British Universities Karting Championship

Collegiate kart racing championship based in the United Kingdom

British Universities Karting Championship

BUKC logo since 2011

Category| Kart racing
Country| United Kingdom
Inaugural season| 2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Classes| 3 (Premier, Clubman, Intermediate)
Teams| 126
Manufacturers| Club100
Chassis suppliers| BirelART
Engine suppliers| Rotax
Tyre suppliers| Dunlop
Drivers' champion|  Fraser Brunton
(Cardiff University)
Teams' champion|  Reading
Official website| Official website

The British Universities Karting Championship, commonly abbreviated as the BUKC, is a university-based kart racing series in the United Kingdom.

The championship is operated by Club100 and licensed by Motorsport UK. Competed by 126 teams from a pool of 115 universities, the BUKC is one of the largest karting competitions in the world.

Loughborough University and Oxford Brookes University hold the record for most national championships, each having won the BUKC on six occasions. The reigning champions are the University of Reading, who beat the University of Bath by two points in the 2024 season.

Current and former BUKC entrants have included a Formula One driver and two FIA World Endurance Vice-Champions, as well as several national karting champions, Formula Two, Formula Three, British Touring Car, GT3 and GT4 drivers. BUKC alumni have won numerous high-profile motorsport titles, including the: 24 Hours of Le Mans, 12 Hours of Sebring, British GT Championship, European Le Mans Series, Nürburgring 24 Hours, American Le Mans Series, Italian Superturismo Championship, 24 Hours of Spa, Britcar Endurance Championship and Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli.

## History

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### Establishment

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The BUKC, originally called the Inter University Karting Championship (IUKC), was founded in 2001 by students Will Tew and Tom Batho of Imperial College London.[1] The inaugural IUKC season was organised by students from Cardiff University and the University of Nottingham, operated using four-stroke variety karts.

### Association with Club100 (2002–present)

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#### TKM era (2002–2018)

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In 2002, the IUKC began an association with Club100, who supplied a fleet of two-stroke Formula TKM karts, becoming the first university karting championship to be run with two-stroke engines. The season was contested by 32 teams over four rounds, and won by Loughborough University.

In 2003, the format was altered, with a fifth round added; the championship renamed to the British Universities Karting Championship. In order to keep the organisation consistent and the relationship with Club100 strong, Batho and Tew founded 3T Racing Ltd in 2003 as an independent governing body for the championship.[2]

Between 2004 and 2006, Oxford Brookes University won three consecutive titles, remaining the only university to complete a three-peat in the BUKC as of 2024.

Emanuele Pirro entered the first round of the 2015 season at Rye House as an independent entrant, becoming the first Formula One driver to compete in the BUKC.[3]

In 2018, the final season of the TKM era, Oxford Brookes became the first—and to this date, only—team to have achieved a 1–2 finish in the Premier class championship standings. Across nine rounds, Oxford Brookes A and B won six rounds with 12 podiums, achieving a 1–2 finish in qualifiers and round one. Oxford Brookes C also managed to finish the championship in ninth.

The final BUKC event raced with TKM engines was the 2019 season qualifiers at Whilton Mill in November 2018, won by Brunel University London and the University of Birmingham on the Friday and Saturday, respectively.

#### Rotax era (2019–present)

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For 2019, Club100 replaced their fleet of Formula TKM karts with Rotax karts, utilising their Evo technology,[4] ending a 17-year tenure of the BUKC using TKM karts.

To mark the new era, the championship was re-divided into three classes: Premier, Clubman and Intermediate (previously Premier, Intermediate and Rookie). The Premier and Clubman class championships are competed in the same races, with Intermediate the day after being targeted at less experienced drivers and teams.

Coventry University are the only team win multiple championships in the Rotax era, winning back-to-back in 2019 and 2020. In 2021, Loughborough won their record-breaking sixth Premier class championship, with Oxford Brookes equalling this one year later.

The championship is currently contested by 126 teams over five main rounds, including qualifiers.

## Format

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The BUKC uses a unique format that races in teams of four drivers, taking place across a number of rounds throughout the academic year at several world-class kart circuits in the United Kingdom.

### Qualifiers

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Qualifiers is a pre-championship round that takes place to determine which teams qualify for each class championship. The results of the round count towards each championship.

The championship qualifiers take place across 14 qualifying sessions, followed by 14 respective sprint races. The event is split over two days in randomly generated groups.

Of the 126 teams that enter qualifiers: 26 qualify for the Premier class championship, 28 for Clubman, and 54 for Intermediate.

### Premier/Clubman class championships

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In the Premier/Clubman class championships, commonly known as mains, each round takes place across six back-to-back races with randomly generated grids.

Each mains round is competed in one of two formats: sprint or endurance. In a mains sprint round, the six races alternate between lightweight (75 kg) and heavyweight (82 kg) races.

The sprint format is where each driver in the team gets to race in their own individual 25-minute race with no fuel stops or driver changes. Each team's score for the round is determined by the best three results from the four sprint races entered.

The endurance format splits each team into duos. Each duo competes in a one-hour endurance race. Two fuel stops a minimum of one driver change must be made by each duo. Each team's score for the round is determined by the points from both races entered.[5]

### Intermediate class championship

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In the Intermediate class championship, commonly known as inters, each round takes place across six qualifying sessions, followed by six respective sprint races.

In an inters round, each race is run to a 75 kg minimum weight.

### Points system

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Points are awarded for each race in increments of one, with the highest-finishing eligible driver receiving 60. Unlike other motorsport series, there are no points awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

In a sprint round, the best three results from each team are counted towards the points tally for the round, whereas both sets of results count in an endurance round.

The same championship points system is awarded for each overall round, with the best seven rounds from each mains team's campaign counting towards their final tally, and the best four from each inters team, both including qualifiers.

In the event of a tie in either a round or the championship standings, a countback system is used.

## Karts

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Main article: Club100

The BUKC are partnered with Club100 to provide karts for the championship, who operate the largest arrive-and-drive kart fleet in Europe.[6] The two-stroke 125cc Rotax engines produce over 20 hp, and are capable of speeds in excess of 70 mph.

The karts use slick Dunlop tyres in all weather conditions, with Club100 citing the logistical challenges faced with changing the tyres on over 50 karts.

### Kart specification

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In 2019, the BUKC moved from air-cooled Formula TKM engines to Rotax.[4]

Chassis  | BirelART N35X[7]

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Engine  | Rotax Junior MAX Evo 125cc[7]
Carburettor  | Dell'Orto F34mm fixed-jet[7]
Transmission  | Clutch, chain drive[7]
Brakes  | Kelgate K[7]
Tyres  | Dunlop KE1[7]
Power  | Free-revving 20 hp two-stroke[7]

## Circuits

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See also: Kart circuit

### Current and former circuits

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Since 2013, the BUKC has raced at 13 different venues. Glan Y Gors and Llandow are the only tracks the BUKC has raced at outside of England, both being situated in Wales. The BUKC is yet to race in either Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Buckmore Park

PF International

Whilton Mill

Warden Law

Glan Y Gors

Clay Pigeon

Shenington

Llandow

Three Sisters

Hooton Park

Rye House

Bayford Meadows

Teesside Autodrome

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Location of British Universities Karting Championship venues since 2013.
Current venues in bold. 24 Hour Race venues in italics.

## Calendar

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For the 2024 season, five rounds took place at four venues across the United Kingdom: Whilton Mill, PF International, Buckmore Park and Warden Law. The post-season 24 Hour Race took place at Teesside Autodrome.

Round  | Circuit  | Date  | Winning team  | Runners-up  | Third place  | Results

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Q | Sat |  Whilton Mill
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 18 November 2023  | Oxford Brookes A  |  Reading A  |  Sheffield A  | Results
Sun | 19 November 2023  |  Southampton A |  Coventry A  |  Loughborough B | Results
1  | R1 |  PF International
(International Circuit, Lincolnshire) | 7 February 2024  |  Coventry A  |  Loughborough B  |  Bath A  | Results
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Reading A

|  Liverpool A  |  Coventry A  | Results
I1 | 8 February 2024  |

UCL A

|  Derby A  | Oxford Brookes C  | Results
2  | R3 |  Buckmore Park
(International Circuit, Kent) | 14 February 2024  |  Southampton A  |  Bath A  |  Cardiff A  | Results
R4 |

Southampton A

|  Birmingham A  |  Exeter A  | Results
I2 | 15 February 2024  |

Brighton A

|  Edinburgh B  | Surrey B  | Results
3  | R5 |  Warden Law
(International Circuit, Tyne and Wear) | 6 March 2024  |  Southampton A  |  Reading A  |  Birmingham A  | Results
R6 |  Bath A  |

Reading A

|  Cardiff A  | Results
I3 | 7 March 2024  |  Coventry D  |

UCL A

|  Bristol B  | Results
4  | R7 |  Whilton Mill
(International Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 5 April 2024  |  Bath A  |  Cardiff A  |

Reading A

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R8 |  Bath A  |

Reading A

| Surrey A  | Results
I4 | 6 April 2024  |  Swansea C  |  Birmingham C  |  Bristol B  | Results
24H |  Teesside Autodrome
(International Circuit, North Yorkshire) | 15–16 June 2024  |  Exeter A  |  Central Lancashire A |  Lancaster A  | Results

## Universities

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See also: List of universities in the United Kingdom

The championship is open to entries from any institution of higher education in the United Kingdom. Each university may be represented by more than one team of four drivers; Loughborough University fielded three teams in 2008, with many universities following suit. In 2022, Oxford Brookes University became the first university to successfully qualify six teams for the mains championship, with five qualifying for the Premier class.

Loughborough and Oxford Brookes are the joint-most successful teams in BUKC history, each achieving six Premier class championships. The series is most popular among universities in the South of England; however, Wales is also well represented, including Cardiff University, Swansea University and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the latter finishing second overall in the 2009 season.[citation needed] Swansea won the 2018 24 Hour Race.

In 2009, the University of Edinburgh became the first Scottish team to enter the championship, with nearby Heriot-Watt University following in 2010. The University of the West of Scotland became the third Scottish team to join in 2015. Edinburgh Napier, St Andrews, Glasgow and Strathclyde have joined the championship since then. A joint entry between Heriot-Watt and UWS won the 2016 24 Hour Race, and Strathclyde won the tertiary championship in 2018 and 2020, becoming the only non-English championship-winning team in BUKC history.

In 2014, the Dublin Institute of Technology, now known as TU Dublin, became the first Irish university to race in the BUKC, taking part in the inaugural post-season 24 Hour Race in June, although they have yet to enter an official round of the championship. TU Dublin have since won the event twice, in 2022 and 2023.

A full list of registered universities can be found on the official BUKC website.

## Live coverage

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The championship is currently broadcast live on YouTube by Alpha Live with live footage, commentary and interviews for all Premier and Clubman class races.

The opening race of the 2024 season at PF International had a record viewership of over 11 thousand people with a season average of 10.1 thousand,[8] comparable to viewership of BUCS Super Rugby, whose live coverage averaged 8.73 thousand viewers in the 2023–24 season (including play-offs).[9]

Alpha Timing provide live timing for each BUKC event, including testing and qualifiers, via their website.

## Champions

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As of the 2024 season, 10 different universities have won the Premier class championship across 24 seasons: Nottingham, Loughborough, Leeds, Oxford Brookes, Hertfordshire, Bath, Coventry, Huddersfield, Exeter and Reading.[10] All Premier championship-winning teams in the BUKC have been from England.

Loughborough and Oxford Brookes hold the joint-record for most Premier class titles, each with six. Coventry are the only team to win multiple championships in the Rotax era, taking back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2020. The three teams have dominated the championship since its inception, winning 16 of the 24 championships altogether, including seven consecutively from 2016 to 2022.

As of 2024, Nottingham, Exeter and Reading are the only championship-winning universities who do not offer automotive engineering at an undergraduate level, the former two of which still offer mechanical engineering.

### By year

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Year  | Champions[10] | Engine  | Tyres  | Wins[10] | Podiums[10] | Points[10] | % Points | Runners-up[10] | Margin[10] | Third place[10] | Results

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2001 |  Nottingham | Various
2002 |  Loughborough |  TKM
2003 |  Leeds |  TKM
2004 | Oxford Brookes |  TKM
2005 | Oxford Brookes |  TKM
2006 | Oxford Brookes |  TKM
2007 |  Hertfordshire |  TKM
2008 |  Loughborough |  TKM | B
2009 | Oxford Brookes |  TKM | B
2010 |  Loughborough |  TKM | B
2011 |  Bath |  TKM | B
2012 |  Loughborough |  TKM | B
2013 |  Hertfordshire |  TKM | B
2014 |  Coventry |  TKM | VEGA
2015 |  Huddersfield |  TKM | VEGA | 2  | 8  | 414  | 98.571 (95.926)  | Oxford Brookes | 3  |  Coventry | Results[verification needed]
2016 |  Coventry |  TKM | VEGA
2017 |  Loughborough |  TKM | B
2018 | Oxford Brookes A |  TKM | B | 4  | 6  | 413  | 98.333 (94.444)  | Oxford Brookes B | 5  |  Huddersfield | Results
2019 |  Coventry |  TKM
Rotax | B | 2  | 3  | 405  | 96.429 (92.778)  |  Loughborough | 1  | Oxford Brookes | Results
2020 |  Coventry |  Rotax | B | 4  | 6  | 412  | 98.095 (92.407)  | Oxford Brookes | 1  |  Exeter | Results
2021 |  Loughborough |  Rotax | B | 5  | 6  | 359  | 99.722 (97.292)  |  Cambridge | 7  | Oxford Brookes | Results
2022 | Oxford Brookes |  Rotax | B | 3  | 5  | 408  | 97.143 (94.815)  |  Exeter | 2  |  Manchester | Results
2023 |  Exeter |  Rotax | D | 4  | 8  | 417  | 99.286 (98.148)  | Oxford Brookes | 16  |  Southampton | Results
2024 |  Reading |  Rotax | D | 1  | 6  | 411  | 97.857 (96.481)  |  Bath | 2  |  Coventry | Results
Year  | Champions[10] | Engine  | Tyres  | Wins[10] | Podiums[10] | Points[10] | % Points | Runners-up[10] | Margin[10] | Third place[10] | Results

### By university

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University  | Titles  | Year(s)[10]

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Loughborough | 6  | 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2021
Oxford Brookes | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2018, 2022
Coventry | 4  | 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020
Hertfordshire | 2  | 2007, 2013
Nottingham | 1  | 2001
Leeds | 2003
Bath | 2011
Huddersfield | 2015
Exeter | 2023
Reading | 2024

## Other championships

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### Clubman class championship (2012–present)

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Since 2019, the Clubman class has been the secondary championship to the Premier class, both taking place in the same races. Prior to 2019, the secondary championship was known as the Intermediate class. This table includes the Intermediate class champions prior to the introduction of the Clubman class.

Year  | Champions[10] | Engine  | Tyres  | Wins[10] | Podiums[10] | Points[10] | % Points | Runners-up[10] | Margin[10] | Third place[10] | Results

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2012 |  |  TKM | B
2013 |  |  TKM | B
2014 |  |  TKM | VEGA
2015 |  Durham |  TKM | VEGA | 0  | 0  | 333  | 79.286 (74.630)  |  Southampton | 14  |  Warwick | Results[verification needed]
2016 |  |  TKM | VEGA
2017 |  |  TKM | B
2018 |  Huddersfield |  TKM | B | 0  | 0  | 312  | 74.286 (68.333)  |  Newcastle | 3  |  King's College | Results
2019 |  Sheffield |  TKM
Rotax | B | 0  | 0  | 311  | 74.048 (67.037)  |  Leeds | 15  |  Kingston | Results
2020 |  Birmingham |  Rotax | B | 0  | 1  | 343  | 81.667 (77.963)  |  Leeds | 14  |  Sheffield | Results
2021 |  Leeds |  Rotax | B | 0  | 0  | 318  | 88.333 (84.583)  |  East Anglia | 17  | Oxford Brookes | Results
2022 | Brighton |  Rotax | B | 0  | 0  | 323  | 76.905 (72.778)  |  Loughborough | 12  |  Cambridge | Results
2023 |  Nottingham Trent |  Rotax | D | 1  | 3  | 363  | 86.429 (74.630)  |  Loughborough | 5  |  Coventry | Results
2024 |  Warwick |  Rotax | D | 0  | 0  | 337  | 80.238 (73.333)  |  Lancaster | 4  | Surrey | Results
Year  | Champions[10] | Engine  | Tyres  | Wins[10] | Podiums[10] | Points[10] | % Points | Runners-up[10] | Margin[10] | Third place[10] | Results

### Intermediate class championship (2012–present)

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Since 2019, the Intermediate class has been the tertiary championship to the Premier and Clubman classes, replacing the Rookie class. This table only includes the Intermediate class champions after the re-branding, as well as the previous Rookie class champions.

Year  | Champions[10] | Engine  | Tyres  | Wins[10] | Podiums[10] | Points[10] | % Points | Runners-up[10] | Margin[10] | Third place[10] | Results

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2012 |  |  TKM | B
2013 |  |  TKM | B
2014 |  |  TKM | VEGA
2015 |  Salford |  TKM | VEGA | 3  | 3  | 234  | 97.500  | West of England | 4  |  Huddersfield | Results[verification needed]
2016 |  |  TKM | VEGA
2017 |  |  TKM | B
2018 |  Strathclyde |  TKM | B | 3  | 4  | 239  | 99.583  | Surrey | 3  |  Edinburgh | Results
2019 |  Bath |  TKM
Rotax | B | 1  | 4  | 236  | 98.333 (97.667)  |  Birmingham | 2  | West of England | Results
2020 |  Strathclyde |  Rotax | B | 3  | 4  | 239  | 99.583 (94.667)  |  Leicester | 6  | Surrey | Results
2021 |  Central Lancashire |  Rotax | B | 2  | 4  | 179  | 99.444 (99.167)  |  Imperial | 2  |  Leeds | Results
2022 |  Coventry B  |  Rotax | B | 1  | 4  | 237  | 98.750 (98.000)  |  Coventry C  | 10  |  Loughborough | Results
2023 |  Imperial |  Rotax | D | 3  | 4  | 239  | 99.583 (97.000)  |  Sheffield | 14  |  Coventry | Results
2024 | Oxford Brookes |  Rotax | D | 1  | 2  | 232  | 96.667 (95.333)  |  Coventry | 1  |  UCL | Results
Year  | Champions[10] | Engine  | Tyres  | Wins[10] | Podiums[10] | Points[10] | % Points | Runners-up[10] | Margin[10] | Third place[10] | Results

### Graduate class championship (2017–19)

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The Graduate class championship, also known as grads, ran from 2017 to 2019, offering a chance for non-recent graduates of each respective university to continue competing in the BUKC.

Year  | Champions[10] | Engine  | Tyres  | Wins[10] | Podiums[10] | Points[10] | % Points | Runners-up[10] | Margin[10] | Third place[10] | Results

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2017 |  Sheffield |  TKM | B | 2  | 3  | 178  | 98.889 (97.083)  |  Brunel | 1  |  Cardiff | Results
2018 |  Cardiff |  TKM | B | 2  | 5  | 237  | 98.750 (98.333)  |  Brunel | 1  |  Coventry
Nottingham | Results
2019 |  Nottingham |  Rotax | B | 2  | 4  | 179  | 99.444 (98.750)  |  Loughborough | 2  |  Brunel | Results
Year  | Champions[10] | Engine  | Tyres  | Wins[10] | Podiums[10] | Points[10] | % Points | Runners-up[10] | Margin[10] | Third place[10] | Results

## Drivers' Championship

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Since 2013, the BUKC Drivers' Championship has been held after the final race week of the season. It is the only event of the BUKC season not held in university-based teams of four.

The championship is split into three classes: lightweight, heavyweight and graduates. Each class is divided into qualifying heats, being seeded into performance-based finals. The winners of each 'A final' are crowned as their respective class champions, with the top 10 from each progressing to the Super Final, which crowns the Drivers' Champion.[11]

The 2021 championship was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The 2024 championship, due to be held at Whilton Mill, was cancelled due to rising costs and low graduate entries.[12]

Clay Pigeon Raceway in Dorset has hosted the most BUKC Drivers' Championships, with five. In 2023, 163 drivers entered the event.[10]

Matthew Taylor of Oxford Brookes University is the only driver to win multiple Drivers' Championships, winning in 2019 and 2022.

### Drivers' Champions

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Year  | Circuit  | Drivers' Champion[10] | Lightweight Champion[10] | Heavyweight Champion[10] | Graduate Champion[10] | Results

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2013 |  Whilton Mill
(International Circuit, Northamptonshire) | None |  William Van Es  |  Steve Brown  |  Steve Hicks  | Results
2014 |  Clay Pigeon
(Dorset) |  William Van Es  |  Andrew Lawrence |  Tom Dix  | Results
2015 |  Whilton Mill
(International Circuit, Northamptonshire) |  Joe Richardson |  William Van Es  |  Joe Richardson  |  David Pittard | Results
2016 |  Clay Pigeon
(Dorset) |  Sam Moffat |  Jessica Alexander  |  Sam Moffat  |  Mathew Tordoff  | Results
2017 |  Whilton Mill
(International Circuit, Northamptonshire) |  Robert Newman |  Jessica Alexander  |  Jamie Dzyra  |  Steve Hicks  | Results
2018 |  Clay Pigeon
(Dorset) |  James Dehavillande |  Josef Jaques  |  Henry Jackson  |  Peter Cole  | Results
2019 |  Whilton Mill
(International Circuit, Northamptonshire) |  Matthew Taylor |  Jack Ransom  |  Harry Farnhill  |  Ed Barrs  | Results
2020 |  Clay Pigeon
(Dorset) |  Sam Spinnael |  Sam Spinnael  |  Sam Pooley  |  James Dehavillande | Results
2021 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 |  Llandow
(Vale of Glamorgan) |  Matthew Taylor |  Jonathan Dalton  |  Matthew Taylor  |  Ed Barrs  | Results
2023 |  Clay Pigeon
(Dorset) |  Fraser Brunton |  Fraser Brunton  |  Axel Slijepcevic  |  Rhianna Purcocks  | Results
2024 | Cancelled

## 24 Hour Race

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The annual BUKC 24 Hour Race is held post-season at Teesside Autodrome, the largest kart circuit in the world,[13] for up to 90 university teams. Unlike the regular season, non-recent graduates are able to enter their respective university's teams. The 24 Hour Race is the only event on the BUKC calendar that does not utilise Club100 machinery, instead using twin-engine 200cc Prokarts.[14]

The event starts with a two-hour practice session, followed by a one-shot qualifying session, also known as superpole, to set the grid for the race. An endurance race is then run continuously for 24 hours, emulating the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona, which form two out of three legs of the Triple Crown of endurance racing.

### Winners of the BUKC 24 Hour Race

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Unlike the main championship, which has been solely won by universities from England, English teams have only won six of the 10 24 Hour Races, as of 2024. A mixed team of students from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University and the University of the West of Scotland won the event in 2016, followed by Wales' Swansea University in 2018, and Ireland's TU Dublin in 2022 and 2023, the latter becoming the first non-British team to win a BUKC event.

Year  | Circuit  | Winners[10] | Distance  | Runners-up[10] | Interval[10] | Third place[10] | Results

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2014 |  Teesside Autodrome
(National Circuit, North Yorkshire) |  Loughborough | 1634  | 995.014  | 1601.32  |  Brunel | +3 laps  |  Swansea | Results
2015 |  Teesside Autodrome
(International Circuit, North Yorkshire) | Oxford Brookes | 1027  | 1054.221  | 1696.604  |  Coventry | +2 laps  | Club100 | Results
2016 |  Heriot-Watt
West of Scotland | 1048  | 1075.777  | 1731.296  |  Newcastle | +19.490  |  Nottingham | Results
2017 |  Nottingham | 1048  | 1075.777  | 1731.296  |  Coventry | +1 lap  |  Loughborough | Results
2018 |  Swansea | 1056  | 1083.990  | 1744.512  |  Warwick | +53.449  |  Birmingham | Results
2019 |  Huddersfield | 1012  | 1038.823  | 1671.824  |  Coventry | +59.861  |  Swansea | Results
2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 |  Teesside Autodrome
(International Circuit, North Yorkshire) |  Birmingham | 1006  | 1032.664  | 1661.912  |  Swansea | +0.700  | Oxford Brookes | Results
2022 |  TU Dublin | 1034  | 1061.406  | 1708.168  | Brighton | +5 laps  |  Hertfordshire | Results
2023 |  TU Dublin | 990  | 1016.240  | 1635.480  | Brighton | +7 laps  |  Sheffield | Results
2024 |  Exeter | 908  | 932.067  | 1500.016  |  Central Lancashire | +7 laps  |  Lancaster | Results
Year  | Circuit  | Winners[10] | Laps | mi | km | Runners-up[10] | Interval[10] | Third place[10] | Results
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## Notable alumni

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Inclusion criteria: Entered the BUKC and competed in auto racing at an international level.

Driver  | University  | Season(s)  | BUKC  | Notes

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James Gornall | Oxford Brookes | 2004–2006  | 2004, 2005 and 2006 Champion  | 2008 British GT3 Champion
Nelson Mason | Oxford Brookes | 2006–2008  | 2006 Champion  | 2014 GP3 Series driver for Hilmer Motorsport
David Robinson  |  Loughborough | 2008–2012  | 2008, 2010 and 2012 Champion  | Former Mini Challenge UK and GT4 European Series driver
Alex Brundle |  Nottingham | 2009–2011  |  | 2016 European Le Mans Series LMP3 Champion; 2013 FIA World Endurance LMP2 Vice-Champion
Tom Oliphant |  Warwick | 2009–2014  |  | Former British Touring Car Championship driver
Steve Brown  |  Hertfordshire | 2011–2013  | 2013 Champion; 2013 Heavyweight Drivers' Champion  | Motorsport-based social media influencer, alias "Super GT"; Nürburgring Endurance Series driver for Black Falcon Team Bilstein
Ramón Piñeiro |  Hertfordshire | 2011–2014  | 2013 Champion  | Third place in the 2011 FIA Formula Two Championship
David Pittard |  Brunel | 2012–2014  | 2015 Graduate Drivers' Champion  | 2022 FIA World Endurance GTE Am Vice-Champion
Patryk Szczerbiński [pl] |  Salford | 2013–2015  | 2015 Rookie Champion  | Former Porsche Supercup driver for Verva Racing Team [pl]
Max Coates | Leeds Beckett | 2014–2016  |  | 2019 Renault UK Clio Cup Vice-Champion; former BTCC driver for Pro Motorsport
Emanuele Pirro | Independent  | 2015[a] |  | Former Formula One driver for Benetton and Scuderia Italia; five-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner; two-time American Le Mans Series Champion; two-time 12 Hours of Sebring winner
Rhianna Purcocks  |  Birmingham | 2016–2019  | 2023 Graduate Drivers' Champion  | 2022 FIA Motorsport Games driver for Great Britain
Angus Fender  | Oxford Brookes | 2020–2022  | 2022 Champion; 2020 Vice-Champion  | Former British GT3 driver for Century Motorsport and 2 Seas Motorsport
Riley Phillips  | Oxford Brookes | 2021–2022  | 2022 Champion  | Two-time Fun Cup UK Endurance Champion
Marmaduke Hall  |  York | 2021–2023  |  | 2017 Britcar Class 4 Sprint Champion; 2019 GT4 South European Series GTC Champion; 2021 Iberian Supercars Endurance GT4 Champion
Filip Vava  | Oxford Brookes
Bath | 2021–2024[b] | 2022 Champion; 2023 and 2024 Vice-Champion  | Iberian Supercars Endurance Championship driver for NM Racing Team; former GT4 European Series driver
Reece Ushijima | Oxford Brookes | 2022[c] | 2022 Champion  | 2022 FIA Formula 3 driver for Van Amersfoort Racing
Thomas Fleming  |  Reading | 2022–2024  | 2024 Champion  | 2023 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli World Champion; 2024 GT World Challenge Europe driver for AF Corse
Patrick Kibble  |  Birmingham | 2022–2024  |  | Third place in the 2020 British GT4 Championship
Thomas Ikin  |  Liverpool | 2022–2024  |  | 2021 British Formula 4 driver for Arden International

1. ^ Only competed in round 1 as an independent entrant.
2. ^ Competed for Oxford Brookes University from 2021 to 2023, and for the University of Bath in 2024.
3. ^ Only competed in qualifiers.

## Notes

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## See also

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* Club100
* Kart racing
* List of kart racing championships
* List of British and Irish varsity matches
* Armorial of British universities

## References

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1. ^ "History of the BUKC". British Universities Karting Championship. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
2. ^ "3T Racing Ltd". 3T Racing Ltd. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
3. ^ "Pirro family at the BUKC". Facebook. BUKC. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
4. ^ a b "Club100 switches to Rotax for 2019". Karting Everything. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
5. ^ "The BUKC Championship format". BUKC Championship. 3T Racing Ltd. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
6. ^ Club100.co.uk
7. ^ a b c d e f g "Club100 Two-Stroke Karts". Club100. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
8. ^ "BUKC LIVE, PFi, Rounds 1 and 2, 2024 British Universities Karting Championship". YouTube. Alpha Live. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
9. ^ "BUCS - YouTube". YouTube. British Universities and Colleges Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs "BUKC Race Results". Alpha Timing. Alpha Live. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
11. ^ "BUKC Drivers' Championship". British Universities Karting Championship. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
12. ^ "BUKC (@thebukc)". Instagram. British Universities Karting Championship. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
13. ^ "Teesside Karting". Teesside Karting. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
14. ^ "BUKC 24 Hour Race". British Universities Karting Championship. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

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