Kart World Championship · 20th edition · Vandel Kart, Denmark · 22 July–1 August 2026 · 180 drivers
Rickard reached the semifinal and finished 41st of 180 drivers. Here is the week in numbers — every point on the curve links to that day's report.
41st of 180
Final standing
9
Heats raced
3
Podiums in the qualifying heats
Semifinal
How far it went
Overall standing after each race day of the individual championship.
Nations Cup · 14th of 32 nations
Eight qualifying heats across four days, two per day. Karts were drawn by lot before every heat and the starting order was set by a one-lap time qualifying just before the start.
Next heat · Heat 1 of 8 · Round 1I
13:20
Tuesday 28 JulyVG Classic
Times from the organiser's schedule, Danish local time. Results and lap times remain available in the track's live timing.
A match race against Ruben Boutens, a semifinal in a kart with no pace — and a World Championship that ends in 41st place of 180 drivers. A worthy ending, all the same.
1 August 2026 · 3 min read
Pole position, a third place and a messy race in the rain closed out qualifying. The results were enough — I go through to the semifinal in 37th, among the last 48.
31 July 2026 · 4 min read
A second place in the race that got an extra lap and a fourth despite engine trouble — my best day of the Worlds yet, and my first time inside the semifinal cut.
30 July 2026 · 4 min read
Going off track ruined qualifying for race three, but race four brought the answer: second in qualifying, fastest lap of the race and third place — my first podium of this year's Worlds.
29 July 2026 · 3 min read
The individual World Championship is under way at Vandel Kart. Tenth from 14th on the grid, then sixth with pace for more — now the chase for the top 48 and a semifinal spot begins.
28 July 2026 · 3 min read
Team Sweden ledde Nations Cup-finalen i hyrkart-VM under de inledande varven, men kartproblem i regnet avgjorde. Sverige slutade 14:e av 32 nationer.
26 July 2026 · 4 min read
Everyone races equal equipment in the same weight class, and karts are drawn by lot between heats. Each driver runs 8 qualifying heats, one result is dropped, before the semifinal decides which 18 drivers contest the final.
That adds up to 10 races in a week. The championship goes to whoever collects the most points across the entire event. It rewards consistency and the ability to deliver in every race, not one-off results.
The individual world championship, 28 July–1 August. 180 drivers, a field where every heat counts. Rickard's best Worlds result: 3rd of 102 (2016).
The team event where drivers represent their country, 25–26 July. Every result counts toward the nation's total. Rickard has raced the Nations Cup at every Worlds he has entered: fifth in 2015–2017 and sixth in 2018, and 14th of 32 nations in 2026.
Vandel Kart is located in the Billund area in Jutland, Denmark, and hosted the 20th edition of the Kart World Championship. Racing alternated between two track layouts, VG Classic and VG New 23, across the week.