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Lizzy Mentier will represent the UK at the FIA Karting“ GKP” World Cup
Sixteen-year-old Lizzy Mentier, from Marske-by-The-Sea, will be representing the UK at the inaugural FIA Karting“ GKP” World Cup this weekend at the brand-new LYL International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mentier currently races for Dan Holland Racing, and will join the new event, part of the FIA’ s Global Karting Plan, which aims to create more accessible, high-quality international karting opportunities for emerging talent around the world. Revolution UK caught up with Lizzy, to find out more about her own karting journey and what this opportunity means for her …
“ My Dad used to mechanic for World Superbikes”, says Mentier when asked about how she began karting.“ He was away all over the world for weeks at a time so I thought, when he comes back, what could we do to have some time together. We went hire karting outside for a bit of fun, and I fell in love with it from there. I asked for a kart for Christmas and managed to get one!”
Mentier started racing at Teesside Karting – her local track at the age of nine, competing in Honda Cadet 200 for two years – finishing second in Cadets and transitioning to Mini Rotax the same year – where she won the O Plate.
2023 was Mentier’ s first year in British Kart Championship( BKC), where she finished fourth in Junior Rotax – the top placed female, and 18th in British Kart Championship. This year she moved up to Senior Rotax in the BKC. At Round 1, Mentier took pole position at Warden Law ahead of 40 other drivers – the first female to do so in the Senior Rotax category. She has also competed cross Europe in both the RMC Winter and Summer Championships, plus the Nordic championship in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, where she finished third overall.
“ It’ s been quite a challenging journey – it has definitely been a bumpy road to get to where we are now. It’ s been fun, it’ s been exciting, many opportunities have come my way, and overall, it’ s been positive.”
There are lots of different up-and-coming girls at the moment,” notes Mentier,“ there are different age ranges, and there’ s a new pathway for women to get into karting. If you are a young girl looking to start karting, my advice would be just go for it!”
If you are female and want to get into karting, check out the Girls on Track Karting Academy HERE.
Kuala Lumpur is going to be an all-new circuit, but what challenges does Mentier think Malaysia will bring?
“ Definitely the heat!” she says,“ while also learning a new track under different conditions in a new country – but I’ m really looking forward to it.”
Motorsport UK wishes you every success at LYL International Circuit.
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