GP 360 ARTS · Course Race⏱ 1h07

Fifteen teams took to the 964-metre Karting Paul Ricard circuit on 22 August 2026 for a 66-minute endurance race. At the end of a closely fought contest, Les Fadolis (kart #25) claimed victory with 56 laps completed, finishing ahead of Les Truites by a margin of 49.757 seconds.

Les Truites (kart #3) crossed the line in second place, also on 56 laps, and set the fastest lap of the race in 1:02.079. Team Jano (kart #6) completed the podium in third, two laps down, while Heli Kart (kart #17) and Flash (kart #10) rounded out the top five, both finishing three laps behind the leaders.

All top-ten finishers recorded three pit stops each, as did the majority of the field. Tigres (kart #16) was the notable exception, completing only one pit stop across their 52 laps.

Pace analysis reveals that the race result faithfully reflected the underlying performance hierarchy at the front. Les Fadolis posted the best pure pace of the race, with a median lap time of 1:02.940 — 0.9 seconds faster than Les Truites' median of 1:03.831 — and were also the most consistent team on track, with a lap-time standard deviation of just 0.98 seconds. Their four stints were all characterised as stable, with no significant degradation across the 56 laps.

Les Truites, despite holding the outright fastest lap, ranked only 3rd in pure pace. Their second stint showed greater variation (standard deviation 1.70 s, with an improving trend of 0.29 s/lap), contrasting with their more controlled first and fourth stints. Arts Team (kart #7) deserves attention: ranked 4th in pure pace with a median of 1:04.279, they finished only 10th on the road — their race data covers just two stints recorded, which points to a shortened on-track campaign relative to their potential.

The standout strategic performer was Flash (kart #5): ranked only 12th in pure pace (median 1:06.929), they climbed to 5th place at the finish, demonstrating that race management can offset a pace deficit over 66 minutes. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Grand Prix (kart #11) finished 14th despite ranking 2nd in pure pace — a stark illustration of how pace alone does not decide endurance results.

Heli Kart showed significant rhythm variation across their race, with a first stint median of 1:07.704 before dropping to 1:04.221 in stint two — an improving trend of 0.19 s/lap noted. Their overall standard deviation of 2.06 s was the highest among the top-five finishers, underscoring the consistency advantage held by Les Fadolis.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Paul Ricard, this race confirmed that combining strong median pace with high consistency is the most effective formula — Les Fadolis' 0.98 s standard deviation across 56 laps was decisive. Teams showing the steepest late-stint degradation (notably in stints 3 and 4) paid a significant positional price. Strategic pit stop timing also played a measurable role, as Flash's top-five finish on 12th-ranked pure pace demonstrates.