2 uurs race · 2 uurs race Race⏱ 2h06

S&S Racing claimed victory in the 2-hour endurance race held on October 24, 2026 at Kartcentrum Lelystad (735 m), edging out Switch It Topas by just 10.841 seconds after 132 laps. Thirteen teams took the start of this 2 uurs race in Lelystad, delivering a closely fought battle at the top of the standings.

The winning kart #31 completed 132 laps in the 125-minute race, matching the lap count of second-placed Switch It Topas (kart #13) but holding a narrow 10.841-second advantage at the flag. CDS Racing (kart #35) took the final podium step, one lap down. JA Racing finished fourth, four laps adrift, while Gentlemen on Track rounded out the top five. All five teams completed their race with 5 pit stops each, as did the majority of the field. Robbie Racing (10th) was the exception, making 7 pit stops.

The outright fastest lap of the race was set by CDS Racing (kart #35) with a time of 49.142 seconds. The top three qualifiers by best lap were notably tight: Switch It Topas clocked 49.362 s, S&S Racing 49.730 s, and Racing Team Vermeer 49.958 s — all well clear of the rest of the field in terms of raw single-lap pace.

When looking beyond raw lap times, the pure race pace picture tells a compelling story. S&S Racing posted the best median pace of the entire field at 53.091 s per lap, which directly correlates with their overall victory. Switch It Topas was close behind at 53.113 s, confirming the legitimacy of the top-two result. CDS Racing (kart #35) ranked third in pure pace at 53.804 s, matching their podium position. Notably, Robbie Racing held the 5th best pure pace (56.981 s median) despite finishing only 10th — a gap between pace and final position largely attributable to their 7 pit stops against the field norm of 5. In contrast, Painacks Racing (7th overall) posted the slowest median pace of any classified team at 56.752 s, finishing ahead of several faster teams through race management.

In terms of consistency, CDS Racing (kart #35) stood out as the most regular team of the race, with a lap-time standard deviation of just 0.99 seconds — the tightest figure in the field. S&S Racing (1.37 s) and JA Racing (1.22 s) also demonstrated solid regularity throughout the race. At the other end of the spectrum, CDS Racing's second kart (#44) showed higher variation at 2.30 s, while Painacks Racing's opening stint — during which they lost 0.25 s per lap — was the most pronounced single-stint degradation recorded across the race.

Several teams experienced a similar pattern in their opening stint: a natural slowdown of 0.17 to 0.25 s per lap before stabilising. This was observed in S&S Racing (–0.20 s/lap in stint 1), Switch It Topas (–0.17 s/lap), Gentlemen on Track (–0.19 s/lap), Racing Team Vermeer (–0.17 s/lap), Painacks Racing (–0.25 s/lap), and Mooiman (–0.25 s/lap). From the second stint onward, most teams settled into stable, consistent rhythms for the remainder of the race.

Key takeaways for teams: At Kartcentrum Lelystad, the 2026 edition confirmed that the combination of best median pace and consistent regularity is the winning formula. S&S Racing's victory was built on the strongest median lap time in the field, sustained over 6 stints. Managing the opening-stint pace drop — common across nearly all teams — and limiting pit stop count to 5 were equally decisive factors. Robbie Racing's case is a reminder that additional pit stops carry a measurable cost in lap count, regardless of pace. For faster-but-lower-placed teams, closing the gap on pit stop strategy appears to be the clearest area for improvement.