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

On 26 September 2026, the Circuito di Pomposa in San Giuseppe di Comacchio (Ferrara) hosted the Final of the endurance race on its 1,213-metre circuit. Twenty-two karts took to the start for a race lasting 244 minutes, split into two categories — PRO and AMA — offering a rich strategic and sporting spectacle across more than four hours of racing.

GATEDEV LUBING RACING PRO (kart #17) took the chequered flag first, completing 184 laps in a race decided on timing: the top six PRO teams all reached 184 laps, making every second at the wheel and every pit stop sequence count. Runner-up PFV PRO (kart #19) finished just 9.129 seconds behind, while third-placed GATEDEV RACING TEAM PRO (kart #18) crossed the line at 22.696 seconds. SVK RACING PRO (kart #10) and VENETO KORSE PRO (kart #15) completed the top five, separated by less than six seconds, before SVK SILVER PRO (kart #11) rounded out the 184-lap group at 1:12.963 from the winner.

The absolute fastest lap of the race — 1:11.526 — was set by CINISIO RACING AMA (kart #51), illustrating the raw speed present in the AMA category. Among the PRO teams, lap times were clustered around the 1:11.9 mark at their sharpest, with all nine pit stops completed by the lead teams in identical fashion.

The pace analysis reveals that GATEDEV LUBING RACING PRO held the best pure median race pace of the entire field at 1:12.520, aligning results with raw speed. Their consistency was a hallmark throughout: most stints produced a standard deviation below 0.5 seconds, reflecting very controlled lap-time management over 184 laps. PFV PRO (2nd in pure pace, median 1:12.636) and GATEDEV RACING TEAM PRO (3rd, 1:12.670) confirmed that the podium order mirrored the pace hierarchy almost perfectly.

One of the sharpest contrasts of the race belongs to SVK BLACK AMA (kart #60): ranked 4th in pure pace with a median of 1:12.681 — faster than most PRO teams — they finished only 10th overall. Their 11 pit stops, versus 9 for the top PRO runners, account for the gap in laps completed. Similarly, CARLONI RACING AMA (kart #41) delivered the 6th best pure pace of the field (1:12.757) yet finished 12th, again reflecting the stop-count difference between categories.

On the opposite side of the ledger, COYOTE PRO (kart #33) stands out as the field's strongest strategic performer: ranked only 17th in pure pace (median 1:13.505), they converted that into a 9th-place finish and 182 laps completed — a clear gain through pit-stop management. The most consistent team across the entire race was PURA TEAM AMA (kart #69), posting the lowest lap-time standard deviation in the field at just 0.52 seconds.

Key takeaways for teams: at Pomposa, pure pace and final position aligned tightly for those sharing the same pit-stop strategy. The decisive factor between the PRO teams separated by under 73 seconds across six entries was the combination of median race rhythm and the ability to maintain it across all stints. For AMA teams, the additional pit stops are a structural gap to manage. Teams like SVK BLACK AMA demonstrate that AMA machinery can match PRO pace lap for lap; optimising stop sequences will be the priority for future editions.