MASTER KART ROTAX · Finale Race⏱ 1h03

The 62-minute endurance final held on 5 August 2026 at the Circuit de l'Enclos in Septfontaine brought together ten teams on the 1,192-metre Competition track. At the end of the race, HDP (kart #13) claimed victory with 58 laps completed, ahead of APLUS ALSTOM (kart #6) by 39.293 seconds and LES MICHOUS (kart #20) by 44.590 seconds. RUREY (kart #21) rounded out the top four, also on 58 laps, 49.531 seconds off the lead. The first five positions were all separated by gaps under one lap, while the remaining five teams were classified between two and five laps down.

Notably, all ten teams completed the race without a single pit stop, making this a genuine no-stop contest decided entirely on pace and consistency over the full distance.

HDP dominated from start to finish, posting the best median race pace at 56.868 s per lap and setting the fastest lap of the entire event at 55.784 s. Their single stint of 55 counted laps produced a consistency standard deviation of 1.18 s — a strong, stable performance that justified their position at the top of the order throughout.

APLUS ALSTOM matched HDP's total of 58 laps with the second-best median pace (57.356 s) and near-identical consistency (σ 1.17 s), confirming a solid second place fully aligned with their pure speed. RUREY (kart #21) deserve a special mention: their median pace of 57.581 s ranked them 3rd in pure rhythm, yet they finished 4th — the clearest example in this race of a team whose speed was not fully converted into a corresponding result. With the best consistency figure of the field (σ 1.13 s), RUREY were the most metronomic team on track all afternoon.

The story of the podium positions is enriched by the performance of LES MICHOUS, who finished 3rd despite ranking only 5th in terms of median pace (57.755 s, σ 1.42 s). Their third-place result therefore represents the clearest case of outperforming their pure pace ranking in this final.

Further down the order, FLASH MERCURE (kart #5) stand out as the field's most contrasting case: their median pace of 58.958 s placed them 9th in pure rhythm, yet they finished 7th — gaining two places over their pace ranking. Their best lap of 56.839 s shows raw speed was present, but a consistency figure of σ 1.79 s — the second-highest of the day — prevented a higher finish. ALSTOM 1 (kart #11) closed the classification in 10th place with 53 laps, a median pace of 59.833 s, and the widest spread in lap times (σ 1.78 s), making them the slowest and least consistent team of the final.

Key takeaways for teams: This final rewarded pure pace above all else — the top-rhythm team won, and rank order largely matched pace order across the field. The main lesson lies in the consistency battle in the top four: RUREY's unmatched regularity (σ 1.13 s) and strong pace were not enough to overhaul LES MICHOUS, who ultimately converted their laps more efficiently in race conditions. For any team targeting improvement at Circuit de l'Enclos, the priority should be narrowing the lap-time spread across a full 60-minute stint rather than chasing isolated fast laps.