4H00 by ID RACING · Finale Race⏱ 4h02

The Final of the endurance race held on August 2, 2026 at the Ouest Circuit International d'Essay (Aunay-les-Bois, 1,220 m) delivered 242 minutes of intense racing across 14 competing teams. At the chequered flag, YOUNG&WILD (kart #15) claimed victory with 205 laps completed, holding off TURBOJUP (kart #12) by a margin of just 10.284 seconds after a near four-hour battle. ID RACING (kart #16) completed the podium, 51.960 seconds behind the leader. All three podium finishers completed the same 205-lap total and made exactly 8 pit stops each.

Behind them, a fierce battle for fourth place saw NORMANDIE TEAM KART, ORKA RACING, TURBORACING, and RACETIME all finish on 204 laps (one lap down), separated by just over 55 seconds across the four of them. The fastest lap of the entire race was set by YOUNG&WILD in a time of 1:05.130.

The rhythm analysis reveals a more nuanced picture at the top. TURBOJUP posted the strongest pure pace of the day with a median lap time of 1:05.868 — the best of all 14 teams — yet had to settle for second place. Their race was punctuated by two very short stints (relays 3 and 4, of 5 and 6 laps respectively) during which pace dropped by 0.78 s/lap and 0.42 s/lap, pointing to difficult transition phases that may have cost them net track position. Their overall regularity was excellent (σ = 0.78 s).

YOUNG&WILD, meanwhile, ranked 2nd in pure pace (median 1:05.910, σ = 0.82 s) and converted that speed into the win through consistent execution. Their 4th relay — just 5 laps — showed the heaviest degradation of any stint in the entire race (-0.99 s/lap), but the team managed to contain the damage and bounced back with a superb 6th relay of 36 laps at a median of 1:05.381 (σ = 0.33 s, the tightest of their race), which likely consolidated their lead.

NORMANDIE TEAM KART ranked 3rd in pure pace (median 1:05.946, σ = 0.91 s), notably delivering an exceptional 4th relay of 41 laps at a median of 1:05.872 with a regularity of just σ = 0.20 s — the most consistent single stint of the race across any team. Despite finishing 4th on the road, their pace profile was strong. ID RACING ranked 4th in pace (1:06.130) and 3rd at the flag, benefiting from overall consistency across their nine relays.

Further down, RACING PERSPECTIVES BY MARCHAND is a notable case: ranked 12th in pure pace (median 1:07.138) but 10th at the finish, suggesting a strategy-driven gain of two positions relative to their raw speed. At the other end of the field, ID RACING 2 (kart #32) completed 198 laps in 10 pit stops — the only team to exceed 8 stops — and finished last, 7 laps down.

Key takeaways for teams: At Essay on August 2, 2026, raw pace alone was not enough to win — TURBOJUP had the best median lap time but finished second. The victory went to the team that best combined competitive pace, pit stop discipline (8 stops, perfectly managed), and the ability to recover from degradation phases. Regularity within each stint and avoiding prolonged slow transitions appear to be decisive factors on this 1,220 m circuit over a 242-minute race.