Spa Francorchamps 45 min · Finale 45min Race⏱ 53 min

The 45-minute endurance final at Kartcentrum Lelystad (735 m circuit, Lelystad) on 30 September 2026 brought together 14 teams for 53 minutes of racing. When the chequered flag fell, it was FAVORIET (kart #24) who took the top step, completing 58 laps and signing the fastest lap of the race with a stunning 43.489 s.

The podium was completed by APK ZONDER GARANTIE (kart #16), also on 58 laps but 7.223 seconds adrift, and APK MET GARANTIE (kart #37), equally on 58 laps, a further 34.484 s back. TEAM FIRST (kart #44) was the fourth team to complete 58 laps, finishing 8th overall — a gap explained by pace, as we shall see. Fourth place went to AUTO LAST (kart #2) on 57 laps, ahead of GAS EROP (kart #15) and DE DEURDOUWERS (kart #26), also on 57 laps. Every classified team made exactly 3 pit stops.

The pace analysis confirms FAVORIET's dominance: their median race pace of 44.306 s was the best in the field, and their overall consistency (standard deviation of 0.82 s) was excellent. Across their four stints, they showed an encouraging acceleration in stint 1 (gaining 0.18 s/lap), two highly stable middle stints anchored around 44.1–44.4 s, and a mild slowdown of 0.18 s/lap in the closing stint — a natural consequence of tyre wear rather than any dramatic drop-off. Their best lap in the final stint, 43.489 s, is the fastest of the entire race.

APK ZONDER GARANTIE confirmed second place in pure pace too, with a median of 44.614 s and remarkable consistency across stints 2–4 (standard deviation between 0.43 and 0.54 s). APK MET GARANTIE were third in pace as well (45.057 s median), and the most consistent team in the top three, with an overall standard deviation of just 0.68 s across all four stints, all trending stable.

A notable case is GEEN GRIP (kart #36): their pure pace ranked them 5th in the field (median 45.400 s), yet they finished only 7th. The culprit was their final stint, where pace degraded sharply by 0.64 s/lap — the steepest drop of any team in the race — dragging their overall standard deviation up to 1.78 s, the worst in the field. Stints 2 and 4 also showed elevated median times (47.984 s and 48.329 s respectively), pointing to costly inconsistencies that erased the potential of their raw speed.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, TEAM FIRST (kart #44) was the most consistent team of the day, with an overall standard deviation of only 0.54 s and four perfectly stable stints ranging from 45.34 to 45.52 s — but their pace ranked only 6th, explaining their 8th-place finish despite maximum regularity. Meanwhile, GAS EROP punched above their weight: despite ranking only 7th in pure pace, they converted that into a 5th-place finish, underlining the value of clean, error-free racing.

Key takeaways for teams: At Kartcentrum Lelystad, outright pace and consistency must go hand in hand. FAVORIET showed that best median pace combined with solid regularity is the winning formula. GEEN GRIP's experience is a cautionary tale — raw speed counts for nothing if one stint unravels. Teams should also note that GAS EROP's clean execution turned a mid-pack pace into a top-5 result: minimising costly laps matters as much as chasing best lap times.