2 uurs race · 2 uurs race Race⏱ 2h03

The Kartcentrum Lelystad hosted its 2-hour endurance race on 5 September 2026, with 19 teams lining up on the 735-metre circuit in Lelystad. After 123 minutes of racing, it was SUYO-RACING (kart #20) who took the chequered flag with 161 laps completed, edging out KUKULEKU (kart #6) by just 24.070 seconds — both teams sharing the same lap count. ROOKIES (kart #30) rounded out the podium, one lap down in third.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by KUKULEKU with a stunning 42.131 seconds, the quickest single lap of the day. SUYO-RACING's own best lap of 42.946 s was enough to match ROOKIES (42.947 s) almost identically, underscoring how tightly contested the front of the field was. BABS RACING TEAM (kart #22) finished fourth, just 4.984 s behind ROOKIES despite completing 160 laps. Every classified finisher in the top nine had completed five pit stops.

Looking beyond the raw standings, the pace analysis reveals a striking story. LOST IN PACE 🐌 (kart #33) recorded the best median race pace of all teams at 43.596 s per lap, yet finished only fifth — the result of completing just 104 laps, well short of the leaders. Their consistency was equally impressive, with a standard deviation of only 0.69 s across their stints. The pace was there; the lap count was not.

Another eye-catching case is FREELESTYNRACING (kart #42), who posted the 3rd best pure pace in the field (place_au_rythme_pur: 3) but crossed the line in 10th, having completed only 97 laps — again pointing to time lost away from the track rather than any lack of outright speed.

SUYO-RACING's victory was built on remarkable consistency. With a median race pace of 43.663 s (2nd best in the field) and a regularity standard deviation of just 0.66 s, all six of their stints were rated as stable. They never showed signs of drift or degradation throughout the 123-minute race, converting their pace into laps with clinical efficiency and five well-managed pit stops.

KUKULEKU, though 6th in pure pace ranking (median 43.946 s), showed considerable variation between stints — their standard deviation of 1.10 s was the highest among the top three — with relay paces ranging from 42.616 s to 44.734 s. Their lightning-fast lap of 42.131 s stands as the race's absolute benchmark, but inconsistency between stints prevented them from threatening SUYO-RACING more seriously.

GROEI-MATEN (kart #44) illustrated the cost of inter-stint swings: relay medians alternated between 43.5 s and 45.8 s, producing the highest standard deviation among the top nine (1.17 s) and a 7th-place finish. Meanwhile, RECHT ZO DIE GAAT (kart #19) managed a strong early pace but slipped to 12th overall after 72 laps, while their sibling entry (kart #29) showed a measurable slowdown of 0.44 s/lap in its final stint.

Key takeaways for teams: At Kartcentrum Lelystad, raw lap speed alone is not enough. SUYO-RACING's victory demonstrates that a stable median pace — sustained across every stint with minimal drift — combined with five clean pit stops converts more reliably into laps completed than a team capable of isolated fast laps. Teams with strong pace but a reduced lap count (LOST IN PACE 🐌, FREELESTYNRACING) must examine where time was lost during pit cycles. Maintaining consistency (standard deviation below 0.70 s) across all stints appears to be a decisive advantage on this 735-metre circuit.