endurance · Les 4Heures Race

Twenty-one teams took to the AXS ONE SHOT circuit (1.200 km) at CRKART on 26 July 2026 for the Les 4 Heures endurance race, a demanding test of pace, consistency and pit-stop strategy.

RED KRONOS (kart #17) claimed overall victory with 189 laps completed, edging out RK7 TEAM PRO (kart #7) by 23.610 seconds after four hours of racing. Both teams shared the same lap count, as did third-placed RACING UP ALPHA (kart #9), who finished a further 20.460 s back. All three teams at the front called at the pits on 7 occasions, reflecting an identical strategic framework among the leading runners.

The best lap of the entire race was set by RK7 TEAM PRO with a 1:08.245, the sharpest single lap of the day. RED KRONOS responded with a best of 1:08.379 and RACING UP ALPHA with 1:08.435, underlining how tightly matched the top three were over a single flying lap.

Looking at pure pace across the full race distance, the analysis confirms that RED KRONOS held the best median lap time (1:08.850) among all 21 starters, making them the deserved winners on both merit and result. Their seven stints were all classified as stable, with an overall consistency figure of 0.81 seconds standard deviation — a solid benchmark over four hours. RK7 TEAM PRO (median 1:08.934, σ 0.80 s) matched them in regularity and pushed hardest in their third stint, where they recorded the race's fastest lap.

RACING UP ALPHA is the team worth watching most closely in the data. Running a notable eight stints — one more than the field norm — they managed their tyre and fuel windows differently. Their seventh stint did show a slight drop in pace (slowing by 0.16 s/lap), but they recovered in the eighth to post a 1:08.853 median, ultimately holding third place by a 20.460 s margin.

One of the most striking findings from the race analysis concerns FORZA RACING TEAM (kart #12, 17th at the flag): despite finishing 5th in terms of pure pace ranking, they ended the race in 18th place — the largest gap between performance and result in the entire field, pointing to significant time lost outside of racing laps.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, MG RACING (kart #2, 6th overall) was the most consistent team of the race, recording a standard deviation of just 0.51 seconds — the lowest of all 21 entries. Finishing 6th on 187 laps, one lap down on the leaders, their discipline over 7 stints was exemplary.

Further back, SUPERNOVA (kart #14) finished 12th overall but ranked only 17th in pure pace — meaning they extracted more from their strategy than their raw speed would suggest. Meanwhile M.D.P. (4th, 186 laps) held the 4th-best pace ranking to match their finishing position, a clean performance throughout.

Key takeaways for teams: At CRKART's AXS ONE SHOT layout, winning the pure pace battle translates directly into the result — RED KRONOS proved this. However, the gap between FORZA RACING TEAM's pace (5th) and finish (18th) is a reminder that lost time in the pits or on out-laps can undo a strong underlying speed. MG RACING's consistency benchmark (σ 0.51 s) sets the standard for regularity. Teams running extra stints, like RACING UP ALPHA, should monitor mid-race pace degradation closely to avoid giving back gains earned earlier in the stint sequence.