3H ETE 2026 · ENDURANCE Race⏱ 3h05

On 12 July 2026, the Dunois Kart circuit in Lutz-en-Dunois hosted a 184-minute endurance race on the 1,200-metre layout, bringing together 24 teams split between Pro and Amateur categories. At the end of a demanding afternoon, Track Limit by Saintes – Pro (kart #8) took the top step, leading home a tightly contested top four.

Track Limit by Saintes – Pro completed 153 laps and crossed the line ahead of Men's Racing 1 – Pro (kart #14) by 1 minute 01.663 seconds, despite both teams recording exactly the same lap tally. The gap reflects accumulated time across their respective pit cycles. Ranj Team – Pro (kart #5) completed the podium, one lap down. 2R Racing – Pro (kart #4) finished 4th with 152 laps, 24.3 seconds clear of 2R Racing 2 – Pro (kart #9) in 5th, while Les Beenooz – Pro (kart #27) claimed 6th, also on 152 laps. All six top finishers completed eight pit stops apiece.

The fastest lap of the race was set by Track Limit by Saintes – Pro with a 1:03.057, underlining a dominant all-round performance.

From a pure pace perspective, Track Limit by Saintes – Pro held the best median lap time across the race at 1:03.714, also ranking 1st in pure rhythm — a rare alignment of raw speed and race result. Their consistency was equally impressive, posting an overall standard deviation of just 0.44 s across all stints, with a remarkable 0.12 s in their third stint. Men's Racing 1 – Pro backed their runner-up finish with the 2nd-best pure rhythm (1:03.983), confirming a legitimate top-two order.

The most striking gap between pace and result belongs to RJ Team – Amateur (kart #22), who ranked 3rd in pure rhythm (1:04.190) yet finished only 7th. Despite consistent stints — their regularity figure of 0.62 s remains reasonable — their overall lap count suggests that time was lost elsewhere in their race management. Conversely, Dadson – Amateur (kart #20) ranked 9th in pure rhythm but finished 16th, a four-position gap that points to a similar pattern. Meanwhile, 2R Racing 2 – Pro stood out as the most consistent team of the event, recording the lowest standard deviation of all analysed teams at just 0.41 s — a level of regularity that helped them secure 5th overall despite only the 7th-best median pace.

At the other end of the spectrum, Burning Head Team – Pro (kart #19) completed only 47 laps in 6th stint and showed a degradation of 0.27 s per lap as the race progressed — the sharpest pace drop recorded in the field. Drone Kart – Pro (kart #26) provided another notable contrast: ranked 20th in pure rhythm yet finishing 17th, suggesting that their strategy or pit stop timing partially compensated for their pace deficit.

Key takeaways for teams: At Dunois Kart, pure pace and consistency must go hand in hand. Track Limit by Saintes demonstrated that combining the best median rhythm with a very low standard deviation (0.44 s overall) is the winning formula over 184 minutes. Teams like RJ Team and Dadson show that raw speed alone does not translate into positions without efficient pit execution. Managing tyre and driver degradation — as illustrated by Burning Head Team's 0.27 s/lap drop — remains a critical lever over such a duration, particularly on a technical 1,200-metre layout.