2 uurs race · 2 uurs race Race⏱ 2h06

Thirty teams took to the 735-metre circuit of Kartcentrum Lelystad on 19 September 2026 for a 125-minute endurance race. At the chequered flag, FRISTI&CHOCOMEL (kart #34) claimed a convincing victory with 165 laps completed, two laps clear of PUTJES RACING (kart #2, 163 laps) and three ahead of BDE RACING (kart #32, 162 laps). All three podium finishers made 5 pit stops.

The winning team also set the fastest lap of the entire race with a 41.644 s (kart #34), underlining their dominance. Their median race pace of 42.572 s was the best in the field (1st on pure pace), and their consistency was remarkable: an overall standard deviation of just 0.68 s across 165 laps, with six stints all rated stable. No stint showed any sign of significant degradation – a textbook endurance performance.

PUTJES RACING held 2nd place on both the road and on pure pace (median 43.141 s), though their race was less uniform. Their sixth stint showed a median of 44.245 s against an average closer to 42.6–43.4 s in their stronger stints, and their overall standard deviation of 0.98 s was the highest among the podium finishers. Still, they never relinquished their runner-up position.

BDE RACING completed the podium with a solid median pace of 43.547 s and a standard deviation of 0.87 s across six stints. Their fourth stint (median 43.901 s, σ 1.07 s) was their least regular, but they recovered well to hold off the chasing pack.

The most notable performance gap between pace and result belonged to APEX RACING 1 (kart #14, 7th place): they posted the 4th best pure pace in the field (median 43.936 s) and were the most consistent team overall alongside FRISTI&CHOCOMEL (σ 0.68 s), yet finished 7th with only 139 laps – 26 fewer than the winner. APEC RACING 2 (kart #10, 8th, 159 laps) showed the 6th best pure pace (median 44.067 s) with a tidy standard deviation of 0.81 s, converting their consistency into a strong final classification.

ALL WEIGHT NO GAIN (kart #7, 16th) presented the sharpest contrast in the field: their pure pace ranked 10th, but they finished 16th with only 56 laps counted. Their third stint also featured the most pronounced degradation of any analysed stint, slowing by 0.63 s per lap. The gap between their speed and their final result reflects the impact of laps lost during the race.

Further down the order, (W)P(R)S RACING TEAM (kart #26, 5th, 160 laps) finished ahead of ROOKPAUZE ? (kart #22, 6th, 159 laps), despite a lower pure pace ranking (8th, median 44.262 s vs. 7th for ROOKPAUZE ?). Their 3rd stint, the fastest of their race at a median of 43.056 s, was key to their final position.

Key takeaways for teams: At Kartcentrum Lelystad, combining outright pace with low stint-to-stint variability proved decisive. FRISTI&CHOCOMEL's victory rested on both the best raw speed and exemplary consistency throughout six stints. APEX RACING 1's experience shows that pace alone cannot compensate for laps lost on track. Teams aiming for a top-3 should target a median pace below 43.6 s and keep their standard deviation under 0.90 s across all stints.