SWS Team 2h Race 20'+100' · Finale Race⏱ 1h43

The 103-minute endurance final at Eastbelgium Karting (Karting 26, 900 m) on 29 July 2026 brought together 13 teams on a circuit that rewarded consistency as much as outright pace. At the chequered flag, TKR (kart #62) took the win with 97 laps completed, holding off PF RACING (#68) by just 3.377 seconds after more than 100 minutes of racing — a remarkably tight finish at the top.

NO FEAR (#67) completed the podium, also on 97 laps but 40.573 s behind the winner. LUCKY STRIKE (#64) took fourth at 43.842 s, while BKS (#66) rounded out the top five, 59.497 s adrift. All five leading teams posted identical lap counts and each made a single pit stop, underlining how tight the strategic picture was at the front. DGV DANY (#51) finished sixth one lap down, ahead of SLOWLY SIDEWAYS (#52) and GUMP RACING (#63), both classified two laps behind the leaders. PATRICK EDDY (#70), TURFU1 (#69), GERARD (#72) and MERCIER (#65) completed the finishers in positions 9 through 12. JIMMY GA (#61) did not complete the race and is unclassified.

The fastest lap of the race was set by PF RACING in a time of 1:00.361, ahead of TKR's best of 1:00.496 and NO FEAR's 1:00.578.

Digging into the pace analysis, the story of the race is a fascinating contrast between TKR and PF RACING. PF RACING held the best median race pace of the entire field at 1:00.651 — nearly 0.07 s per lap quicker than TKR's 1:00.718 — yet finished second. Their race unfolded in reverse: a more cautious opening stint (42 laps, median 1:01.090) gave way to a dominant second stint (54 laps, median 1:00.562, σ = 0.11 s), the sharpest consistency figure of any stint in the field. The gap was built elsewhere.

TKR's winning edge came from consistency. Their overall regularity standard deviation of 0.18 s was the best of any team across the full race — both stints were rated stable, with a tighter second stint (45 laps, σ = 0.12 s, median 1:00.714). Minimal time lost at the single pit stop and a flawless pace management translated the 3.377 s margin of victory. TKR effectively outperformed their pure pace ranking (2nd fastest) to win on execution.

Further down the order, SLOWLY SIDEWAYS showed notable improvement between stints: their opening 36-lap stint produced a median of 1:02.752, while their second 58-lap stint brought that down sharply to 1:01.615, reflecting a strong second half of the race. MERCIER displayed a similar pattern — an opening stint averaging 1:04.852 (σ = 0.89 s) contrasted with a much cleaner second stint at 1:01.978 (σ = 0.56 s), though the early deficit proved too costly to recover fully. PATRICK EDDY and TURFU1 both showed the reverse trajectory, with their second stints slower and less consistent than their first, ultimately finishing 9th and 10th on the same lap count.

Key takeaways for teams: at Eastbelgium Karting over 103 minutes, pure lap time alone does not guarantee the win. TKR's victory over the fastest team on paper (PF RACING) demonstrates that lap-to-lap regularity and clean execution at the pit stop can compensate for a marginal pace deficit of less than a tenth per lap. Teams targeting the top five should also note that all five leaders completed 97 laps on a single stop — tyre and fuel management across both stints are therefore critical levers for the next edition.