Cup

The golden Mushroom Cup trophy as seen in Mario Kart 8

“Keep on racing and soon you'll conquer every cup!”

—Lakitu, Mario Kart Tour

A cup is a representation of a certain number of courses in the Mario Kart series. In Super Mario Kart, a cup consists of five courses, whereas in the later games, the number was reduced to four (due to the single tracks being longer). When racing the Grand Prix mode, players race through all the tracks from a cup. Cups are usually named after items from the Super Mario franchise, e.g., the Mushroom Cup and the Star Cup. The names are not associated with the tracks in the cups, so consequently cup names reappear throughout the series, hosting different tracks. The cups in the arcade Mario Kart games contain only two courses each and are named after the playable characters, aside from the Rainbow Cup. In Mario Kart Tour, cups are named after the playable characters but contain three courses and a bonus challenge. Courses in a character's cup will be treated as a favored or favorite course for that character.

In Super Mario Strikers, a cup consists of a number of matches against varying enemies. Each cup has more enemies than the last, and thus, there are more rounds played. The table system is used. Players score three points when winning, one when losing by a Golden Goal, and zero when losing. In the end, the player with the most points wins. The Bowser Cup features semifinals and finals after the regular phase is over. The unlockable Super Cups are the same as the original cups but with no Rookie setting available and return matches.

In Super Nintendo World's Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge, attendees race in a cup known as the Golden Cup.

List of cups

Cup	Super Mario Kart	Mario Kart 64	Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Mario Kart DS	Mario Kart Wii	Mario Kart 7	Mario Kart 8	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Mushroom Cup
Flower Cup
Star Cup
Special Cup
Lightning Cup
Shell Cup
Banana Cup
Leaf Cup
Egg Cup
Triforce Cup
Crossing Cup
Bell Cup
Golden Dash Cup
Lucky Cat Cup
Turnip Cup
Propeller Cup
Rock Cup
Moon Cup
Fruit Cup
Boomerang Cup
Feather Cup
Cherry Cup
Acorn Cup
Spiny Cup
Mario Cup
Luigi Cup

Mario Kart Tour

Unlike in other Mario Kart games, cups in Mario Kart Tour are not always available but rotate with every tour. Cups consist of three race courses (always different) and a bonus challenge. The character corresponding to the cup is also granted a boost and ranks higher in each race course.

Cup	Emblem	Debut tour	# of appearances	Times as ranked cup	Most recent appearance	Largest streak of absence (# of tours)
Mario Cup		New York Tour	47	20	Anniversary Tour (2023)	7 (Winter Tour (2020) - Snow Tour)
Donkey Kong Cup		New York Tour	36	4	Anniversary Tour (2023)	10 (Animal Tour - Ninja Tour (2023))
Yoshi Cup		New York Tour	37	7	Vacation Tour	13 (Los Angeles Tour (2020) - Mario Tour (2021))
Koopa Troopa Cup		New York Tour	26	1	Sunshine Tour	23 (Paris Tour (2021) - Amsterdam Tour)
Toad Cup		New York Tour	38	5	Anniversary Tour (2023)	10 (Autumn Tour (2022) - Mario Tour (2023))
Peach Cup		New York Tour	40	11	Sundae Tour (2023)	10 (Space Tour (2023) - Mii Tour (2023))
Bowser Cup		New York Tour	34	7	Vacation Tour	8 (Frost Tour - Space Tour (2021))
Dry Bones Cup		New York Tour	24	2	Bowser Tour (2023)	21 (Los Angeles Tour (2021) - Amsterdam Tour)
Toadette Cup		New York Tour	37	8	Anniversary Tour (2023)	8 (Battle Tour - (Space Tour (2023))
Daisy Cup		New York Tour	41	9	Anniversary Tour (2023)	8 (Exploration Tour (2023) - Mii Tour (2023))
Diddy Kong Cup		New York Tour	30	2	Vacation Tour	14 (Samurai Tour - Anniversary Tour (2022))
Baby Mario Cup		New York Tour	21	3	Princess Tour	29 (Los Angeles Tour (2022) - Mario Tour (2023))
Shy Guy Cup		New York Tour	26	3	Sunshine Tour	22 (Halloween Tour (2021) - Sundae Tour (2022))
Baby Peach Cup		New York Tour	29	2	Summer Tour (2023)	23 (Halloween Tour (2021) - Bowser Tour (2022))
Dry Bowser Cup		New York Tour	36	6	Sunshine Tour	8 (Ocean Tour - Autumn Tour (2022))
Metal Mario Cup		New York Tour	28	2	Anniversary Tour (2023)	20 (Penguin Tour - Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022))
Rosalina Cup		Tokyo Tour	30	11	Vacation Tour	12 (Bangkok Tour - Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022))
Lakitu Cup		Tokyo Tour	29	2	Summer Tour (2023)	14 (New Year's 2022 Tour - Bangkok Tour)
Bowser Jr. Cup		Tokyo Tour	27	5	Vacation Tour	13 (Wario vs. Waluigi Tour - Piranha Plant Tour)
Baby Daisy Cup		Tokyo Tour	23	2	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	22 (Singapore Tour - Autumn Tour (2022))
Ludwig Cup		Tokyo Tour	20	0	Summer Tour (2023)	20 (Cat Tour (2022) - Doctor Tour (2023))
Larry Cup		Tokyo Tour	27	2	Vacation Tour	25 (2nd Anniversary Tour - Bowser Tour (2022))
Baby Rosalina Cup		Tokyo Tour	27	2	Night Tour	8 (Mii Tour (2022) - Metropolitan Tour)
Wendy Cup		Tokyo Tour	21	0	Mii Tour (2023)	25 (Trick Tour (2021) - Amsterdam Tour)
Wario Cup		Tokyo Tour	36	3	Pipe Tour	9 (Exploration Tour (2023) - Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023))
Peachette Cup		Tokyo Tour	28	1	Sunshine Tour	14 (2nd Anniversary Tour - Samurai Tour)
Luigi Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	41	13	Night Tour	7 (Flower Tour - Wild West Tour)
Lemmy Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	17	0	Anniversary Tour (2023)	29 (Cooking Tour - Summer Tour (2021))
Waluigi Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	28	4	Yoshi Tour (2023)	17 (Samurai Tour - Autumn Tour (2022))
Baby Luigi Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	27	2	Vacation Tour	9 (Exploration Tour (2020) - Sunset Tour)
Morton Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	21	0	Mii Tour (2023)	18 (Metropolitan Tour - Exploration Tour (2023))
King Boo Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	29	4	Sundae Tour (2023)	14 (Yoshi Tour (2022) - Battle Tour)
Roy Cup		Paris Tour (2019)	24	0	Princess Tour	9 (Sky Tour - Metropolitan Tour)
Iggy Cup		Winter Tour (2019)	17	0	Summer Tour (2023)	26 (Peach Tour - Wedding Tour)
Birdo Cup		Holiday Tour (2019)	28	6	Sundae Tour (2023)	22 (Wedding Tour - Samurai Tour)
Pauline Cup		Holiday Tour (2019)	29	3	Anniversary Tour (2023)	15 (Los Angeles Tour (2022) - Bowser Tour (2022))
Hammer Bro Cup		Hammer Bro Tour	26	5	Mario Tour (2023)	13 (Ninja Tour (2023) - current)
Ice Mario Cup		Hammer Bro Tour	27	7	Sundae Tour (2023)	9 (Peach Tour - 1st Anniversary Tour)
Pink Gold Peach Cup		Peach Tour	27	4	Sundae Tour (2023)	10 (Marine Tour - Sunset Tour)
Monty Mole Cup		Wild West Tour	30	4	Sunshine Tour	5 (Ocean Tour - Anniversary Tour (2022))
Fire Bro Cup		Sunset Tour	26	2	Mii Tour (2023)	11 (Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) - Spring Tour)
Funky Kong Cup		Bowser vs. DK Tour	22	5	Night Tour	10 (Mario vs. Peach Tour - Holiday Tour (2021))
Kamek Cup		Kamek Tour	29	4	Anniversary Tour (2023)	3 (Metropolitan Tour - Piranha Plant Tour)
Ice Bro Cup		Space Tour (2021)	15	2	Pipe Tour	6 (Sky Tour - Doctor Tour (2022))
Cat Peach Cup		New Year's 2022 Tour	20	3	Anniversary Tour (2023)	5 (Pipe Tour - Sundae Tour (2023))
Dixie Kong Cup		Los Angeles Tour (2022)	11	2	Sundae Tour (2023)	7 (Battle Tour - New Year's Tour (2023))
Mii Cup		Mii Tour (2022)	39	3	Anniversary Tour (2023)	1 (Amsterdam Tour)
Nabbit Cup		Cat Tour (2022)	17	2	Sundae Tour (2023)	3 (Bowser Tour (2022) - Battle Tour)
Chargin' Chuck Cup		Animal Tour	11	2	Anniversary Tour (2023)	5 (Bowser Tour (2023) - Night Tour)
Fire Rosalina Cup		Holiday Tour (2022)	11	5	Anniversary Tour (2023)	2 (Bowser Tour (2023) - Mii Tour (2023))
King Bob-omb Cup		Exploration Tour (2023)	7	2	Sundae Tour (2023)	4 (Mii Tour (2023) - Night Tour)
Tanooki Mario Cup		Mario Tour (2023)	4	2	Sundae Tour (2023)	5 (Bowser Tour (2023) - Night Tour)
Poochy Cup		Mii Tour (2023)	4	2	Sundae Tour (2023)	3 (Princess Tour - Night Tour)
Boomerang Bro Cup		Vacation Tour	4	0	Anniversary Tour (2023)
Gold Mario Cup		Anniversary Tour (2023)	1	1	Anniversary Tour (2023)

Other cups

Game	Cups
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Pac-Man Cup
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Don-chan Cup
Super Mario Strikers	Super Mushroom Cup Super Flower Cup Super Star Cup Super Bowser Cup
Mario Strikers Charged	Crystal Cup Striker Cup
Mario Power Tennis	Fire Cup Rainbow Cup Moonlight Cup Planet Cup
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast	Topaz Cup Sapphire Cup Diamond Cup Platinum Cup
Mario Tennis Open	1-Up Mushroom Cup Ice Flower Cup