4 HEURES XXL TRACK · COURSE 4H XXL TRACK Race⏱ 4h04

Thirty-eight teams lined up on 7 November 2026 for the COURSE 4H XXL TRACK at the Actua Circuit de Lyon (Saint-Laurent-de-Mure), contested over the 1 250-metre Piste Compétition across 244 minutes of racing. At the flag, SK1 SAUCIFLARD TEAM (kart #22) claimed victory with 147 laps completed, edging out SK1 MTF RACING (#28) by just 59.955 seconds — a margin that tells only part of the story of a fiercely competitive afternoon.

SK1 NT MOTORSPORT (#9) completed the podium, also on 147 laps, 1:05.775 behind the winner. Fourth through sixth positions went to SK1 LES DAVOINE'S, SK1 PLASTIC LINE and SK1 BAG TEAM, all finishing on 146 laps. Every team in the field completed 11 pit stops, with the sole exception of SK2 FIST AND FURIOUS (12 stops) and A LES FOUS DU FOURNIL (10 stops).

The fastest lap of the race was set by SK1 NT MOTORSPORT in 1:33.412 — the benchmark for the entire field on the day.

From a pure-pace perspective, the analysis reveals a striking gap between on-track speed and final classification. SK1 NT MOTORSPORT posted the best median race pace of any team at 1:34.441 (1st in pure rhythm), yet crossed the line third — their higher lap-time variance (σ = 1.08 s, highest of the top three) highlighting inconsistency across their eleven stints. By contrast, SK1 SAUCIFLARD TEAM delivered the winning combination: a solid 2nd-best median pace of 1:34.634, combined with exceptional regularity (σ = 0.68 s) and eleven perfectly stable stints — their only slight dip coming in the final stint, where pace slowed by 0.15 s/lap.

SK1 MTF RACING, runners-up on the road, ranked 3rd in pure rhythm (1:34.858 median). Their standout feature was an extraordinary fifth stint of 44 laps — the longest single stint in the data — maintained at a steady 1:34.739 median pace, a testament to both driver consistency and kart management.

SK1 BAG TEAM (6th) earned the title of most consistent team across the race, recording the lowest standard deviation of any analysed team (σ = 0.64 s), with every one of their eleven stints rated as stable or accelerating. Their 5th-best median pace (1:35.286) was not quite enough to overhaul the top five, but their mechanical regularity was exemplary.

Further down the order, SK2 PLENOVA RAICNG (10th) showed the sharpest pace swing of the race: their opening stint saw a degradation of 3.25 s/lap across just six laps, pushing their overall variance to σ = 2.07 s — the highest of the analysed teams. Despite this, they recovered to post the 7th-best median pace overall (1:36.068), a notable turnaround. Among the mid-field curiosities, A NELSON RACING (37th on the road) held the 31st-best pure pace, while A CARRERA RACING (32nd) punched above their pace rating (37th in pure rhythm), suggesting effective management of their race resources.

Key takeaways for teams: This edition of the 4H XXL Track at the Actua Circuit de Lyon confirmed that raw speed alone does not decide the outcome over four hours. SK1 NT MOTORSPORT had the fastest kart on the circuit but finished third; the winner combined the second-best pace with the best lap-time consistency across the race distance. Stint regularity, low degradation and disciplined pit stop strategy — all eleven stops for the vast majority of the field — proved decisive. Teams aiming for the top step should target σ below 0.70 s across stints and avoid the kind of opening-stint pace swings that cost valuable track position early in the race.