ENDURANCE 12H EDITION 2026 · ENDURANCE Race⏱ 8h04

On 17 October 2026, the Dunois Kart circuit in Lutz-en-Dunois hosted a gruelling 484-minute endurance race on the 1,100-metre Piste 1200m, bringing together 16 teams split between Pro and Amateur categories.

INFINITY RACING - PRO (kart #23) took the overall victory with 309 laps completed and 19 pit stops. The team also set the fastest lap of the entire race with a 1:01.905, the sharpest time recorded across all 16 entries. Their median race pace of 1:03.121 ranked them 2nd in pure pace, yet their ability to string together consistent, progressive stints — particularly stints 5, 6 and 7, where the median pace hovered between 1:02.455 and 1:03.039 with a standard deviation as low as 0.25 s — proved decisive. Over the course of the event, their overall consistency stood at 1.00 s standard deviation, one of the tightest among the top finishers.

2R RACING 1 - PRO (kart #27) crossed the line in 2nd place, 5 laps down on the winner, also completing 19 pit stops. Their median pace of 1:03.262 placed them only 5th in pure pace rankings. A standout final stint of 115 laps at a median of 1:03.128 showed strong endurance management, but a more variable overall profile (standard deviation: 1.16 s) — with two stints in the 1:06 bracket — left them unable to challenge for the win.

LES BEENOOZ 1 - PRO (kart #5) claimed 3rd place with 313 laps, 6 laps behind the leader and 19 pit stops. Their median pace of 1:03.809 ranked only 18th in pure pace, but they accumulated laps steadily across 11 stints. Notably, their final two stints dropped to a median of 1:02.809 and 1:02.600 respectively — a strong late-race charge.

MEN'S RACING - PRO (kart #11) finished 4th, 25.295 seconds behind 3rd. Their pure pace (median 1:03.311, 6th overall) was promising, but their consistency was the weakest in the top four, at 1.53 s standard deviation. Stints 3 and 5 in particular showed median lap times around 1:06.8 and 1:07.2, creating time losses that ultimately cost them positions. Their final stint of 186 laps at 1:03.079 median, however, confirmed strong underlying pace once conditions stabilised.

Among the most striking analytical findings, LES BEENOOZ 3 - PRO (kart #7) posted the best pure pace of the entire field, a median of 1:02.815 with a 0.51 s standard deviation, yet finished only 7th in the corresponding analysis segment. BRO'S TEAM - PRO (kart #22) stands out as the team that completed the most laps in the analysis, 383 tours, with exemplary consistency (0.57 s standard deviation) across 10 stints, reflecting a model of endurance regularity. In the Amateur category, RICARD TURBO TEAM (kart #8) ranked 4th in pure pace across the entire field despite finishing 13th overall — a notable performance gap suggesting strong raw speed not fully converted into classification. Conversely, MORIN RACING TEAM - PRO achieved 2nd place in its analysis segment with a pace ranking of only 21st, illustrating the decisive role of strategy and pit-stop management in a race of this length.

Key takeaways for teams: In a nearly eight-hour endurance at Dunois Kart, raw pace alone was not sufficient. The winner combined the fastest lap of the race with growing pace across successive stints and tight lap-time consistency. Teams that suffered large intra-stint variations — whether through irregular driving or difficult pace management — lost significant ground regardless of their underlying speed. Pure-pace leaders who could not sustain their rhythm over a full race length found themselves well down the final order. Pit-stop strategy (all Pro teams on 19 stops) was largely uniform at the front, meaning consistency and late-race pace were the true differentiators.