endurance 2H · Finale Race⏱ 2h04

Seven teams lined up on 12 July 2026 at Kart Sensation Auvergne (650 m, Bourg-Lastic) for the 124-minute endurance finale of the Scorpion66-Invest event. After a gruelling race decided lap by lap, it was SCORPION RC KSA (kart #18) that took the chequered flag with 167 laps completed, winning the encounter on a gap classified as "Tour 169" over their closest rival.

TEAM CORREZE (kart #7) crossed the line in second place with 165 laps, 33.328 seconds behind the winner, while SCORPION RC 2 KSA (kart #21) completed the podium one lap down with 168 laps officially counted — the highest lap tally of the field. EQUIPE DU DIMANCHE // KWACK (kart #23) finished fourth, six laps adrift, ahead of SUNDAYS DRIVERS /// RAIDES BOULES (kart #19) in fifth, seven laps down. TEAM COUZ // ADML 2 (kart #11) took sixth, ten laps from the leaders. TEAM MAURIN // DAR TEAM (kart #15) rounded out the classification in seventh, 16 laps behind. All teams except the seventh-placed entry completed 7 pit stops; kart #15 made 8 passages at the pits. The best lap of the race was set by TEAM CORREZE in a time of 39.735 seconds.

The pace analysis reveals a convincing performance from the winners. SCORPION RC KSA posted the best pure pace of the race with a median lap time of 40.662 s, and the best consistency figure of the field with a standard deviation of just 0.33 s across all their timed laps. All seven of their stints were classified as stable in terms of degradation — a remarkable level of control over the full 124 minutes.

SCORPION RC 2 KSA presented the most intriguing pace-versus-result paradox: ranked 2nd in pure pace (median 40.713 s, consistency 0.36 s), they ultimately finished third on the road. Their race was highly consistent across all seven stints, and their lap count of 168 was actually the highest of all seven teams, underlining that their third place owes more to the structure of the classification than to any pace shortfall.

TEAM CORREZE, third in pure pace (median 40.723 s), managed to finish second on the road — outperforming their pace ranking through strategic pit-stop execution. Their 7-stint race included their fastest median relais in stint 3 (40.149 s), where they also set the outright race best lap of 39.735 s. Their consistency varied more than the top two (0.52 s overall), but their racecraft delivered a net gain of one position over their pure pace standing.

Further down the order, TEAM COUZ // ADML 2 showed the most variable pace of the field, with an overall standard deviation of 1.10 s. Their stint 7 slowed at a rate of 0.17 s per lap, and their final stint 8 showed significant scatter (σ = 1.80 s). TEAM MAURIN // DAR TEAM experienced their sharpest degradation in stint 3, where pace fell away at 0.51 s per lap.

Key takeaways for teams: At Kart Sensation Auvergne, SCORPION RC KSA demonstrated that combining the best median pace with the tightest consistency is the winning formula — their σ of 0.33 s was the lowest in the field and their pace never wavered across any of their seven stints. SCORPION RC 2 KSA's higher lap count (168) and strong pure pace (2nd) show that converting pace into classification positions depends equally on pit-stop timing and on-track management. TEAM CORREZE's ability to punch above their pace ranking through strategic stops confirms that in a 124-minute endurance race, strategy remains a decisive variable alongside raw speed.