1 uurs race · Finale Race⏱ 1h09

The endurance final at Kartcentrum Lelystad (735 m), held on 6 September 2026, brought together 19 teams for 68 minutes of racing on the Lelystad circuit. The event delivered a clear verdict at the top, with VRG RACING TEAM (kart #2) claiming a dominant victory.

VRG RACING TEAM took the win with 53 laps completed — a lower lap count than the runners-up, reflecting a strategic single pit stop that kept the team on track for the full duration. Their advantage over second-placed NIEK FENNEMANN (kart #42, 85 laps) was ultimately settled by a one-lap margin on the road. JR RACING (kart #14) rounded out the podium, also on 85 laps, just 1.728 seconds behind Niek Fennemann. A.A.L. RACING (kart #24) finished fourth, one lap down, while KEES PROOCE (kart #11) and RARA VITARA (kart #40) completed the top six.

The fastest lap of the race was set by VRG RACING TEAM with a time of 41.140 s, underlining their outright pace advantage. NIEK FENNEMANN posted the second-best lap at 41.808 s, ahead of A.A.L. RACING (41.965 s) and JR RACING (42.017 s).

The analysis reveals that VRG RACING TEAM (kart #2) held the best pure pace of the entire field, with a median lap time of 41.528 s across 52 racing laps in a single stint. Their consistency was equally impressive: a standard deviation of just 0.32 s made them the most regular team in the race, maintaining a stable tempo from start to finish. NIEK FENNEMANN (2nd in pure pace, median 42.430 s) and JR RACING (3rd, 42.465 s) confirmed their positions at the front, both showing solid regularity — JR RACING was particularly impressive in their second stint, dropping their standard deviation to 0.20 s over 45 laps.

A.A.L. RACING showed an interesting profile: a median of 42.590 s placed them 4th in pure pace, but their first stint was markedly less consistent (σ = 0.80 s) before settling considerably in the second (σ = 0.27 s). GAS LOS (kart #18) delivered one of the most consistent performances of the midfield, holding an identical median of 42.836 s across both stints, with regularity improving to 0.20 s in the second relais. FRISTI RACING similarly improved between their first (σ = 0.71 s) and second stint (σ = 0.27 s).

At the back of the field, FLYING EAGLE (kart #19, 16 laps down) recorded the most significant pace drop of the race — slowing by 0.43 s per lap across their third stint — and made six pit stops, the most of any team. AMATEURS (kart #45) also required four pit stops. JUS C-HRT (kart #15) and PEKKEL PIJLSTOK (kart #32) were the only other teams to make two stops.

Key takeaways for teams: At Kartcentrum Lelystad, outright pace and consistency are decisive. VRG RACING TEAM's victory was built on both dimensions simultaneously — the fastest median time and the lowest standard deviation in the field. Teams in the middle order (A.A.L. RACING, FRISTI RACING) showed that improving consistency between stints is achievable and directly impacts finishing position. Managing pit stop frequency also proved significant: those teams completing a single stop were overwhelmingly better placed than those requiring more.