Most Mario Kart World courses sit in one Grand Prix cup, but some show up in a second cup, in Knockout Tour rallies, or with a Balloon Battle arena. Those overlaps are easy to miss, especially when a course's layout changes from one cup to the next.
Cup or course type
Mushroom Cup
Mario Bros. Circuit
Knockout Tour rallies: Golden, Cloud, Boomerang.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Mushroom Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- Yes
Crown City
The Shell Cup uses a different layout.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Mushroom Cup; Shell Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Whistlestop Summit
Knockout Tour rallies: Cherry, Boomerang.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Mushroom Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
DK Spaceport
Knockout Tour rallies: Cherry.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Mushroom Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Cup or course type
Flower Cup
Desert Hills
Knockout Tour rallies: Golden, Cherry.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Flower Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Shy Guy Bazaar
Knockout Tour rallies: Cloud, Heart, Turnip.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Flower Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Wario Stadium
Knockout Tour rallies: Acorn, Turnip.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Flower Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Airship Fortress
Knockout Tour rallies: Cloud, Heart, Propeller.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Flower Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Cup or course type
Star Cup
DK Pass
Knockout Tour rallies: Spiny, Acorn, Drill, Turnip.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Star Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- Yes
Starview Peak
Knockout Tour rallies: Ice, Spiny.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Star Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Sky-High Sundae
Knockout Tour rallies: Ice.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Star Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Wario Shipyard
Knockout Tour rallies: Spiny, Drill.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Star Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Cup or course type
Shell Cup
Koopa Troopa Beach
Knockout Tour rallies: Cherry.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Shell Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Faraway Oasis
Knockout Tour rallies: Moon, Cloud.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Shell Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Peach Stadium
The Special Cup uses a different layout.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Shell Cup; Special Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- Yes
Cup or course type
Banana Cup
Peach Beach
Knockout Tour rallies: Spiny, Cherry.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Banana Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Salty Salty Speedway
Knockout Tour rallies: Spiny, Boomerang.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Banana Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- Yes
Dino Dino Jungle
Knockout Tour rallies: Cherry.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Banana Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- Yes
Great ? Block Ruins
Knockout Tour rallies: Cloud.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Banana Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Cup or course type
Leaf Cup
Cheep Cheep Falls
Knockout Tour rallies: Ice, Moon, Acorn, Boomerang, Turnip.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Leaf Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Dandelion Depths
Knockout Tour rallies: Ice, Moon, Drill, Propeller.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Leaf Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Boo Cinema
Knockout Tour rallies: Spiny, Propeller.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Leaf Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Dry Bones Burnout
Knockout Tour rallies: Heart, Drill.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Leaf Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Cup or course type
Lightning Cup
Moo Moo Meadows
Knockout Tour rallies: Golden, Moon, Heart, Boomerang, Propeller.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Lightning Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- Yes
Choco Mountain
Knockout Tour rallies: Golden, Acorn, Boomerang, Turnip.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Lightning Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Toad's Factory
Knockout Tour rallies: Moon, Acorn, Propeller.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Lightning Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Bowser's Castle
Knockout Tour rallies: Moon, Drill.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Lightning Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Cup or course type
Special Cup
Acorn Heights, Mario Circuit and Rainbow Road belong only to this cup. Mario Circuit here is the regular course, not one of the SNES Mario Circuit courses.
Acorn Heights
Knockout Tour rallies: Golden, Propeller.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Special Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Mario Circuit
Knockout Tour rallies: Golden, Heart, Drill.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Special Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Rainbow Road
No released Knockout Tour route includes this course.
- Entry type
- Grand Prix course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Special Cup
- Balloon Battle arena
- No
Cup or course type
SNES Sub-courses
Each one is picked under its host course, such as Mario Circuit or Boo Cinema. Version 1.8.0 added them to VS Race, Time Trials, Online Play races and Wireless Play races.
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Selected under Mario Circuit in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Mario Circuit
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- Specific routes around Mario Circuit
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
SNES Mario Circuit 2
Selected under Mario Circuit in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Mario Circuit
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- Specific routes around Mario Circuit
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
SNES Mario Circuit 3
Selected under Mario Circuit in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Mario Circuit
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- Specific routes around Mario Circuit
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
SNES Ghost Valley 1
Selected under Boo Cinema in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Boo Cinema
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- P Switch mission
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
SNES Ghost Valley 2
Selected under Boo Cinema in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Boo Cinema
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- P Switch mission
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
SNES Ghost Valley 3
Selected under Boo Cinema in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Boo Cinema
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- P Switch mission
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
SNES Choco Island 1
Selected under Choco Mountain in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Choco Mountain
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- P Switch mission
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
SNES Choco Island 2
Selected under Choco Mountain in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Choco Mountain
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- P Switch mission
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
Selected under Sky-High Sundae in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Sky-High Sundae
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- P Switch mission
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
SNES Koopa Beach 1
Selected under Koopa Troopa Beach in the course list.
- Entry type
- SNES sub-course
- Grand Prix cup(s)
- Not in Grand Prix
- SNES host course
- Koopa Troopa Beach
- Available race modes
- VS Race; Time Trials; Online Play races; Wireless Play races
- Free Roam access at launch
- P Switch mission
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0
Cup or course type
Knockout Tour Rallies
Rallies added in versions 1.7.0 and 1.8.0 can be selected after you've played a Knockout Tour rally. The rallies that came at launch don't need that step.
Golden Rally
Desert Hills → Mario Bros. Circuit → Choco Mountain → Moo Moo Meadows → Mario Circuit → Acorn Heights
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- At launch
- Rally selection unlock
- Available at launch
Ice Rally
Sky-High Sundae → Starview Peak → Dandelion Depths → Cheep Cheep Falls → Peach Stadium → Crown City
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- At launch
- Rally selection unlock
- Available at launch
Moon Rally
Bowser's Castle → Toad's Factory → Moo Moo Meadows → Dandelion Depths → Cheep Cheep Falls → Faraway Oasis
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- At launch
- Rally selection unlock
- Available at launch
Spiny Rally
Boo Cinema → Starview Peak → DK Pass → Salty Salty Speedway → Peach Beach → Wario Shipyard
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- At launch
- Rally selection unlock
- Available at launch
Cherry Rally
Peach Beach → Dino Dino Jungle → Koopa Troopa Beach → DK Spaceport → Whistlestop Summit → Desert Hills
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- At launch
- Rally selection unlock
- Available at launch
Acorn Rally
Toad's Factory → Wario Stadium → Choco Mountain → Peach Stadium → Cheep Cheep Falls → DK Pass
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- At launch
- Rally selection unlock
- Available at launch
Cloud Rally
Airship Fortress → Shy Guy Bazaar → Mario Bros. Circuit → Crown City → Faraway Oasis → Great ? Block Ruins
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- At launch
- Rally selection unlock
- Available at launch
Heart Rally
Shy Guy Bazaar → Airship Fortress → Dry Bones Burnout → Mario Circuit → Moo Moo Meadows → Peach Stadium
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- At launch
- Rally selection unlock
- Available at launch
Drill Rally
Wario Shipyard → DK Pass → Dandelion Depths → Mario Circuit → Dry Bones Burnout → Bowser's Castle
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- Version 1.7.0, released June 30, 2026
- Rally selection unlock
- Selectable after playing a Knockout Tour rally
Boomerang Rally
Salty Salty Speedway → Cheep Cheep Falls → Moo Moo Meadows → Choco Mountain → Mario Bros. Circuit → Whistlestop Summit
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- Version 1.7.0, released June 30, 2026
- Rally selection unlock
- Selectable after playing a Knockout Tour rally
Propeller Rally
Acorn Heights → Boo Cinema → Dandelion Depths → Moo Moo Meadows → Toad's Factory → Airship Fortress
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0, released September 9, 2026
- Rally selection unlock
- Selectable after playing a Knockout Tour rally
Turnip Rally
DK Pass → Cheep Cheep Falls → Peach Stadium → Choco Mountain → Wario Stadium → Shy Guy Bazaar
- Entry type
- Knockout Tour rally
- Update introduced
- Version 1.8.0, released September 9, 2026
- Rally selection unlock
- Selectable after playing a Knockout Tour rally
Crown City and Peach Stadium change layout by cup
Crown City uses different layouts in the Mushroom Cup and Shell Cup. Peach Stadium does the same in the Shell Cup and Special Cup.
Which modes each course is in
Every Grand Prix course can be raced in VS Race and Time Trials. Don't assume a course plays the same way in every mode, because some VS Race routes can differ from the Grand Prix version.
Some Grand Prix courses also appear as Balloon Battle arenas.
Knockout Tour rallies are routes, not extra courses
Each rally runs through several Grand Prix courses in a set order. The same course can show up in more than one rally, and it can come at a different point in each. SNES courses aren't on any rally route.
FAQ
Is Rainbow Road on any Knockout Tour rally?
No. It's the only Grand Prix course that doesn't appear on any released rally route.
Could you play the SNES courses at launch?
In Free Roam. Ghost Valley, Choco Island, Vanilla Lake and Koopa Beach courses came up in P Switch missions, and the Mario Circuit SNES courses were reached by driving specific routes around Mario Circuit.