Gara 9 Race⏱ 13 min

Gara 9 – 12-minute endurance race, Circuito di Pomposa (San Giuseppe di Comacchio, Ferrara) – 14 karts competing on the 1,213-metre Pista Kart.

KART 3 took a dominant victory in Gara 9 at the Circuito di Pomposa, completing 10 laps over 12 minutes and crossing the finish line a full lap ahead of any rival who did not match its lap count. The winning kart set the fastest lap of the entire race — 57.324 seconds — and backed it up with a median race pace of 57.366 s, the sharpest pure pace in the field by a considerable margin. With a lap-time standard deviation of just 0.02 s, KART 3 also posted the highest consistency figure of the race, making its performance as metronomic as it was quick. The team made 11 pit stops — the most among the frontrunners — without it costing them track position, a sign of efficient and well-timed pit work throughout.

KART 10 and KART 8 completed the podium, both finishing 10 laps but 50.464 s and 51.946 s behind respectively. Their pace profiles were virtually identical: KART 10 recorded a median of 1:06.240 (3rd best pure pace) and KART 8 1:06.272 (4th best), each with a consistency of 0.03 s — solid, composed performances that rewarded their nine pit-stop strategies. KART 11, however, is the number that stands out in the analysis: classified 4th overall, it held the 2nd best pure pace in the field with a median of 1:05.008, sandwiched between KART 3 and the KART 10/8 pair. With ten pit stops and the same lap count as the podium finishers, KART 11's best lap of 1:04.947 confirms the raw speed was there — the gap to the podium will be a matter to examine on the strategy and pit-stop execution side.

KART 14, classified 7th, also merits attention: its pure-pace ranking (5th best, median 1:08.793) was notably stronger than its final position, placing it among the more efficient machines in the mid-field. KART 9 finished 5th, one lap down, with a median of 1:09.952 and eight pit stops — the fewest among the nine-or-ten-lap group.

At the other end of the strategy spectrum, KART 12 stands out as the race's strategic performer: ranked only 10th in pure pace (median 1:11.698), the team nevertheless finished 6th overall — four positions better than its raw speed suggested. Eight pit stops and solid consistency (0.04 s) appear to have been the key levers. KART 5 (13 pit stops) and KART 4 (12 pit stops) were the most active in the pit lane and finished 12th and 13th respectively, completing only seven laps. KART 2 brought up the rear on six laps with seven pit stops.

Key takeaways for teams: KART 3's combination of outright pace, exceptional regularity (0.02 s deviation) and disciplined pit management set the benchmark for this format. KART 11's case demonstrates that 2nd-best pure pace does not automatically convert into a podium finish — pit-stop strategy and timing remain decisive over 12 minutes. Meanwhile, KART 12's ability to gain four positions through strategic efficiency is a reminder that at the Circuito di Pomposa, managing stops and maintaining consistency can outweigh raw lap-time advantage.