25H00 OUEST KARTING · Finale Race

The Final of the endurance race at the Ouest Circuit International d'Essay (Aunay-les-Bois, 1,220 m circuit) took place on 22 August 2026 and brought together 15 teams for one of the most closely contested events on the calendar. When the chequered flag fell, JOKER TEAM (kart #10) claimed the overall victory with 1,279 laps completed, finishing three laps clear of SCUDERIA VAROISE and eight laps ahead of ORKA ROUE LIBRE on the podium.

SCUDERIA VAROISE (kart #17) took second place at 3 laps, posting a best lap of 1:05.398. ORKA ROUE LIBRE (kart #46) completed the podium at 8 laps, while NORMANDIE TEAM KART (kart #36) finished fourth at 10 laps, equalling ORKA ROUE LIBRE's lap count (1,271 vs 1,269 in the classification). NORTH RACING TEAM PRO (kart #25) rounded out the top five at 12 laps.

The absolute fastest lap of the race — 1:04.995 — was set by TURBO RACING (kart #40), who finished 7th overall. This is a textbook example of pure speed not translating directly into final position: TURBO RACING recorded the 6th-best median pace (1:06.603) yet crossed the line 20 laps behind the winner, their 34 pit stops compared to 30 for the front-runners proving a decisive factor in the overall standings.

From a pure-pace perspective, the analysis reveals some striking contrasts. JOKER TEAM, despite winning on the road, ranked only 2nd in median race pace (1:06.169), behind a team not identified in the top-tier analysis repères. Their success was built on outstanding consistency: a standard deviation of just 0.66 seconds across their stints, and an exemplary series of long, stable stints throughout the race. No fewer than 25 of their 31 stints were rated "stable," with the rare degradation episodes confined to short transition stints.

ORKA ROUE LIBRE earns the title of most consistent team of the race, with a standard deviation of only 0.62 s — the lowest in the field. Their median pace of 1:06.561 placed them 5th on pure rhythm, yet they converted that regularity into a solid 3rd-place finish. Their pit-stop strategy (30 stops, matching the top two) enabled them to maximise track time.

LES BEENOOZ (kart #21) stand out as the race's strategic over-performers: ranked only 10th on pure median pace (1:07.030) and 10th in the rhythm standings, they came home 6th overall — four positions better than their pace alone would suggest. Their 30 pit stops, versus 34 for many midfield rivals, clearly made the difference.

At the back of the top 10, SCUDERIA VAROISE recorded the sharpest single-stint degradation of the race: in their 26th stint (8 laps), pace dropped by 0.45 s per lap — the steepest fade among all analysed teams. Despite this episode and a median pace of 1:06.326 (3rd in the rhythm standings), they held on to 2nd place overall, underlining the depth of their team management across 31 stints.

Key takeaways for teams: At Essay, the gap between 30 and 34 pit stops proved decisive in the top half of the standings — all six teams finishing in the top six made 30 stops. Pure pace alone did not determine the result: JOKER TEAM won with the 2nd-best median rhythm, while TURBO RACING set the fastest lap yet finished 7th. Regularity (low standard deviation per stint) and disciplined pit strategy were the two clearest differentiators at the Ouest Circuit International d'Essay on 22 August 2026.