1 H 30 Circuit Laval Beausoleil · Finale Race⏱ 1h47

The 106-minute endurance final at Circuit Beausoleil (1,220 m) in Laval brought together 11 teams on 9 July 2026 for a demanding race that tested both pace and strategy over more than 70 laps.

TOYOTA (kart #3) took the victory with 77 laps completed, crossing the line a full lap ahead of the chasing pack. FORD (#24) and PORSCHE (#17) shared second and third place on 76 laps, separated only by their respective lap times at the flag. LOTUS (#4), PEUGEOT (#20), RENAULT (#2), and LAMBORGHINI (#18) all finished on 76 laps as well, while ALPINE (#13) was classified eighth at 3 laps down, and ALPHA ROMEO (#26), FERRARI (#7), and TESLA (#1) rounded out the top 11 at 4 laps adrift.

The fastest lap of the race was set by RENAULT with a 1:03.531 — the sharpest single lap of the afternoon. Yet that raw speed did not translate into results: RENAULT finished only sixth despite holding the 2nd best median race pace (1:05.001) across their 75 timed laps. Their six stints showed strong acceleration phases — three stints where they progressively gained time lap by lap — but also significant swings in pace between stints, reflected in the highest consistency spread among the frontrunners (σ = 1.85 s). The alternate fast and slower stints suggest a demanding driving style that was hard to sustain uniformly over the full race distance.

ALPINE (#13) is the most striking story of the race: they posted the best median race pace of the entire field (1:04.957), yet finished eighth, 3 laps down. Their six stints were consistently fast — including a final stint with a median of 1:03.791 — and their regularity (σ = 1.22 s) was solid. The gap to the leading teams was clearly accumulated at the pit stops or during on-track incidents, not through any lack of outright speed.

TOYOTA's victory was built on a different kind of performance: a 4th-best median pace (1:05.389) combined with remarkable consistency across seven stints (σ = 1.22 s). After a first stint where they progressively gained 0.36 s/lap, stints 2 through 7 were all flagged as stable, with median lap times clustered between 1:04.960 and 1:05.727. That ability to maintain a steady, predictable rhythm across six pit stops — matching the majority of competitors on pit-stop count — proved more decisive than raw speed alone.

FORD (#24), runner-up with the 3rd best median pace (1:05.374), showed the most varied stint profile: their seven relays alternated between fast medians around 1:04.6–1:04.9 and slower ones above 1:06.0, suggesting driver changes with differing pace levels. LOTUS (#4) is the strategic highlight on the other side of the ledger: finishing fourth with only 5 pit stops (vs. 6 for most rivals) despite a 10th-best median pace (1:07.141), they clearly gained a lap through their stop strategy.

LAMBORGHINI (#18) suffered the steepest pace degradation of any single stint in the race: their 6th relay saw them lose 0.37 s per lap on a falling trend, and a similar drop of 0.20 s/lap appeared in their 7th. TESLA (#1), despite finishing last, recorded the best consistency figure of all 11 teams (σ = 0.80 s) — six perfectly controlled stints, but at a pace level (1:08.118 median) that could not compete for position.

Key takeaways for teams: At Circuit Beausoleil, race pace regularity over long stints outweighed peak speed. The TOYOTA example demonstrates that a top-4 median pace sustained without variation across seven stints wins finals. ALPINE's 8th-place finish with the best race pace in the field is a reminder that time lost in the pit lane is as decisive as time gained on track. For LOTUS, the one-stop undercut proved that a well-timed reduced pit-stop strategy can gain a full position against faster competitors.