Gara 10 Race⏱ 13 min

Kart 3 takes a dominant victory at Circuito di Pomposa in Ferrara (San Giuseppe di Comacchio) during Gara 10, a 12-minute endurance race held on the 1,213-metre Pista Kart on 12 July 2026. With 14 karts on the grid, the event delivered a clear hierarchy at the front while the midfield was decided by a mix of raw pace and pit-stop management.

Kart 3 was in a class of its own. The winner completed 10 laps — one more than the entire chasing pack — and set the fastest lap of the race with a stunning 57.229 s, a benchmark none of its rivals could approach. Its median race pace of 57.269 s (best pure pace of the field) combined with exceptional regularity — a standard deviation of just 0.03 s — shows a perfectly controlled performance from start to finish. With 11 pit-stop passages, the team managed its strategy without compromising its on-track advantage.

Kart 11 secured second place one lap down, with the second-best pure pace on the circuit (median 1:04.857, σ = 0.03 s) and a best lap of 1:04.791. The gap to the winner in terms of raw pace exceeded seven seconds per lap, illustrating just how dominant Kart 3 was on the day.

Kart 7 took third with a noteworthy strategic performance: ranked only 7th in pure pace (median 1:10.634), it converted that into 3rd place on the road. By limiting itself to just 8 pit-stop passages — one fewer than several competitors with a similar pace profile — it gained valuable track time and climbed the classification. This is the clearest example of strategy making a difference in this race.

Kart 10 and Kart 8 completed the top five, separated by a mere 0.015 s on best lap (1:06.036 vs 1:06.051) and virtually identical median pace (~1:06.1 s, σ = 0.03–0.04 s). Both finished 9 laps with 9 pit stops, and their on-track positions (3rd and 4th in pure pace) were only marginally undercut by Kart 7's superior stop strategy.

Further back, Kart 14 is the notable underperformer relative to its pace. It ranked 5th in pure race rhythm (median 1:08.636) but finished only 9th. With 9 pit-stop passages — the same as several faster-finishing rivals — the gap is not easily explained by pit-stop count alone; the 5th-best pace simply did not translate into results on the day.

At the tail of the field, Kart 5 (12th, 13 stops) and Kart 4 (13th, 13 stops) accumulated the highest number of pit passages, which heavily penalised their lap counts (7 and 6 laps respectively). Kart 2, with only 6 stops, managed just 6 laps and closed the classification in 14th.

Key takeaways for teams: At Circuito di Pomposa, raw pace is obviously decisive when the gap is as large as it was for Kart 3 — but for the rest of the field, minimising pit-stop passages translates directly into extra laps completed. Kart 7's 3rd place with only 7th-best pace is the clearest proof: in a 12-minute race on a 1,213-metre circuit, every saved stop counts. Conversely, Kart 14's 5th-best pace yielding only 9th place is a reminder that pace without efficient pit management leaves points on the table.