MASTER KART ROTAX · Finale Race⏱ 1h03

Circuit de l'Enclos – Septfontaine | Piste Compétition (1,192 m) | 62-minute Final | 10 teams

HDP claimed a dominant victory in the 62-minute endurance final held on 5 August 2026 at the Circuit de l'Enclos in Septfontaine. Running on kart #13, the team completed 58 laps and crossed the line a full lap ahead of any rival who had not matched their count — ultimately finishing 39.293 seconds ahead of APLUS ALSTOM (kart #6), who secured second place with the same 58-lap tally. LES MICHOUS (kart #20) rounded out the podium, also on 58 laps at 44.590 seconds. RUREY (kart #21) completed the leading group, finishing fourth at 49.531 seconds. All ten teams ran the race without a single pit stop, making this a pure flat-out contest with no strategic element from the pit wall.

HDP's dominance was total across every metric. Their median race pace of 56.868 s ranked first in the field, and they set the best lap of the entire race with a 55.784 s effort — the fastest time recorded at the Circuit de l'Enclos on the day. Their consistency was equally strong, with a standard deviation of 1.18 s over their stint. APLUS ALSTOM were the closest challengers on pure pace as well, posting a median of 57.356 s (2nd best) and a very tight standard deviation of 1.17 s, making them the second most consistent team on track.

The most eye-catching analytical result belongs to LES MICHOUS, who finished 3rd overall despite ranking only 5th in pure pace (median 57.755 s, σ = 1.42 s). Their on-track position relative to their pace indicates they extracted more from their race than their raw speed would suggest. Conversely, RUREY showed the third-best median pace in the field (57.581 s) and was the most consistent team of the race (σ = 1.13 s), yet only finished 4th. With 58 laps completed and a 49.531-second gap, the numbers confirm that pace and consistency alone did not fully translate into a higher position for them.

LES COQS PAS SPORTIFS (kart #2, 5th) were one lap down at the flag but held the 4th-best median pace at 57.726 s, pointing to a race where they were unable to convert their speed into additional laps. Behind them, VANESSA (6th, 56 laps), FLASH MERCURE (7th, 56 laps) and DUCHESNE (8th, 56 laps) all finished on the same lap count, separated by 25.752 seconds. FLASH MERCURE posted the widest standard deviation among that group at 1.79 s, reflecting greater inconsistency despite a competitive best lap of 56.839 s. ALSTOM ASAO (9th, 56 laps) and ALSTOM 1 (10th, 53 laps) closed out the field, the latter finishing five laps down.

Key takeaways for teams: In a race where no one made a pit stop, the result was decided entirely by sustained pace and consistency over 62 minutes. HDP's combination of the best median pace and solid regularity proved unbeatable. The gap between pace ranking and finishing position — visible with both LES MICHOUS and RUREY — is a reminder that lap-count management and avoiding any loss of rhythm matter as much as outright speed on the Circuit de l'Enclos. Teams posting high standard deviations (above 1.5 s) consistently finished in the lower half, underlining how regularity at this circuit is a key performance lever.