Gara 1 Race⏱ 55 min

The Circuito di Pomposa in San Giuseppe di Comacchio (Ferrara) hosted Gara 1 on 16 September 2026, a 55-minute endurance race that brought together 59 karts on the 1,213-metre track. The event delivered a demanding test of pace, regularity and pit-stop strategy across the entire field.

KART 48 took the chequered flag in first position, completing 112 laps — five more than the runner-up — after 100 pit stops. Its best lap of the race was posted at 1.444 seconds. KART 49 finished second with 107 laps and 94 pit stops, setting the fastest lap of the entire race at 1.127 seconds — a benchmark that was unchallenged throughout the 55 minutes. KART 18 rounded out the podium in third, covering 101 laps with 101 pit stops and a best lap of 32.353 seconds.

The battle for the remaining positions was extremely tight. KART 36 (4th), KART 26 (5th), KART 21 (6th), KART 19 (7th), KART 9 (8th) and KART 12 (9th) all completed 100 laps, separated by fractions of a second in their best lap times — ranging from 32.473 to 32.769 seconds. KART 4 (10th) and KART 42 (11th) also reached the 100-lap mark, while the field trailed off progressively from 99 laps down to 90 for the back markers.

Pace analysis — where real rhythm diverged from the standings: KART 18 recorded the best pure race pace of the analysed field, with a median lap time of 32.511 seconds (1st in pure pace), despite finishing only 3rd overall. KART 36 followed with a median of 32.638 s (2nd in pure pace), then KART 26 at 32.703 s (3rd). The pace rankings closely mirrored the final standings for positions 3 to 13, confirming that raw speed was the primary differentiator in this segment of the field.

Regularity was another defining factor. KART 6, classified 14th, posted the lowest standard deviation of the analysed group at 0.19 seconds, making it the most consistent kart on track lap after lap. Close behind were KART 30 (σ = 0.21 s, 13th) and KART 42 (σ = 0.23 s, 11th). At the top end, KART 18 combined its superior median pace with solid regularity (σ = 0.27 s), while KART 9 (σ = 0.24 s) and KART 4 (σ = 0.24 s) also maintained disciplined lap-time consistency.

Further down the field, KART 58 stands out as a noteworthy case: classified 49th in the final results, it ranked 44th in pure pace, meaning its race position was broadly in line with its actual rhythm — no significant gain or loss attributable to strategy alone.

Key takeaways for competing teams: On the Circuito di Pomposa, lap count and pit-stop management were decisive — the top teams all recorded over 100 passages through the pits. Pure pace was the clearest separator in the midfield (positions 3 to 13), where median times between 32.5 and 33.1 seconds translated almost directly into race positions. Teams aiming to move up should focus on reducing their median lap time rather than relying solely on consistency. However, KART 6's regularity (σ = 0.19 s) shows that consistent pace management can be a viable strategy in the lower midfield, limiting tyre and mechanical stress over the 55 minutes.