GECO · ENDURANCE 1H30 Race⏱ 1h34

Twenty teams lined up on the 1,366-metre Location circuit at Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg on 11 September 2026 for a 1h30 endurance race that ultimately ran over 94 minutes of flat-out competition. When the chequered flag fell, it was RAMAEKERS (kart #14) who took the win with 71 laps completed, crossing the line a full lap clear of the field on the road and securing victory by a margin of 1:13.118 over second-placed SRL PASTURE (kart #17), who also finished on 71 laps.

The podium was completed by OOSMOSE GROUP (kart #13) with 70 laps, one lap down on the leader, while CHIMAY ASSURANCES (kart #6) slotted into fourth place on the same lap count, 6.185 seconds further back. Fifth and sixth went to McDONALD'S (kart #11) and CENTRE ALBATROS ASBL (kart #5) respectively, both on 69 laps, separated by 12.542 seconds. SMART.COM (kart #15), CBC ASSURANCES MATHIEU 1 (kart #3) and SRL ANDRIEU CONSTRUCTION (kart #16) rounded out the top nine, all on 69 laps.

The fastest lap of the race was set by RAMAEKERS with a time of 1:13.423, recorded in their final stint.

On pure pace, RAMAEKERS were equally dominant: their median race rhythm of 1:15.475 was the best of the entire field, making them unbeatable both on raw speed and on the clock. Their two pit stops allowed them to build three clean stints, including a remarkable final stint of 10 laps where their median dropped to 1:13.918 and consistency reached an exceptional standard deviation of just 0.56 s — their most controlled segment of the race.

SRL PASTURE produced the most consistent race overall, posting the lowest standard deviation of the classified runners at 0.96 s across four stints. Despite ranking only 4th in pure rhythm (1:16.293 median), their three pit stops and remarkable regularity allowed them to hold onto second place on the road. Each of their four relays trended either stable or progressively faster.

CBC ASSURANCES MATHIEU 1 present the most striking contrast of the race: their pure rhythm median of 1:15.847 was the 2nd best in the field, yet they finished only 8th. A slow opening stint — median 1:20.574 — cost them dearly before their pace came alive in relays two and three. CHIMAY ASSURANCES (3rd in pure rhythm, 1:15.885) faced a similarly disrupted second stint before recovering strongly in the final relay with a median of 1:15.149.

At the other end of the spectrum, SMART.COM made the most of their strategy: ranked only 11th in pure rhythm (1:17.769 median), they finished 7th on the road — the biggest over-performance of the race relative to pace. DESCHAMPS-MASSART SRL (kart #8, 7 pit stops) and DENONVILLE SA 2 (kart #20, 6 pit stops) were among the teams with the highest number of pit-stop passages, which had a clear impact on their final positions of 15th and 16th respectively.

Key takeaways for teams: Pure speed alone is not sufficient at Karting des Fagnes — consistency and pit stop management proved decisive. RAMAEKERS combined the best rhythm with strong regularity and only two pit stops. CBC ASSURANCES MATHIEU 1's experience shows that a poor opening stint can be very costly even with genuine top-2 pace. Teams aiming to optimise their result should focus on minimising early-race inconsistency and controlling the number of pit stop passages.