2 H 00 Circuit Laval Beausoleil · Finale Race

Twenty-four teams took to the Circuit Beausoleil 1220 m in Laval on 23 October 2026 for the Finale endurance race. At the flag, it was La Spin Team (kart #28) that claimed top honours, completing 99 laps and finishing ahead of Ekartez Vous (kart #16, 100 laps) by a margin of 29.962 seconds on corrected time. 4 Joyeux Lurons (kart #35) rounded out the podium, one lap down on the leaders.

The victory of La Spin Team is a story told entirely through raw pace. Their median race pace of 1:05.502 was the best of the entire field — a full 0.794 s per lap faster than runner-up Ekartez Vous (1:06.296). They also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:04.493, a benchmark no rival could approach. Across eight stints and 7 pit stops, the team delivered a succession of remarkably stable relays: stints 3 through 8 all showed a "stable" tendency, with consistency figures (σ) as low as 0.21 s in the final stint. Their opening relay showed a natural warm-up phase, accelerating by 0.36 s/lap over 11 laps, before the team locked into their rhythm for the remainder of the race.

Ekartez Vous confirmed their speed in second — best pace in relay 5 (1:05.323) and a solid final four stints — but their median pace of 1:06.296 left them unable to challenge the leader on corrected distance. 4 Joyeux Lurons were the most consistent team on the day, posting the lowest lap-time standard deviation of the entire field (σ = 1.43 s), a sign of excellent collective discipline across all eight stints.

Fourth place went to Les Troubadours (kart #34, 98 laps), who crossed the line 32.708 s behind 4 Joyeux Lurons. Notably, their pure pace ranked 5th overall — a fair reflection of their result. TPF (kart #18) completed the top five, two laps off the lead, despite their pace ranking only 8th on pure merit.

One of the sharpest contrasts of the race came from Genou Men (kart #10, 15th place): their pure pace ranked 4th best in the field with a median of 1:05.965, yet they finished 15th — the largest gap between pace and final position in the race. The data points to execution or pit-stop timing as the differentiating factor, rather than outright speed. At the other end of the spectrum, Les Virages Optionnels (kart #12, 13th) ranked only 21st on pure pace but outperformed their pace ranking through strategy, though they suffered the most severe single-stint degradation of the race in relay 4, losing 0.58 s/lap over the course of that stint.

At the back of the field, Les Culasses (kart #22) required 10 pit stops — the most of any team — completing 86 laps, while International Racing Team (kart #32) ended 15 laps off the pace with 84 tours.

Key takeaways for teams: The winning margin at Circuit Beausoleil came down to consistent raw pace — La Spin Team's best-in-field median of 1:05.502 and eight largely stable stints left rivals with no answer. For next time, teams with strong pace but a poor result (notably Genou Men) should scrutinise their pit stop execution and stint planning. Meanwhile, 4 Joyeux Lurons prove that regularity (σ = 1.43 s) is a real competitive weapon on a 1220 m circuit where small errors compound over 90+ laps.