1 uurs race · Finale Race⏱ 1h09

The Endurance Final at Kartcentrum Lelystad (735 m) brought together 29 teams for a 68-minute race on 26 August 2026. With all the regulars of the circuit on the grid, the event delivered a tight and richly tactical contest from lights out to the chequered flag.

DRR R.WEGGEMANS (kart #15) took the overall victory with 83 laps completed, crossing the line 9.9 seconds ahead of MILAN (#23, 83 laps) and 39.3 seconds clear of THE APEX PREDATOR (#44, 83 laps). The top three all shared the same lap count, making on-track pace and pit-stop execution the decisive factors. DRR R.WEGGEMANS also set the fastest lap of the race — a 42.239 s — underlining their speed over the full distance.

In the pace analysis, it is MILAN who posted the best pure median pace of the field at 42.960 s, edging DRR R.WEGGEMANS (42.983 s, 2nd in pace) by just 23 thousandths. However, MILAN's slightly higher variability (regularité: 0.86 s std dev versus 0.54 s for the winner) ultimately cost them the top step. DRR R.WEGGEMANS combined a very long opening stint of 69 laps — run at a stable 42.922 s median with an excellent 0.45 s standard deviation — with a composed 13-lap second stint to manage the gap. THE APEX PREDATOR completed the podium with a remarkably consistent performance (0.66 s std dev across 83 laps), their second stint actually proving slightly quicker than the first.

LUC MEIJ (#29, 4th, 82 laps) was the most consistent team of the entire race, posting the lowest standard deviation of all analysed teams at just 0.47 s — a near-metronomic effort across both their stints. BLUE RACER (#31, 5th) and FRIELING (#10, 6th) rounded out the teams on 82 laps.

Further down, two results stand out. MATTHIAS (#41, 27th overall) carried the 9th best pure pace of all analysed teams but completed only 46 laps and made 3 pit stops, illustrating how on-track speed counts for nothing when running time is lost in the pits. Conversely, ALONSO=GOAT♥️ (#21, 14th) ranked only 19th on pure pace yet finished 14th overall — a clear example of strategic efficiency converting raw pace into result. NMLK 1 (#18, 24th) was the only other team to exceed one pit stop among the top finishers, recording 4 passages and finishing 24th.

At the back of the field, FINNRACING was classified 29th with a gap of 38 laps and no tour count recorded, while LEURAAP (26th, 74 laps) and SPARROW RACING (25th, 75 laps) also struggled to match the pace of the leading group.

Key takeaways for teams: The 2026 Lelystad Final confirmed that a single, well-timed pit stop combined with strong consistency is the winning formula on this 735 m circuit. MILAN's raw pace was superior, yet DRR R.WEGGEMANS' tighter lap-to-lap regularity proved decisive. LUC MEIJ's consistency figures serve as a benchmark for any team targeting the podium. Multiple pit stops, as shown by MATTHIAS and NMLK 1, represent a significant handicap unless offset by exceptional pace — and in this field, that margin simply was not there.