ring, marking the most significant event in the karting world.

The details of this success were reported by the Youth and Sports Department of the Kyiv City State Administration.

The strongest drivers from 45 countries and 5 continents competed in the OK-Junior and OK-Senior classes. Ukraine was represented by Lev Krutogolov, who made his debut in the adult class OK-Senior with the Italian team Energy Corse, where notable racers like Lando Norris, George Russell, Alex Albon, and Kimi Antonelli started their careers.

In the semi-final, under the rain, Lev put on a spectacular show: he caught up with the leader on the last lap and executed a brilliant overtaking maneuver, earning cheers from the crowd.

In the final, despite losing positions at the start, he managed to re-enter the race and confidently finished third, etching his name in history — he became the first Ukrainian to stand on the podium at the World Karting Championship!

This was the best race of Lev's career, and soon he will represent Ukraine at the FIA award ceremony in Paris, where he will meet the strongest drivers in the world, including top racers from Formula 1, WRC, and WEC.