﹡ FIA Karting World Championship – KZ2, Franciacorta, October 9–12, 2025
Just one week after finishing 6th at the Champions of the Future, Menyhért Krózser once again impressed — this time at the FIA Karting World Championship – KZ2.
Despite his team struggling to find the right setup, Krózser’s trademark determination and brilliant opening laps turned things around, salvaging the weekend for the CRG factory team. Across the Heats and the Super Heat, he made up multiple positions, and in the Final, he overtook seven rivals to finish a highly respectable 15th in the world’s strongest KZ2 field.
The KZ2 World Championship represents the pinnacle of gearbox karting, and the 2025 edition in Franciacorta drew a record-breaking 124 entries, surpassing even the previous weekend’s Champions of the Future event, which had 117.
Although the venue remained the same, the grip level and weather conditions were completely different, forcing drivers and teams to adapt quickly.
“The conditions changed, and our package didn’t work as well as it did a week ago. During Free Practice we couldn’t extract the performance we wanted from either the chassis or the engine. We made improvements in every session, but we were still a step behind. I ended up 11th in my Qualifying group and 43rd overall,” explained Krózser.
That meant he had to start all six Heats from 15th on the grid, requiring a very different approach compared to his top-10 starts the week before.
“From that position, reaching the Final seemed far away — but I was determined to make it. To do so, I had to gain several places in every Heat and avoid mistakes, because a single DNF would have ended my weekend.
In the midfield everyone is fighting for the same goal — to qualify for the Final — so there’s a lot more risk-taking than when you’re running in the top five. You have to be both cautious and aggressive at the same time.
My starts and first laps were good in all six Heats. Except for one, I always gained positions — sometimes overtaking seven or eight drivers — which is not bad in such a strong field.”
Indeed, it wasn’t. Krózser quickly became the standout driver of the CRG factory team, consistently the fastest of their KZ2 line-up. Over the six Heats he gained 14 positions in total, moving up from 43rd to 29th overall — giving himself a realistic chance of qualifying for the Final. All that remained was to perform well in the Super Heat, which carried double points — and he delivered again.
“I had a strong race in the Super Heat. It’s really an all-or-nothing race: if you finish well, you move up a lot, but if you crash or retire, you lose everything. Starting 15th, I managed to overtake seven drivers in a very tough race and crossed the line in 8th.”
That result moved him up another seven places to 22nd overall before the Final. From there, Krózser continued his charge, once again showing the same determination and racecraft as in the earlier stages.
“For the Final we finally managed to get the package working quite well. I started from 22nd and finished 15th. Statistically, finishing 15th out of 124 is a solid result — though I can’t say I’m completely satisfied, as I would have liked to fight at the front.
But considering that after Qualifying we were uncertain about even making the Final, I think we recovered really well. I’m fully satisfied with my own performance; I got everything out of the equipment.
Thanks to CRG for the chassis and to Galiffa Kart for the engine.”
Menyhért Krózser – MHH Racing Team – KZ2 Results
Entries: 124
Qualifying Practice (group): 11th
Overall Qualifying: 43rd
Heat A–G: 12th
Heat A–E: 8th
Heat A–F: 8th
Heat A–D: 15th
Heat A–C: 10th
Heat A–B: 7th
Intermediate Classification after Heats: 29th
Super Heat A: 8th
Intermediate Classification after Super Heats: 22nd
Final: 15th
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