12H Inter-Entreprises GP KART · Finale Race⏱ 8h01

The 8-hour endurance final at AF Kart'Landes (Planning Location circuit, 1,090 m) took place on 17 October 2026, bringing together 12 teams in what proved to be a gruelling and closely contested race from start to finish.

COREN RACING (kart #87) took the overall victory with 655 laps completed, finishing 8 laps ahead of AFFINITY 1 (kart #86, 647 laps) and 10 laps clear of FIVE FAST AND FURIOUS (kart #2, 645 laps). LES ENROBÉS (kart #15) crossed the line in 4th place on 642 laps, followed by BMW AMPLITUDE BLOIS and TOUS DANS LE RETRO, both on 639 laps in 5th and 6th respectively. MINI AMPLITUDE BLOIS finished 7th (634 laps), LES WINNERS 8th (633 laps), and AFFINITY 2 9th (629 laps). KARMA SOUT KART completed 625 laps in 10th, AL CARISTA 618 laps in 11th. GP KART CONCEPT was classified 12th with 287 laps, having completed significantly fewer laps than the rest of the field. All finishers from 1st to 11th made 34 pit stops each over the eight hours.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by FIVE FAST AND FURIOUS with a time of 1:01.058, the quickest anyone went all afternoon. Despite this outright speed, the team had to settle for 3rd place at the flag.

On pure pace, COREN RACING dominated: their median lap time of 1:02.096 was the best in the field, and they also posted the strongest consistency figures with a standard deviation of just 0.71 s. Their 21 stints were overwhelmingly stable, with only one stint showing a slight accelerating trend. This combination of raw pace and reliability proved decisive over 8 hours.

AFFINITY 1's 2nd-place finish is the standout strategic result of the race. With a median pace of 1:03.162 — only the 5th-best pure rhythm in the field — the team managed to finish runner-up through 23 largely stable stints and a remarkably consistent race execution (standard deviation: 0.77 s). Their result clearly outperformed their raw speed.

FIVE FAST AND FURIOUS present a more complex picture. Posting the absolute fastest lap of the race and a median rhythm of 1:03.028 (4th best), their performance was hampered by significant variability between stints (standard deviation: 1.30 s), with some stints posting median times above 1:04.7 and others dipping below 1:02.1. This inconsistency ultimately cost them positions on the road.

The most striking analytical case is GP KART CONCEPT. Despite completing only 287 laps and finishing last, the team recorded the 3rd-best pure pace median in the field at 1:02.842, and their best individual stint median dipped below 1:02. Their opening stint also showed the race's steepest degradation — losing 0.47 s per lap over just 5 laps. The gap of 368 laps to the race leader tells its own story about the afternoon they endured.

Key takeaways for teams: At AF Kart'Landes over 8 hours, pure lap time alone is not enough. COREN RACING's victory was built on the best pace and the best consistency — an unbeatable combination in endurance. AFFINITY 1 demonstrated that a disciplined, stable strategy can deliver a podium even without top-end speed. For teams with raw pace but high lap-time variability, the priority for future races must be reducing standard deviation across stints, as inconsistency directly translates to laps — and positions — lost.