Summer Series 26 (Prova 05/05) · Finale Race⏱ 4h04

The Finale endurance race at the Circuito di Pomposa in San Giuseppe di Comacchio (Ferrara) delivered four hours of intense racing across 22 teams on the 1,213-metre circuit. Over 244 minutes, the event put consistency, pit-stop execution and raw pace to the test in equal measure.

GATEDEV LUBING RACING PRO (kart #17) took the chequered flag after completing 184 laps, edging out PFV PRO (#19) by just 9.129 seconds at the end of the final lap. GATEDEV RACING TEAM PRO (#18) completed the podium, a further 13.5 seconds adrift. All three podium finishers matched the same lap count and pit-stop count (9 stops each), making the margins at the end of 244 minutes remarkably tight.

From a pure-pace perspective, the standings closely mirrored the rhythm analysis. GATEDEV LUBING RACING PRO posted the best median lap time of the race at 1:12.520, confirming their position at the head of the field was no accident. PFV PRO followed with the 2nd-best median pace (1:12.636), and GATEDEV RACING TEAM PRO 3rd (1:12.670). These three teams translated their pace advantage directly into results.

Consistency was a defining characteristic at the front. GATEDEV LUBING RACING PRO recorded a lap-time standard deviation of just 0.68 s across all stints — the best of any Pro team — while SVK RACING PRO (4th, #10) was the most consistent single team in the field with 0.56 s, matching CINISIO RACING AMA. SVK RACING PRO's 4th-place finish came despite holding only the 8th-best median pace, a result that underlines the value of consistency and clean strategy over a long race.

The most striking gap between speed and final position belonged to SVK BLACK AMA (#60, 10th). With the 4th-best median lap time in the entire field (1:12.681) — faster than five of the six teams ranked ahead of it — the team nevertheless finished 10th, four laps down. With 11 pit stops compared to the 9 taken by the Pro frontrunners, the additional time lost in the pit lane proved decisive.

On the other side of the ledger, COYOTE PRO (#33) finished 9th despite posting only the 17th-best pace in the race (median 1:13.505), demonstrating how strategic management can compensate for a pace deficit over a long distance.

The fastest lap of the race was set by CINISIO RACING AMA (#51) in a remarkable 1:11.526, the quickest single lap posted by any team across the 244 minutes of racing. In the Pro class, PFV PRO led in outright lap speed with a best of 1:11.889.

Among the Amateur teams, PURA TEAM AMA (#69) stood out as the most consistent outfit of the entire field, recording the lowest lap-time standard deviation of all 22 teams at 0.52 s, finishing 13th. CARLONI RACING AMA (#41) and CINISIO RACING AMA (#51) also showed strong median paces for their class but, like SVK BLACK AMA, could not bridge the gap created by the additional pit stops inherent to the AMA category.

Key takeaways for teams: At Pomposa, the gap between a 9-stop and an 11-stop strategy represented several laps of track time that pure speed alone could not recover. The top three finishers combined the best median paces with the same pit-stop count, leaving no room for rivals to exploit strategy. For Amateur teams, the data confirms that consistency — as shown by PURA TEAM AMA's 0.52 s standard deviation — is achievable at pace levels competitive with the Pro field, and represents the clearest lever for closing the gap in future editions.