CHALLENGE TECHNICATOME 2026 · COURSE 4H Race

The Brignoles Karting Loisir circuit (987 m), located on the RN 7 in Brignoles, hosted its 4-hour endurance race on 26 September 2026, bringing together 18 teams for a demanding contest of pace, consistency and strategy on one of the south of France's most competitive rental kart tracks.

CSTI1 (kart #1) claimed victory with 213 laps completed, finishing a lap ahead of a tightly packed chasing group. The gap to second place stood at a full lap at the chequered flag, underlining the team's overall dominance across the four hours. Scuderia Judicone (kart #13, 211 laps) took second place, 1:00.776 ahead of Kart Bastardz (kart #14, 211 laps), who completed the podium by one lap over fourth. Le Prez (kart #12, 210 laps) finished fourth, 7.036 s behind fifth-placed Assystem Iter (kart #5, 211 laps), with TA8 (kart #17, 211 laps) rounding out the top six a further 23.873 s back. All 18 teams completed 11 pit stops.

The fastest lap of the race was set by TA1 (kart #10) in 1:00.208, a remarkable benchmark given their 8th-place finish.

The race analysis reveals a compelling story of pace versus result. CSTI1 held the best pure pace in the field with a median lap time of 1:01.441, combining that speed with exemplary consistency (standard deviation of just 0.63 s across all stints). All 11 of their stints were rated as stable, a performance that left no weakness to exploit.

Le Prez stands out as the race's most thought-provoking story. The team posted the 2nd best pure pace in the field (median 1:01.636 s) and the best consistency of the entire grid (σ = 0.51 s), yet finished only 4th. Their 12 stints — all perfectly stable — show a team capable of matching or beating the pace of the podium finishers, yet the final classification left four laps between them and the winner.

Kart Bastardz punched above their weight in terms of result: ranked only 5th in pure pace (median 1:01.814 s), they converted that into a 3rd-place finish, outperforming their pace ranking by two positions. Their longest single stint of 29 laps (relais 7, median 1:00.971 s) was one of their strongest segments of the race.

Among the midfield, TA2 (9th in the standings) delivered the 7th best pure pace (median 1:02.049 s), while TA1 (8th) recorded the absolute fastest lap of the race yet only ranked 9th in pure rhythm — a profile showing bursts of exceptional speed within a less consistent overall picture (σ = 1.06 s, the joint highest in the top ten).

The most notable pace degradation was recorded by TA1 in their 7th stint, slowing by 0.24 s per lap over eight tours.

Key takeaways for teams: At Brignoles Karting Loisir, the winning formula on 26 September 2026 was the combination of top-end pace and total consistency across all stints — exactly what CSTI1 delivered. Le Prez's data shows that the 2nd best pure rhythm and the best regularity in the field do not automatically translate into a top-three finish: stint length and timing of pit stops can prove decisive. Teams with inconsistent sectional performance (higher σ) tend to sacrifice laps even when their peak speed is competitive. Managing tyre life and maintaining a stable median pace over 11 stints remains the critical lever in a 4-hour race at this circuit.