Spa Francorchamps 45 min · Finale 45min Race⏱ 7 min

The Finale 45-minute endurance race at Kartcentrum Lelystad (735 m, Lelystad) on 23 September 2026 brought together 14 teams for a closely fought contest decided by a combination of outright pace, pit-stop execution, and lap-time consistency.

DE DRIFTKINGS (kart #42) took the victory, completing 3 laps of pit stops (3 pit stops) and crossing the line 19.282 seconds ahead of TEAM VAK GARAGE (kart #37). Their winning margin in laps over the field was underlined by the gap of one full lap to fourth-placed RAYON MANEGERS. DE DRIFTKINGS also set the fastest lap of the entire race: 43.036 s — the benchmark for the day at Kartcentrum Lelystad.

TEAM VAK GARAGE finished a solid second, 19.282 s back, with a best lap of 43.184 s. SUPERKART CHALLANGE (kart #15) rounded out the podium in third, 26.546 s behind the leaders, posting a best lap of 43.443 s. RAYON MANEGERS (kart #33) came home fourth, a full lap down on the leaders, while TEAM WEET IK VEEL (kart #36) and NOORD HOLLAND RULES (kart #31) completed the top six, separated by just 8.764 s on the road.

Further down the order, SPEEDY GONZALES (kart #34) finished seventh and TEAM PORSCHE (kart #12) eighth, both two laps off the lead pace. TEAM BREMBV (kart #22) crossed the line ninth, two laps down. DE LIMBURGERS (kart #44), TEAM BLAUW (kart #43), DE DIKKE EN DE DUNNE (kart #3), DE DRIFTERS (kart #10) and DE MITSUBISHI BOYS (kart #19) rounded out the field, the last-placed team finishing seven laps adrift.

Turning to the analytical picture, DE DRIFTKINGS were dominant in every dimension: they held the best median race pace (44.984 s) and combined it with solid consistency (σ = 0.6 s) and the fastest lap of the day. There was no gap between their on-track speed and their final result.

The most striking analysis concerns DE DIKKE EN DE DUNNE (kart #3), who posted the second-best median race pace of the entire field (45.129 s, σ = 0.77 s) — faster in pure rhythm than all teams from second to ninth place — yet crossed the line in 12th position. The team made 4 pit stops against 3 for most rivals, which translated into additional time lost in the pit lane that pure pace could not offset. TEAM BREMBV also over-delivered on pace (3rd-best median, 45.382 s, σ = 0.38 s) relative to their 9th-place finish.

On the opposite side, RAYON MANEGERS finished 4th despite only the 10th-best median pace (47.223 s) and the highest consistency spread among the top 6 (σ = 1.01 s), suggesting that their pit-stop timing played a decisive strategic role. SUPERKART CHALLANGE were the most consistent team across the board (σ = 0.21 s), a figure that contributed to their podium finish despite a median pace ranked 4th.

Key takeaways for teams: at Kartcentrum Lelystad, minimising pit-stop count proved critical — DE DIKKE EN DE DUNNE's extra stop cost them at least several positions despite carrying the second-best race rhythm. Lap-time consistency (low σ) was a strong predictor of final position in the top half of the field. Teams aiming for overall victory must combine best-in-class median pace with disciplined pit-stop management, as DE DRIFTKINGS demonstrated on 23 September 2026.