CRG is a kart chassis manufacturer of recent years. Famous alumni include Alex Zanardi, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

They were founded in the late 1970s by three Italian racers (Carlo Vanaria, Roberto Vanaria and Giancarlo Tinini), and were originally known as Kali Karts. In the beginning the company was a laughing stock, with Zanardi being told by his original team DAP that if he didn't stop complaining they would "send him to Kali". By the mid 1980s Kali had recovered from its inauspicious beginnings and was winning World Championships with drivers like Mike Wilson.

The name change to CRG took place gradually in the early 1990s and ushered in an era of more World Championships from Danilo Rossi and Alessandro Manetti. CRG also goes under the name of Tinini Group, which was created in 2017. And visible on all sticker kits since then. CRG has also a straight relation with Dino Chiesa (Chiesa Corse). The Italian chassis mechanic (known as the best in the world of karting) assisted the multiple world champions, Alessandro Piccini and Giorgio Pantano; as well as many other drivers through CRG.

CRG started to build engines in the mid-1990s but they were never widely used outside of the factory teams. In 2001 they were replaced by the Maxter brand which produces 100 cc and 125 cc gearbox engines. They also have been involved in the Maxter engine range. And they were the main supplier for a couple of brands like Maranello, Vanspeed, Zanardi, Dino, DR Kart. In more recent years the team has partnered up with TM racing.

In the past 30 years, CRG has been one of the most successful brands and it has been chosen by several of the current motorsport champions. For this reason, CRG Racing team is considered as the “Champions Factory”. Drivers of the likes of Michael Schumacher, Max Verstappen, Alex Zanardi, Ralf Schumacher, Giancarlo Fisichella, Nick Heidfeld, Jan Magnussen, Jos Verstappen, Giorgio Pantano, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, Robert Kubica, Sébastien Buemi, Nico Hülkenberg, Pastor Maldonado and Giedo van der Garde have competed for the brand.

World Championships & World Cups

Year Category Driver
2017 KZ Italy Paolo de Conto
2016 KZ Italy Paolo de Conto
2016 KZ2 SUPER CUP Spain Pedro Hiltbrand
2016 OK Spain Pedro Hiltbrand
2015 KZ Netherlands Jorrit Pex
2013 KZ Netherlands Max Verstappen
2013 KF United Kingdom Tom Joyner
2012 KF2 (WORLD CUP) Italy Felice Tiene
2012 KZ2 (WORLD CUP) United Kingdom Jordon Lennox-Lamb
2011 KF1 Netherlands Nyck de Vries
2011 KZ1 (WORLD CUP) Belgium Jonathan Thonon
2011 U18 United Kingdom Matthew Graham
2010 KF2 Netherlands Nyck de Vries
2010 SKF (WORLD CUP) United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
2009 SUPER KF France Arnaud Kozlinski
2009 KF2 (WORLD CUP) Portugal David da Luz
2009 KZ1 Belgium Jonathan Thonon
2008 KZ1 Belgium Jonathan Thonon
2007 KZ1 Belgium Jonathan Thonon
2003 FORMULA A New Zealand Wade Cunningham
2002 FORMULA SUPER A Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
2001 FORMULA SUPER A Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
2000 FORMULA A (WORLD CUP) United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
1999 FORMULA SUPER A Italy Danilo Rossi
1999 FORMULA SUPER A (WORLD CUP) Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
1997 FA Italy Danilo Rossi
1994 FORMULA SUPER A Italy Alessandro Manetti
1994 FORMULA A (WORLD CUP) Italy Luca Casazza
1994 5 CONTINENTS JUNIOR CUP Italy Giorgio Pantano
1993 FORMULA A (WORLD CUP) Italy Paolo Moro
1993 FORMULA C Italy Alessandro Piccini
1993 5 CONTINENTS JUNIOR CUP Italy Ennio Gandolfi
1992 FORMULA C Italy Danilo Rossi
1992 FORMULA K Italy Danilo Rossi
1992 FORMULA K (WORLD CUP) Italy Danilo Rossi
1992 FORMULA A (WORLD CUP) Italy Alberto Pedemonte
1990 FORMULA K Denmark Jan Magnussen
1990 FORMULA A Italy Danilo Rossi
1989 FORMULA K United Kingdom Mike Wilson
1989 FORMULA C Italy Gianluca Giorgi
1988 FORMULA SUPER 100 France Emmanuel Collard
1988 SKF United Kingdom Mike Wilson
1985 FORMULA C Italy Piermario Cantoni
1984 FORMULA K Denmark Jörn Haase
1984 FORMULA C Italy Gabriele Tarquini

European Championships

Year Category Driver
2018 KZ Netherlands Jorrit Pex
2017 KZ Italy Paolo de Conto
2016 KZ2 Italy Fabian Federer
2016 OK Spain Pedro Hiltbrand
2014 KZ2 Italy Andrea Dalè
2014 KF United Kingdom Callum Ilott
2014 KZ Belgium Rick Dreezen
2013 KZ Netherlands Max Verstappen
2013 KF Netherlands Max Verstappen
2012 KZ1 Netherlands Jorrit Pex
2011 KZ2 Italy Fabian Federer
2009 KF3 NORTHERN QUALIF. Netherlands Nyck de Vries
2009 KF3 Netherlands Nyck de Vries
2008 KZ1 Belgium Jonathan Thonon
2007 KF2 CENTRAL QUALIF. Italy Felice Tiene
2006 100 ICA Italy Nicola Nolé
2003 125 SUPER ICC Italy Alessandro Manetti
2003 100 ICA Italy Nicola Bocchi
2002 100 ICA Belgium Jonathan Thonon
2002 100 ICA JUNIOR Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
2001 125 FC Italy Alessandro Piccini
2000 125 ICC Italy Valerio Sapere
2000 FORMULA A United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
1998 100 ICA France Julien Poncelet
1998 CADET’S GREEN TROPHY Portugal Álvaro Parente
1998 FORMULA A Portugal César Campaniço
1996 125 ICC Germany Stefan Haak
1996 FORMULA C Italy Alessandro Piccini
1996 FORMULA A Italy Giorgio Pantano
1995 FA Italy Giorgio Pantano
1994 CADET’S GREEN TROPHY Germany Lucas Luhr
1993 CADET’S GREEN TROPHY Italy Giorgio Pantano
1993 125 ICC Italy Stefano Marcolin
1992 125 ICC Italy Stefano Rodano
1992 FORMULA K Italy Gianluca Beggio
1991 100 JUNIOR Spain Jordi Surrales
1989 100 ICA JUNIOR Italy Gianluca Malandrucco
1989 125 ICC Italy Gianluca Paglicci
1988 125 ICC Italy Vincenzo Saitta
1987 FORMULA K Italy Alex Zanardi
1987 125 ICC Italy Paolo Pulliero
1987 INTERCONTINENTAL-A Germany Michael Schumacher
1986 FORMULA K France Yvan Muller
1986 125 ICC Italy Lamberto di Fernando
1985 INTERCONTINENTAL-B Germany Stefan Frietsch
1984 125 ICC Italy Riccardo Franchini
1979 125 ICC Sweden Jan Svaneby
1979 FORMULA C Italy Giancarlo Vanaria

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