AMAZING DRIVERS ENDURANCE · CARRERA 5H Race⏱ 4h48

The CARRERA 5H held on 31 October 2026 at Castelloli (4,250 m circuit, Cronosystem2) brought together 34 teams for 288 minutes of racing. At the end of a demanding afternoon, PIKANTO RACING (kart #9) crossed the line first with 117 laps completed, edging out JF RACING (#83) by just 11.153 seconds — a tight margin that underlines how closely matched the frontrunners were. TECSYMOLD RACING TEAM (#43) completed the podium, 18.063 seconds behind the winner. The top four teams all finished on 117 laps with three pit stops each, separated by only 36.7 seconds — a remarkably compressed finish for a near five-hour race.

The fastest lap of the race was set by TECSYMOLD RACING TEAM in 2:03.989, the only team to dip below the 2:04 barrier. Despite this outright pace, Tecsymold had to settle for third place, illustrating the importance of overall consistency across a full endurance stint.

The pure-pace analysis tells a striking story. SCN TEAM (#41, 11th overall) recorded the best median pace of the entire field at 2:06.857 — faster than every team ahead of them in the standings. Their 113 laps and three pit stops placed them outside the top ten, yet their lap-time regularity (σ = 1.55 s) was among the most controlled in the race. JF RACING meanwhile earned the title of most consistent team overall with a standard deviation of just 1.41 s, a level of regularity that directly underpinned their runner-up finish.

Among the frontrunners, PIKANTO RACING showed a composed approach: their first two stints ran at a median of around 2:08, before a stronger final stint at 2:05.761 median brought them home in front. Their overall median pace ranked only 5th on the grid, meaning their result owed much to tactical execution and reliability across their three pit stops. CRAKSRACING TEAM (#45, 4th) similarly sustained a steady median of 2:07.5 throughout, with no notable degradation across stints.

Several teams suffered clear drops in pace during one of their stints. JMAX ARSOL TEAM (#11, 5th) recorded the sharpest single-stint degradation of any analysed team: in their third stint (6 laps), pace fell by 1.61 s per lap, with a standard deviation of 3.5 s — a stint of high variability that cost them dearly. LIONZES RD (#33, 7th) also lost 1.13 s/lap in their third stint before stabilising. SEEN-AM (#95, 6th), the only top-six team to make four pit stops, showed two stints with moderate degradation but recovered well in their final run.

Further down the order, ATEAM (#73, 25th) stands out as the most notable underperformer relative to pure pace: ranked 7th on raw speed but finishing 25th, their 96 laps tell of a difficult race operationally. Conversely, HOMELESS ENDURANCE (#88, 10th) outperformed their pace ranking (23rd) to finish 10th — a result built on solid management rather than outright speed.

Key takeaways for teams: At Castelloli over a 288-minute race, pace rank alone does not determine the result. The top four were separated by less than 37 seconds across 117 laps, with consistency (σ below 2.0 s) and clean pit-stop execution proving decisive. Teams capable of holding their median pace in the final stint — as PIKANTO RACING and TECSYMOLD did — gained significantly on those who degraded in the closing phases. Managing stint length to avoid the pace cliff, particularly around laps 6–10 of a stint under pressure, is a clear area of gain for future editions.