24H OPEN DE LYON 2026 · 24H OPEN DE LYON Race⏱ 11 min

The 24H Open de Lyon was held on 27 September 2026 at the Actua Circuit de Lyon in Saint-Laurent-de-Mure, on the 1,250-metre Competition track. Thirty teams lined up at the start for eleven minutes of full-throttle endurance racing across three categories: SK1, SK2, and AM.

SK1 STF BY KARTCUP (kart #31) claimed overall victory with 1,266 laps completed. They crossed the line just 5.805 seconds ahead of SK1 RS EVOLUTION (kart #11), who also finished on 1,266 laps — a remarkably tight finish at the front after eleven minutes of racing. Third place went to SK1 TMSCK (kart #7), three laps down, while SK1 TEAM FDP (kart #16) and SK1 KRT (kart #21) completed the top five, seven and eight laps off the pace respectively. All thirty teams made 31 pit stops each.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by the winners, SK1 STF BY KARTCUP, with a time of 1:05.971.

Pace analysis confirms that SK1 STF BY KARTCUP held the strongest median race pace at 1:06.268 (best pure pace of the field). Their opening stint showed a positive trend, accelerating by 0.25 s/lap across 10 laps — a promising sign of driver feel and kart condition. SK1 RS EVOLUTION held the 2nd-best pace at 1:06.376, with near-perfect consistency (σ = 0.28 s), and their sole analysed stint was described as stable throughout. Their 5.8-second deficit at the flag speaks to how fine the margins were between the top two.

Perhaps the most notable finding from the pace data is the performance of SK1 SAUCIFLARD TEAM (kart #26), who ranked 3rd in pure pace (median 1:06.658, σ = 0.26 s) yet finished 7th overall — suggesting that factors beyond raw speed played a decisive role in their final position. Similarly, SK1 ARTEAM (kart #22) posted the 5th-best pure pace (1:06.906) but crossed the line in 9th place.

The SK2 SPACE 1 (kart #20) entry deserves a mention: ranked 6th in pure pace (1:06.918) — ahead of several SK1 outfits in rhythm — they took 10th overall, making them the strongest performers of the SK2 category. In the AM class, AM GREEN ROCKET (kart #15) stands out clearly: 8th in pure pace across all 30 teams yet only 23rd in the final standings, an 11-minute median of 1:07.032 that would have placed them well inside the top ten on pace alone.

On the opposite end, SK2 LOCAMEX 63 (kart #14) finished 12th overall despite ranking only 29th in pure pace — the most notable example of strategy outperforming raw speed in this race.

Key takeaways for teams: At Actua Circuit de Lyon, the 24H Open de Lyon confirmed that pure pace alone does not determine the final order. SK1 STF BY KARTCUP combined the best rhythm with a positive acceleration trend to take a deserved win. The narrowness of the 1–2 gap (5.8 seconds after 1,266 laps) shows that consistency and pit stop execution are every bit as critical as lap time. Teams like AM Green Rocket and SK1 Sauciflard Team will want to examine how their strategic management can better convert strong pace into finishing positions.