TROPHEE DES POMPIERS 2026 · ENDURANCE Race⏱ 3h05

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

All twelve teams made 8 pit stops over the course of the race, with the exception of Pompiers Terminiers Lumeau (kart #24), who made 9 passages to the pits and ultimately finished last, 14 laps behind the leaders.

The fastest lap of the race was set by Les Fangios in a time of 1:03.706, recorded during their final stint. This performance is consistent with their status as the quickest team across the entire event: their median race pace of 1:04.844 ranked them 1st in pure speed, and their lap-time standard deviation of 0.86 s underlines a very high level of consistency across nine stints, all rated stable.

Kartmasutra, the runners-up, were equally impressive in terms of discipline: they posted the best consistency figure of the entire field with a standard deviation of 0.84 s, and a median pace of 1:05.024 — just 0.18 s/lap behind the winners. Their opening stint of 26 laps at 1:04.560 median pace was the longest single stint observed in the top two and set the tone for a controlled, measured race.

La New Team (3rd, 148 laps) showed solid, regular pace across nine stints, with a median of 1:05.857 and a standard deviation of 0.86 s. Their opening stint showed acceleration of 0.28 s/lap, suggesting an early warm-up phase before reaching their true rhythm.

One of the most striking analytical findings concerns CIS Digny (kart #5, 7th): with a median pace of 1:06.203 and a pure-pace ranking of 4th, they were significantly quicker than their final position suggests. Conversely, BSPD (kart #18, 4th) finished well above their pace ranking of 7th, with a median of 1:06.412 — their result is a testament to strategic efficiency at the pit stops.

Bouville Le Gault (5th, 147 laps) displayed the most contrasted consistency profile in the top five, with a standard deviation of 1.32 s. Their first and fourth stints both showed elevated median times (1:08.217 and 1:08.014 respectively), while their best stints dipped below 1:06.000. CMA (8th) and Team SRA (9th), despite both completing 145 laps, were separated by 49.279 seconds — a gap that reflects very different pace profiles over the 184 minutes.

La Gauloise (11th) recorded the sharpest degradation of the race: in their 4th stint, their pace dropped by 0.35 s/lap over 14 laps, their highest standard deviation of the event at 2.20 s. Similar trends appeared in stints 7 (–0.30 s/lap) and, to a lesser extent, in others — a pattern that ultimately cost them dearly in the final standings, finishing 8 laps off the pace.

Key takeaways for competing teams: The Dunois Kart endurance on 12 September 2026 confirmed that pace consistency over nine stints proved as decisive as raw speed. Les Fangios combined the best median rhythm with the best single lap, making them virtually untouchable. Teams like CIS Digny must focus on converting pace potential into laps completed, while BSPD's ability to punch above their pace level through strategic execution offers a valuable lesson in race management.