Since the release of Super Mario Kart, every track has consisted of a loop which is driven around for 3 laps (Baby Park, Wario Colosseum, and tracks in Super Mario Kart have a different number of laps). Mario Kart 7 introduced a new formula to races: Section-Based courses. Section-Based courses consist of many checkpoints, which mark a new lap, rather than just one starting line. Some Section-Based tracks take you back to the starting line, while others finish at a completely separate section of the track. Not all Section-Based tracks have 3 checkpoints; courses such as Kalimari Desert have a mixture of both laps and Checkpoints.
List of Section-Based Courses[]
Mario Kart 7:[]
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| Wuhu Loop | Maka Wuhu | Rainbow Road |
Mario Kart 8/Deluxe:[]
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Notes[]
- N64 Kalimari Desert, Tour Singapore Speedway, and Tour Athens Dash have a full normal-length lap as well as a lap about twice as long divided by a section gate.
Mario Kart Tour:[]
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| Kalimari Desert 2 | Wii Rainbow Road | 3DS Rainbow Road | Bowser's Castle 4 |
Mario Kart World:[]
| DK Spaceport | Crown City | Peach Beach | Mario Circuit (SW2) | Rainbow Road (SW2) |
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- Crown City, and Peach Beach have a full normal-length lap as well as a lap about twice as long divided by a section gate.