MASTER KART ROTAX · Finale Race⏱ 1h03

The Circuit de l'Enclos in Septfontaine hosted its endurance Final on 19 August 2026, with 18 teams taking on 62 minutes of racing on the 1,192-metre Competition track. Not a single pit stop was recorded across the entire field, making this a pure test of pace and consistency over a non-stop stint.

TEAM C4 (kart #8) took victory after 58 laps, crossing the line ahead of the chasing pack. Their dominance was total: fastest in race pace with a median lap time of 57.119 s (best pure pace of the field, ranked 1st), and authors of the best lap of the race in 55.973 s. Their single relay of 55 scored laps was perfectly stable throughout, with a consistency standard deviation of just 1.18 s — reflecting a controlled and composed performance from start to finish.

DOUBLE G (kart #22) finished second, 23.662 s behind the winner, also completing 58 laps. Their median pace of 57.338 s placed them second in pure rhythm, and their relay was equally stable (σ = 1.25 s). LES 2 D (kart #13) completed the podium, a further 1.471 s adrift, with a median pace of 57.378 s and solid consistency at σ = 1.20 s.

Behind the top three, positions 4 through 8 were separated by just over 14 seconds across four teams, all finishing on 58 laps. HAMMAX (4th, 57.575 s median) and HELICE (5th in pure pace, 57.674 s) were the next fastest in rhythm. Notably, CORTAX finished 5th overall despite ranking only 7th in pure pace (57.694 s median), while 2 MICRO DECO finished 8th overall despite holding the 6th-best median pace (57.692 s) — a fine illustration of how small pace margins can shuffle final positions in endurance.

From position 9 onwards, teams dropped to 57 laps. ADPR (kart #16) stands out as the most consistent team of the entire race, posting the lowest consistency standard deviation at σ = 0.94 s — remarkably tight over a 62-minute stint — despite finishing 10th overall (12th in pure pace). LES FRANGINS (kart #10) offered the strongest strategic overperformance in the lower half: classified 11th overall while ranking only 14th in pure pace, gaining three positions through regularity and race management. Conversely, PG CONSEIL (kart #18) ranked 10th in pure pace yet finished 16th overall, suggesting their raw speed was not converted into positions on the road.

At the back of the field, BAC A SABLE (17th, 56 laps) and BARNACHON (18th, 55 laps) completed fewer laps, finishing three laps and over 30 seconds down on the leading group respectively.

Key takeaways for teams: In a race with zero pit stops across all 18 entries, raw median pace proved the decisive factor — TEAM C4 led every metric that mattered. However, ADPR's outstanding consistency (σ = 0.94 s) and LES FRANGINS' ability to outperform their natural pace underline that managing lap-time variation can earn valuable positions even without a speed advantage. Teams with strong pure pace like PG CONSEIL will want to examine what prevented that speed from translating to a higher finishing position.