KFT ENDURANCE 8H CAT 1 & 2 · Course Race⏱ 8h07

The endurance race held on 2 August 2026 at Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg brought together 39 teams over 486 minutes on the 1,366-metre Location circuit. At the end of a demanding and closely fought contest, 2 – VLV19R (kart #36) took the overall victory, having completed 365 laps and finishing more than a lap ahead of the chasing pack.

The podium was completed by 2 – VLV19R ACADEMY (kart #27, 366 laps, +42.198 s) in second place and 2 – FKI RACING (kart #30, 366 laps, +42.284 s) in third — just 0.084 seconds separating the two. 1 – AMS RACING TEAM (kart #14) claimed fourth place with the same lap count (+57.655 s), while 1 – THE ART OF RACING (kart #7) and 2 – BMR1 BY KARTINGBENELUX.COM (kart #35) rounded out the top six, one and two laps down respectively. All 39 teams completed 15 pit stop sequences — except 1 – JAG RACING (kart #23), which made 16 passages and finished 39th, 32 laps off the pace.

The fastest lap of the race was set by 2 – FKI RACING in 1:11.497, the benchmark time of the entire event. Several other front-running teams also posted very sharp personal bests: VLV19R ACADEMY at 1:11.655, AMS RACING TEAM at 1:11.602, and VLV19R at 1:11.703, all indicative of the tight performance envelope at the front of the field.

The analytical data confirms that VLV19R was the dominant force on every metric. Their median race pace of 1:12.436 ranked first in pure speed, and their lap-time standard deviation of just 0.62 seconds made them the most consistent team across all 365 laps — a remarkable combination over an eight-hour race. Their stints were almost uniformly stable, with only a short accelerating stint (relay 6) breaking the pattern. FKI RACING posted the second-best pure pace (median 1:12.541) despite crossing the line third, while VLV19R ACADEMY (median 1:12.546, 3rd in pure pace) secured second on the road. AMS RACING TEAM maintained the fourth-best race pace (1:12.643) and matched their finishing position accordingly, displaying admirable consistency with a standard deviation of 0.72 s across 16 relays.

Further down the order, TB RACING BARBER (9th, kart #8) stood out with the 7th-best pure pace (median 1:12.906) despite finishing two positions lower, suggesting some time lost outside the cockpit. Conversely, 2 – SPECIAL 1NTEREST (31st on the road) achieved the 23rd-best race pace, indicating a gap between raw speed and race management. Among the strategy-positive stories, 2 – FAUBOURG RACING TEAM finished four positions higher than their pure pace would suggest (25th vs. 29th in pace ranking).

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting des Fagnes, the winners on 2 August 2026 combined the best race pace with the best consistency — a reminder that regularity over long stints is as decisive as outright lap time. Teams whose stint pace varied most tended to haemorrhage positions despite having competitive raw speed. Pit stop management was uniform across the field (15 stops for 38 of the 39 entries), placing the emphasis squarely on in-kart performance and stint-to-stint consistency.