END 1H 15CV 10K · Finale Race⏱ 44 min

The Finale endurance race at the Karting de Muret (800 m circuit, Muret) on 25 September 2026 brought together 12 teams over 44 minutes of racing. At the chequered flag, it was MERCEDES (kart #27) that claimed victory with 47 laps completed, finishing 9.150 seconds ahead of PEUGEOT (kart #26), who also recorded 47 laps. PORSCHE (kart #4) completed the podium with 46 laps, 37.790 seconds off the lead.

LAMBORGHINI (kart #3) finished fourth, one lap down, while BMW (kart #28) crossed the line fifth, also on 46 laps, 14.323 seconds behind LAMBORGHINI. TESLA (kart #18), RENAULT (kart #20), and ALPINE (kart #9) all completed 45 laps, separated by 7.836 and 24.059 seconds respectively. MASERATI (kart #30) rounded out the 45-lap group in ninth. FERRARI (kart #21), BUGATTI (kart #6), and AUDI (kart #11) closed the field on 43, 42, and 41 laps respectively. Every team made 3 pit stops during the race. The fastest lap of the event was set by BMW with a 44.396 s effort.

The analysis reveals a race where strategy and consistency proved decisive. MERCEDES, despite ranking only 4th in pure pace (median race lap: 46.805 s), converted that pace into a race victory — a textbook illustration of strategic execution. Their race unfolded progressively: after a first stint in which they improved by 0.27 s/lap, their second and third stints were stable, with the third being their quickest at a median of 45.943 s. The final stint remained controlled at 47.211 s median, without significant degradation.

PEUGEOT, who held the 3rd best overall pace (46.708 s median), also ran a clean race, improving gradually through their first two stints before stabilising. They ultimately fell 9.150 s short of the win, finishing as the closest challenger. LAMBORGHINI deserves particular attention: 2nd best pure pace at 46.702 s median and the most consistent team of the field with an outstanding standard deviation of just 0.62 s — yet they ended up only 4th. Their pace and regularity were exemplary across all four stints, but their result did not fully reflect that performance.

BMW told the most contrasting story of the day. Holder of the best pure race pace (46.100 s median) and fastest lap of the event (44.396 s), they nevertheless finished only 5th. Their even-numbered stints — relais 2 (50.689 s median) and relais 4 (50.494 s median, with a degradation of 0.34 s/lap) — cost them dearly, standing in stark contrast to their flying odd stints. A high overall standard deviation of 2.35 s tells the full story: outstanding speed, but inconsistent execution across the race distance. PORSCHE, by contrast, was the model of regularity with a standard deviation of 0.77 s and four stable stints, securing a solid 3rd place.

What teams should take away: this race confirmed that on the Karting de Muret circuit, pure speed alone is not enough — BMW's example is unambiguous. Consistent stint management, the ability to maintain pace across all pit stop sequences, and strategic discipline (as demonstrated by MERCEDES) are what separate winners from the rest of the field. Teams with high intra-race pace variation — however fast at their best — will always leave points on the table.