Quincaillerie GERVAIS · Finale Race⏱ 2h01

The Finale endurance race at Karting de Pers (1105 m circuit, Pers) on 24 July 2026 delivered 121 minutes of intense racing across 17 teams, with strategy and consistency ultimately separating the contenders at the top of the order.

EQUIPE 17 LEU GERVAIS (kart #14) took the overall victory with 109 laps completed, finishing one lap clear of the chasing pack at the flag. Second place went to EQUIPE 15 VERT PASTEL (kart #15), also on 109 laps but 38.171 seconds behind on corrected time, despite using two additional pit stops (9 vs. 7). EQUIPE 5 SAPIN (kart #8) rounded out the podium at one lap down on 108 laps, ahead of a tightly grouped battle for 4th through 8th, all covered within two laps.

The fastest lap of the race was set by EQUIPE 15 VERT PASTEL with a time of 1:01.500. The winners themselves posted a best lap of 1:01.662 in their final stint, underlining the high level of performance at the sharp end of the field.

From a pure pace perspective, EQUIPE 2 BLACK (kart #20, 8th overall) was the standout performer of the day, posting the best overall median pace of 1:03.037 — ranking 1st on pure rhythm across all 17 teams. Their seven stints were remarkably consistent in absolute speed, with multiple stints in the 1:02 bracket. However, a higher overall lap count deficit and a broader lap time variability (σ = 1.66 s) ultimately cost them positions on the road, leaving them 8th despite their raw pace advantage.

EQUIPE 12 GRIS (kart #1, 5th) also merits attention: 4th best median pace at 1:03.916, yet finishing 5th — a solid conversion of their rhythm into a competitive result. Conversely, EQUIPE 16 JAUNE FONCE (kart #25, 4th) overperformed relative to their pure pace ranking of 8th, climbing to P4 through efficient pit stop execution and consistent lap-by-lap management (σ = 1.26 s), accelerating through several stints rather than fading.

The most consistent team across the entire race was EQUIPE 5 SAPIN (3rd), recording the lowest lap time standard deviation of all finishers at just σ = 0.92 s. That regularity rewarded them with a podium finish despite a median pace of only 1:04.123, ranked 6th in pure speed. Their eight stints were all marked "stable", a rare achievement over two hours.

The winners, EQUIPE 17 LEU GERVAIS, combined the 2nd best median pace (1:03.088) with excellent tyre management: six of their eight stints were rated stable, and their final stint of 16 laps produced their best median pace of the race at 1:02.138. EQUIPE 9 LAVANDE (7th), on the other hand, showed the most notable pace drop-off, losing 0.20 s per lap in lap times during their 7th stint, which contributed to their finish outside the top six despite a competitive median rhythm of 1:04.195 (7th in pure pace, consistent with their final position).

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting de Pers, lap time consistency (low σ) proved at least as valuable as outright pace — as shown by EQUIPE 5 SAPIN's podium on moderate raw speed. The fastest team on pure median pace (EQUIPE 2 BLACK) finished only 8th, highlighting the cost of variability and the importance of optimised pit stop timing. Teams accelerating through their stints (EQUIPE 16 JAUNE FONCE) gained places over those showing late-stint degradation. Managing the final stint cleanly — as EQUIPE 17 LEU GERVAIS demonstrated with their fastest median of the race in stint 8 — can make all the difference in a close endurance finale.