TROPHEE DES POMPIERS 2026 · ENDURANCE Race⏱ 3h05

On 12 September 2026, the Dunois Kart circuit in Lutz-en-Dunois hosted an endurance race spanning 184 minutes on the 1,200-metre layout, with 12 teams on the grid. At the chequered flag, Les Fangios (kart #3) claimed victory with 150 laps completed, edging out Kartmasutra (kart #14) by just 6.167 seconds — a tight margin that reflected a closely fought battle at the front. La New Team (kart #20) completed the podium, two laps down.

The gap widens further back: BSPD (kart #18, 147 laps) and Bouville le Gault (kart #19, 147 laps) shared the same lap count, separated by 6.815 seconds in 4th and 5th. CIS Maintenon (6th) and CIS Digny (7th) both finished on 146 laps, while CMA (8th) and Team SRA (9th) each recorded 145 laps. Les Pépères (10th, 143 laps), La Gauloise (11th, 142 laps) and Pompiers Terminiers Lumeau (12th, 136 laps) rounded out the field. All teams made 8 pit stops, with the exception of Pompiers Terminiers Lumeau who made 9.

The fastest lap of the race was set by Les Fangios at 1:03.706, posted during their final stint — a mark no rival could match throughout the entire 184 minutes.

The analysis confirms that Les Fangios dominated on every metric: best overall pace with a median race rhythm of 1:04.844 and a remarkable overall consistency figure of 0.86 s standard deviation. All nine of their stints were rated stable, with no perceptible degradation from start to finish — a textbook display of endurance management.

Kartmasutra were the closest challengers, posting the 2nd best pure pace (median 1:05.024) and the best consistency figure of the entire field at 0.84 s. Despite matching Les Fangios lap-for-lap in total distance, they were never able to close the gap, underlining the tiny but decisive edge held by the race winners.

CIS Digny stand out as the pace-vs-result anomaly of the day: 4th best pure rhythm (median 1:06.203) but only 7th at the flag. Conversely, BSPD finished 4th despite posting only the 7th best median pace (1:06.412), demonstrating how strategic consistency across 147 laps can outweigh raw speed. Bouville le Gault showed notable irregularity in pace (overall consistency: 1.32 s), with stints 1 and 4 showing notably slower medians, which partially explains the gap to BSPD despite a comparable lap count.

La Gauloise recorded the most severe pace drop of the race: stint 4 saw a degradation of 0.35 s per lap, and stint 7 a further loss of 0.30 s per lap — episodes that cost the team meaningful ground in the second half of the race and contributed to their 11th-place finish.

Key takeaways for teams: At Dunois Kart, the 2026 edition confirmed that pure pace must be backed by unwavering consistency — Les Fangios and Kartmasutra both demonstrated sub-0.90 s standard deviations across the full race distance. Teams like CIS Digny, capable of strong rhythm, will need to address the gap between their pure pace and their classified result. Managing tyre and driver degradation in the second half of stints appears critical on this 1,200-metre circuit.