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Lieke van Boekel, arms crossed, standing in the paddock beside a line of karts
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Rotax Junior Max · SP Motorsport · Helmond, Netherlands

Liekevan Boekel

The girl leading the Dutch championship.

Start the lap

01— Where it started

Eight years old.
One hour.

Eight years old. One hour in a rental kart with her sister, "just to see if we liked it." They liked it. Her father bought a cadet kart the same month.

A course at the Chrono Karting school followed, then a licence, then — at nine — a first race in Rotax Micro Max. Second race ever: on the podium.

Since then, one direction.

Read the full journey →

02— Now

2026 season

Three wins in a row.

3

finals won

4

pole positions

P1

in the championship

Eindhoven. Berghem. Kerpen. Three finals, three victories, and the lead of the Chrono Karting UKS/NK2T Dutch Championship in Rotax Junior Max — in the country of Max Verstappen, with the team that once ran him.

Lieke van Boekel cornering on track in her Rotax Junior Max kart
Lieke van Boekel in her race suit and helmet, leaning against a pit wall

03— Berghem

Berghem 2026 — the final

Seven minutes to win it back.

1 / 6

P1

Start

From pole, Lieke leads the final.

“I have learned that you should never give up and always go for it 100%.”

— Lieke

04— The season in pictures

Paddock, grid, podium.

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Karts lined up on the grid before the startLieke van Boekel in profile, helmet on, before a sessionLieke van Boekel from behind in the paddock at GenkLieke van Boekel talking with her team beside the kart

Next on the calendar

RMC Golden Trophy

24–25 October 2026 · Genk, Belgium

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05— Partners

The next step is built with partners.

The Dutch championship was won with the family's own means. International racing — the FIA A&D World Cup, the 2027 season — is the chapter that needs company.