Matheus Morgatto Alvarenga (born 10 October 2003) is a Brazilian karting driver from Alphaville, São Paulo, competing in the OK and KZ2 categories for Birel ART Racing. In 2022, he won the FIA Karting World Championship in OK. He is currently ranked 22nd in the FIA International Karting Ranking in the OK category and 69th in the KZ2 category.
Career Morgatto began racing competitively in 2013, competing exclusively in North and South American championships until 2018. He found success early in the Florida Winter Tour, coming in second place in the Micro Max category in 2014, third in Mini ROK and second in Mini Max in 2016, third in Junior ROK in 2017, and first in Junior ROK in 2018. These results, along with his results in other series, led to him joining the Tony Kart Racing Team in 2019.
However, from 2019 to 2021, Morgatto was unable to claim an overall podium in any series. In these three years, he raced for Tony Kart Racing Team, Parolin Racing Kart, and Birel ART Racing.
In 2022, Morgatto won the FIA World Karting Championship in Naples with DPK Racing, beating the reigning champion Tuukka Taponen, who came in second place. Later that year, he once again won the Florida Winter Series, this time in the Senior ROK category.
In 2023, Morgatto won ROK Vegas in the ROK Pro GP category and took third place in the SKUSA Pro Tour in X30 Senior with PSL Karting. So far, in 2024, he has placed fifth in the FIA Karting European Championship's OK category, is racing in the Champions of the Future Euro Series, and is set to compete in the FIA World Karting Championship again with Birel ART Racing.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2013Florida Winter Tour - Micro Max 28thBrazilian Championship - Super Cadet 6th 2014Florida Winter Tour - Micro MaxLegree Motorsports2ndCopa Brasil de Kart - Junior 16th 2016SKUSA SuperNationals - Mini Swift 27thFlorida Winter Tour - Mini ROK3rdFlorida Winter Tour - Mini Max2nd 2017Florida Winter Tour - Junior ROK3rdROK Cup International Final - Junior ROKParolin Racing Kart 9thSKUSA SuperNationals - X30 JuniorRussell Karting Specialties 8thOrlando Cup - Junior ROK1st 2018SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 SeniorAM Engines 4thWSK Final Cup - OK 34thFlorida Winter Tour - Junior ROK1stSKUSA Pro Tour - X30 Junior2nd 2019South Garda Winter Cup - OKTony Kart Racing Team 13thWSK Super Master Series - OKTony Kart Racing Team 17thWSK Euro Series - OKTony Kart Racing Team 12thFIA World Karting Championship - OKTony Kart Racing Team 9thFIA Karting European Championship - OKTony Kart Racing Team 21stItalian ACI Karting Championship - OK 13th 2020WSK Champions Cup - OKParolin Racing Kart 5thWSK Super Master Series - OKParolin Racing Kart 6thSouth Garda Winter Cup - OKParolin Racing Kart 34thFIA Karting European ChampionshipParolin Racing Kart 14thWSK Euro Series - OKParolin Racing Kart and Birel ART Racing 11thFIA Karting World Championship - OKBirel ART Racing 12thItalian ACI Karting Championship - OK 12th 2021WSK Super Master Series - OKBirel ART Racing 25thWSK Euro Series - OKBirel ART Racing 15thChampions of the Future - OKBirel ART Racing 5thFIA Karting European Championship - OKBirel ART Racing 11th 2022FIA Karting World Championship - OKDPK Racing1stFIA Karting European Championship - OKDPK Karting 20thSKUSA SuperNationals - X30 SeniorAM Racing Team 40thItalian ACI Karting Championship 8thFlorida Winter Tour - Senior ROKAM Racing Team1st 2023FIA Karting World Championship - KZ2Leclerc by Lennox Racing 11thFIA Karting World Championship - OKBirel ART Racing 63rdFIA Karting European Championship - OK 17thSKUSA SuperNationals - X30 SeniorPSL Karting 24thROK Vegas - ROK Pro GPPSL Karting1stSKUSA Pro Tour - X30 SeniorPSL Karting3rd 2024FIA Karting European Championship - OKBirel ART Racing 5th
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