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Sparco K-Rookie Kart Gloves

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SKU: BKG0001B0 Category: Karting Gloves

The Sparco K-Rookie (part BKG0001B0) is an entry-level kart glove at £24. There is no FIA or CIK homologation, so it is the right choice for club karting practice sessions, arrive-and-drive events, and casual circuit use. If your series requires CIK-approved hand protection, the K-Attack is the step up within the Sparco range.

The shell is a stretchable fabric with a pre-curved finger design, which positions the hand in a more natural grip shape from the start rather than requiring a few sessions to break in. The synthetic leather palm carries a silicone grip pattern for consistent hold on the wheel in wet or sweaty conditions.

Sizes run from XXS to XXL. The availability of XXS and XS makes this one of the more accessible adult-styled options for junior drivers or lighter-handed adults who regularly find standard XS adult sizing too large.

Colour choices are Black & Red, Black & White, Black & Blue, and Black & Fluorescent Yellow.

At £24, the K-Rookie is the budget entry in Sparco’s kart glove range. For a junior who will outgrow the gloves within a season, or a driver who needs a spare pair for wet sessions, it is the practical starting point. The K-Attack at £32 adds external seams and a more structured silicone grip coverage if those details matter for regular driving.

Additional information

Approval	Non-FIA
Brand	Sparco
Colour	Black & Red, Black & White, Black & Blue, Black & Fluorescent Yellow
Glove Size	XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL

Karting glove size guide

Kart gloves are all sold in letters, and the letters do not mean the same thing at each brand. An Alpinestars M and a Sparco XS fit the same hand. One measurement sorts it out.

Measure your palm

1Around the knucklesAcross the widest part of the palm, at the base of the fingers. Leave the thumb out.

2Loose fistClosed just enough that the hand is in a driving shape.

3Dominant handUsually the slightly bigger one, and gloves come as a pair in one size.

Your size in each brand

Palm (cm)	Numeric	Sparco	OMP	Alpinestars
18 – 19	6	XXXS	3XS	–
19 – 20.5	7	XXS	2XS	–
20.5 – 21.5	8	XS	XS	M
21.5 – 22.5	9	S	S	L
22.5 – 23.5	10	M	M	L / XL
23.5 – 24.5	11	L	L / XL	XL
24.5 – 25	12	XL	XL	XXL
25 – 25.5	13	XXL	XXL	XXL

Sparco and OMP put their letter row two steps up the numeric ladder, so their XS is a numeric 8. Alpinestars map letters straight onto it, so their M is that same numeric 8. That is why the Alpinestars column sits two letters higher all the way down.

Full charts

SparcoXXS to XXL. The widest kart glove range we carry.▼

Letter	Numeric	Palm (cm)
XXS	7	19 – 20.5
XS	8	20.5 – 21.5
S	9	21.5 – 22.5
M	10	22.5 – 23.5
L	11	23.5 – 24.5
XL	12	24.5 – 25
XXL	13	25 – 25.5

OMPXXS to XL. Within half a centimetre of Sparco throughout.▼

Letter	Numeric	Palm (cm)
XXS	7	20 – 20.7
XS	8	20.8 – 21.5
S	9	21.6 – 22.3
M	10	22.4 – 23
L	11	23.1 – 23.7
XL	12	23.8 – 24.8

AlpinestarsS to XXL. Their bands are exactly 8, 8½, 9, 9½ and 10 inches.▼

Letter	Hand palm (cm)
S	17.8 – 20.3
M	20.3 – 21.6
L	21.6 – 22.9
XL	22.9 – 24.1
XXL	24.1 – 25.4

The Tech 1-KX V4 is also sold in XS. Alpinestars publish measurements for S to XXL only, so ring us with your palm measurement for the XS rather than working it out from the S row.

Small hands and junior driversSparco and OMP go down to XXS, which is a 19 to 20.7 cm palm, and that is the smallest kart glove on the site. Alpinestars stop at S. If you are buying for a child measure first, because below about 19 cm none of these will fit properly and we would rather tell you that before you order.

How a kart glove should fit

Tight, with no slack in the palm

Any spare material rolls up under your hand on the rim and you lose feel through the wheel, which is the whole point of wearing them. Slightly tight when new is usually right. Leather and suede give a little over the first few sessions; a knitted or stretch fabric glove does not, so buy that one to fit on day one.

Wet weather gloves go over nothing

The Sparco K-Tide, OMP Rain-K and Alpinestars Tempest are wet gloves worn on their own, not over a dry pair. Size them the same as your normal gloves rather than going up.

Standards

FIA 8877-2022 is the current kart clothing standard. Gloves marked Non-CIK or Non-FIA are practice, wet weather or arrive-and-drive gloves. Both appear in this category, so check the approval on the product if you are running in a championship.

Send us your palm measurementGive us the number in centimetres and the glove you are looking at and we will confirm the letter. Call 0115 989 3488 or email Sales@GSMPerformance.co.uk.

Sparco from sparco-official.com. OMP from the size chart on their Tecnica glove page. Alpinestars from the size guide on their Tech-1 Race V4 page. All checked 2 August 2026.

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