2 uurs race · 2 uurs race Race⏱ 35 min

The 2-Hour Endurance Race at Kartcentrum Lelystad (735 m, Lelystad) brought together 30 teams on August 15, 2026 for a demanding sprint of consistency, strategy and raw pace. At the flag, it was R&T (kart #2) who took the victory with 48 laps completed, edging out the field with a dominant all-round performance.

R&T led every metric that matters. Their median race pace of 42.768 s was the best of the entire field (1st in pure pace), and they backed it up with an overall consistency of 1.03 s standard deviation. Across two stints — the first covering 23 laps (median 43.103 s), the second 22 laps (median 42.687 s, σ 0.55 s) — the team never faltered. The fastest lap of the race also belonged to them: 41.861 s. With just 4 pit stops, their strategy was clean and efficient.

PJK RACING (kart #15) finished second, 1 lap down, with the 2nd-best pure pace (median 43.124 s). Across three stints, they showed solid consistency (σ 1.12 s overall) and even accelerated by 0.61 s/lap during their third stint, demonstrating strong driver pace at the end of the race. Five pit stops did not cost them the podium.

LIMBOURGINI MOTORPSORT (kart #26) completed the podium, also 1 lap behind the winner. Third in pure pace (median 43.645 s), their opening stint showed some variability (σ 2.04 s) before the team settled into a strong 26-lap middle stint at a median of 43.481 s and σ of just 0.65 s.

Just off the podium, NEEDFORSPEED (kart #18) delivered perhaps the most undervalued drive of the day. 4th in pure pace (median 43.647 s) with 48 laps completed, they finished only 5th — a single position below their pace deserved. KERB CRUSHERS (kart #29) told a similar story: 5th in pure pace (median 43.571 s over a dominant 41-lap second stint) but classified 10th, illustrating how a difficult opening stint can weigh heavily on final standings.

At the opposite end, NIGEL MOTORSPORT #67 (kart #16) finished 11th despite ranking only 17th in pure pace — a notable result achieved through strategic discipline. Meanwhile, FAMILY 1 (kart #38) had the 9th-best pure pace across the field but ended up 19th, a gap that points to time lost elsewhere in the race.

Among the regularity notes, WELL CITY RACING 2 (kart #3) posted σ 0.97 s across 48 laps on a 4-stop strategy, finishing 4th — their consistency playing a key role in securing a top-four result despite ranking only 6th in pace. BIJS RACING (kart #37) recorded the steepest degradation of the race, losing 0.48 s/lap during their first stint.

Key takeaways for teams: At Kartcentrum Lelystad, raw pace alone is not enough — R&T proved that combining the best median lap time with strong consistency and a lean 4-stop strategy is the winning formula. Teams with genuine speed like KERB CRUSHERS and FAMILY 1 left points on the table due to difficult opening stints, underscoring how critical it is to be on pace from lap one. For mid-field teams, the example of NIGEL MOTORSPORT #67 shows that disciplined pit strategy can overcome a pace deficit and gain multiple positions by the flag.