OK-N JUNIOR · 2026 · FIA KARTING · BORSCH RACING 🇺🇦

PLATON
KOVTUNENKO

Ukrainian karting driver. Born 2015. Italian Champion at 10. Chasing the path to Formula 1.

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🇮🇹 ITALIAN CHAMPION '25
DriverPlaton Kovtunenko
Born2015 · Kyiv 🇺🇦
TeamBorsch Racing
Category 2026OK-N Junior
Competes inWSK · ACI · Rok
2025 ACI ITALIAN CHAMPIONWSK EURO VICE-CHAMPION#2 FIA MINI U10 RANKING23 RACES IN 2026FROM A KYIV BLACKOUT TO THE PODIUMPROJECT VERSTAPPEN120K+ ORGANIC REACH2025 ACI ITALIAN CHAMPIONWSK EURO VICE-CHAMPION#2 FIA MINI U10 RANKING23 RACES IN 2026FROM A KYIV BLACKOUT TO THE PODIUMPROJECT VERSTAPPEN120K+ ORGANIC REACH
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Italian Title · 2025
2
Vice-Champion Titles
#2
FIA MINI U10 Ranking
120K+
Single-clip reach
01

The Origin

Kyiv · Winter 2022
From a blackout
to the podium.

Winter 2022. Air-raid sirens, no electricity, no internet. A seven-year-old boy in Kyiv learned racing lines by flashlight and sketched circuits on paper.

He did not grow up in the paddock. He is not the son of a champion. He simply wanted to race — and never stopped.

Today, when he stands on the podium with the Ukrainian anthem playing, people are not just applauding a win. They are applauding the story.

02

Track Record

2022 Age 7
[ THE BEGINNING · KYIV ]
Late 2022 — first karting school in Kyiv, training through the winter blackouts.
2023 Age 8
[ ROOKIE SEASON · ROMANIA ]
Trial season in Romania — Micro class, then stepping up to Mini. A short first campaign of 8–9 races.
2024 Age 9
[ THE FOUNDATION ]
  • 28 race weekends across WSK, ACI Karting, Romania
  • 15 full weeks of professional testing
  • Top Italian circuits: South Garda, Franciacorta, La Conca, Salentina
  • No podiums — the silent work that made 2025 possible
2025 Age 10
[ THE BREAKTHROUGH · MINI Gr.3 U10 ]
  • ACI Karting Italian Champion — MINI Gr.3 U10
  • WSK Euro Series — Vice-Champion overall
  • Winner — WSK Super Master Series (Rd 5) & WSK Euro Series (Rd 2, Cremona)
  • Winner — Trofeo Primavera (Lonato) · #2 in FIA National MINI U10 Ranking
🇮🇹 Italian Champion '25
2026 Age 11
[ OK-N JUNIOR · FIA KARTING ]
Step up to the OK chassis. First full year in OK-N Junior, racing WSK & ACI across Italy.
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Every F1 story starts here

The WSK Euro Series is where careers begin. The names below all passed through it — Platon is on the same ladder.

Max Verstappen
NOW · RED BULL · F1 CHAMPION
WSK Euro Series Winner · 2012
Charles Leclerc
NOW · FERRARI · F1
WSK Euro Series Podium · 2010
Lando Norris
NOW · McLAREN · F1
WSK Final Cup Podium · 2013
Platon Kovtunenko
NOW · OK-N JUNIOR · 2026
WSK Euro Vice-Champion & ACI Italian Champion · 2025
04

The 2026 Season

37 active weekends out of 52 — only about 15 weekends off all year. Nearly three weeks in four are spent at the track. This is the workload behind the results.

23
Race weekends
14
Test weekends
4
Championship series
9
Italian circuits

ACI Italian Championship · 5 rounds

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Round 1 · Lonato
23–26 APR · ITA
Done
02
Round 2 · La Conca
28–31 MAY · ITA
Done
03
Round 3 · Sarno
25–28 JUN · ITA
Upcoming
04
Round 4 · Val Vibrata
23–26 JUL · ITA
Upcoming
05
Round 5 · Viterbo
24–27 SEP · ITA
Upcoming

Full 2026 programme: 23 races across WSK (11), ACI (5), Rok Italy (5) & Trofeo (2) + 14 test weekends.

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Media Impact

One TikTok clip from the ACI Salentina podium (April 2025) reached five countries — without a single euro of paid promotion.

120K+
Views · single clip
10K+
Likes · organic
326
Comments
5
Countries · IT UA PL RO ES

“Project Verstappen” — they said it. Not us.

From karting
to Formula 1.
08

From OK-N Junior to F4

A defined ladder from junior karting to single-seaters. €1,650,000 over five seasons — with you from the start.

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OK-N Junior (FIA)
First full year in OK chassis
€250,000
27
OK Junior
Full European season
€300,000
28
OK Junior
Full season · title push
€300,000
29
OK (Senior)
Senior-level FIA competition
€300,000
30
Formula 4
First step into single-seaters
€500,000
FOR YOUR FINANCE TEAM

You don't pay from profit. You redirect tax.

Sponsoring a registered athlete is a deductible marketing expense across most EU jurisdictions — and in some, the mechanism is even sharper.

🇷🇴 ROMANIAUp to 20% of corporate tax can be redirected to sponsorship (Law 32/1994).
🇵🇱 POLANDSport sponsorship qualifies for 150% tax relief — €1 spent cuts taxable income by €1.50.
🇪🇺 EU GENERALTreated as a deductible marketing expense in most member states.

Mechanisms vary by jurisdiction — confirm the exact treatment with your tax advisor.

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The Team & Partners

Borsch Racing 🇺🇦 — founded 2005 in Kyiv, a 6-time Ukrainian National Champion team that has trained 500+ young pilots and races across Europe.

Founding Partner 2025–2026: DAKO GROUP

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Technical Partners & Crew

The equipment, specialists and creative team behind Platon's program.

Team
Chassis
Engine
Helmet
Racewear
Telemetry
Coaching
Mind & Fitness
Design
Photo
Video

The next champion's story starts with you

From the tax line to the finish line — let's talk about 2026.

ManagerOleg Kovtunenko
Emailoleg.kovtunenko@icloud.com
Phone+380 67 694 0366
Webkprace.com
Social@platon.kovtunenko
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