RNO END 2H 15CV 18K · Finale Race⏱ 1h41

The 100-minute endurance finale at Karting de Muret (800 m, Muret) on 23 October 2026 brought together 14 teams for a demanding race that combined raw pace, consistency and pit-stop strategy. At the end of 100 laps, TEAM 12 (kart #12) took the victory, crossing the line one lap clear of TEAM 4 (kart #14), who finished 2nd just 15.917 seconds behind on the road. TEAM 1 (kart #8) completed the podium, two laps down.

TEAM 12 sealed the win with 2 pit stops and a best lap of 44.934 s. Their median race pace of 48.471 s ranked them only 7th in pure speed terms, yet their two drivers delivered progressive stints — accelerating 0.27 s/lap in the opening stint and 0.18 s/lap across a long 33-lap final run — to build an unassailable lead on track. TEAM 4 followed a similar pattern over three stints, their final 32-lap segment showing consistent improvement (0.16 s/lap), good enough to hold off TEAM 1 at the finish. TEAM 1 posted the 6th-best median pace (48.417 s) in two stints and applied steady pressure throughout.

The most striking performance of the race came from TEAM 13 (kart #15), who finished 9th yet recorded the 3rd-best pure median pace at 46.603 s — over 1.8 s/lap quicker than the winner's median. TEAM 6 (kart #30) was equally rapid: 2nd-best median pace at 46.496 s and holder of the best lap of the race (44.303 s), yet they ended up 5th. Both teams illustrate how pace alone does not decide endurance results.

The standout anomaly of the classification belongs to TEAM 10 (kart #26), who posted the fastest median pace of the entire field — 46.271 s — yet finished 12th. Their raw speed was simply not converted into laps completed, making them the race's clearest example of pace failing to translate into results.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, TEAM 8 (kart #25) is the race's strategic success story. Ranked 13th in pure pace (median 52.201 s) and making 5 pit stops, they nonetheless climbed to 6th place overall — proof that track time and consistent execution can overcome a pace deficit.

TEAM 11 (kart #20) deserves a special mention for regularity: their standard deviation of 1.39 s was the lowest of any analysed entry, meaning their lap times were the most consistent in the race. They finished 7th with a strong 4th-best median pace (47.286 s) despite completing only 50 laps.

TEAM 14 (kart #9), 4th overall with 3 stops and a median of 47.996 s, posted the 5th-best pure pace and was one of the more complete packages of the race. TEAM 7 (kart #28) rounded out the midfield in 8th, with 2 stops and a progressive final stint (0.24 s/lap improvement).

Key takeaways for teams: This race confirmed that a median pace advantage of nearly 2 seconds per lap can be entirely negated by laps lost off the circuit, as TEAM 10 and TEAM 13 demonstrated. Conversely, a well-managed strategy with limited pit stops (TEAM 12: 2 stops, TEAM 4: 2 stops) allowed mid-pace teams to claim the top two positions. Consistency, measured by a low lap-time standard deviation, proved as valuable as outright speed — TEAM 11's 1.39 s standard deviation stands as the benchmark for future entries at Karting de Muret.