SAFRAN END 2H 15CV 20K · Finale Race⏱ 1h34

The Karting de Muret (Muret, 800 m circuit) hosted its endurance Finale on 16 September 2026, bringing together 20 teams for a 94-minute race. The event delivered a closely fought contest at the front, with KITTYKART ultimately sealing the win by the finest of margins.

KITTYKART (kart #18) took the chequered flag first with 119 laps completed, edging out IMPREZA (kart #4) by just 25.882 seconds — both teams sharing the same lap count at the finish. KITTYKART also set the fastest lap of the race, clocking a 43.248 s benchmark that stood unchallenged throughout the afternoon. TOKART (kart #28) and BLABLAKART (kart #9) completed the podium with 118 laps each, separated by 22.030 s. DELAGE (kart #11) and TONTONS RACERS (kart #13) rounded out the top six on 117 laps.

The analysis reveals a more nuanced picture behind the raw standings. In terms of pure pace, it was actually TRABAN (kart #15) that posted the fastest median lap time of the field at 44.665 s — a remarkable benchmark, though achieved over only 20 laps, limiting its race-long impact. Among the front-runners, IMPREZA held the 2nd-best pure rhythm (44.922 s median), narrowly ahead of KITTYKART in 3rd (44.924 s) — a difference of barely two thousandths of a second at median level. Despite IMPREZA's fractional pace advantage, KITTYKART converted its performance into the race win, finishing 25.882 s ahead.

In terms of consistency, DELAGE stood out as the most regular team of the race, recording an impressive standard deviation of just 0.67 s across its laps — the lowest of all classified teams. SIMCA (kart #27) and TONTONS RACERS also showed commendable regularity at 0.77 s and 0.86 s respectively. At the other end of the spectrum, SERVICE NEXT MONTH (kart #19) displayed the highest variability (1.69 s), which helps explain the gap between their pace potential and final position.

One of the more striking strategic stories came from S'PIN UP (kart #20), who finished last with only 68 laps completed — a significant shortfall of 51 laps on the leader — yet ranked 5th in pure pace with a 44.560 s best lap. Their raw speed clearly could not be converted into distance on the day. Conversely, ÇA KART'ONE (kart #29) finished 12th despite holding only the 18th-best pure rhythm, illustrating how mileage and consistency can outweigh outright speed over 94 minutes.

Further down the order, TRABAN (kart #21) finished 8th on 95 laps — notably fewer than the teams immediately around them — yet their median pace of 45.974 s placed them 8th in rhythm as well, confirming a difficult but coherent race. S'PIN UP's retirement-like lap count (68 laps) stood as the clear outlier of the field.

Key takeaways for teams: At Muret, the 94-minute format rewards both pace and endurance in equal measure. KITTYKART's victory demonstrates that a top-3 pure rhythm combined with strong regularity (1.02 s) is a winning formula. DELAGE's exceptional consistency (0.67 s) earned them 5th despite only the 7th-best median pace — regularity is a genuine weapon on this 800 m circuit. Teams with strong raw speed but high variability, like SERVICE NEXT MONTH, leave points on the table. Finally, maximising laps on track — as illustrated by S'PIN UP's case — remains the decisive factor over any single-lap performance.