6 HEURES · Finale Race⏱ 5h31

The 5h30 endurance final at KARTHORS (Parc d'Activité Cahors Sud, Cieurac) brought together 15 teams on the 800-metre karting circuit on 26 September 2026. After a demanding race of attrition, it was AKCL RACING (kart #1) that took the chequered flag ahead of the field, completing 406 laps to claim victory.

AKCL RACING crossed the line with a one-lap advantage over HDG CORSA (kart #4), who finished second with 405 laps. LEVEL ART (kart #7) rounded out the podium in third, three laps down on the winner. OSB (kart #9) finished fourth at four laps, while ART ROUGE (kart #3) completed the top five, five laps off the pace. VIROQU RACING (kart #8) took sixth, followed by ART BLEU (kart #10) in seventh. LES LIMOUZIS (kart #18) and RACING BOULES (kart #2) filled the eighth and ninth positions respectively, the latter separated from eighth by just 6.203 seconds. ART JAUNE (kart #15) came tenth, 6.364 seconds further back. The remainder of the field — AKS, DAVID., ROUES CARRES, LES SURVOLTÉS and TEAM MERGUEZ — completed positions 11 through 15, with the last-placed team finishing 20 laps down on the winner. The fastest lap of the entire race was set by HDG CORSA in a time of 44.225 seconds.

The performance analysis reveals a compelling gap between results and underlying pace. AKCL RACING posted only the 4th-best pure pace across the field, running a median lap time of 45.285 s, yet converted that into the race victory — a clear illustration of strategic execution and consistency. Their sole timed stint ran at a standard deviation of just 0.76 s, reflecting a solid, controlled approach throughout the 5h30.

HDG CORSA delivered the race's fastest lap (44.225 s) and boasted the 3rd-best median pace at 45.232 s, ending just one lap shy of the top step. Their regularity index of 1.00 s was slightly higher than the winner's, which may have cost them over such a long distance. VIROQU RACING produced the 2nd-best pure pace of the race (median 45.115 s), yet finished only sixth — a significant gap between potential and result, underlining the importance of consistency, which their higher standard deviation of 1.61 s illustrates.

At the other end of the spectrum, TEAM MERGUEZ (kart #14) recorded the best pure median pace of the entire race at 39.043 s — a figure that stands apart from the rest of the field — yet finished last in 15th place. No timed lap data was available for their stint in the analysis, which prevents any further interpretation. ART BLEU (kart #10) was the most consistent team of the race, posting a standard deviation of just 0.45 s across 359 analysed laps, finishing seventh overall. ART ROUGE was close behind in terms of regularity (0.59 s), finishing fifth.

Key takeaways for teams: this race at KARTHORS confirmed that on a 5h30 endurance, pure speed alone does not guarantee a strong result. AKCL RACING's victory with only the 4th-best pace demonstrates the value of consistency and race management. Teams with higher pace variability — such as VIROQU RACING (σ = 1.61 s) — lost ground despite competitive median lap times. On this 800-metre circuit, keeping lap times tight throughout the race proved more decisive than peak speed.