DE DECKKER · COURSE Race⏱ 4h06

On 12 September 2026, the Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg hosted a 245-minute endurance race on its 1,366-metre Location circuit, with 21 teams on the grid. At the end of an intense afternoon, MIVA (kart #12) crossed the line first with 191 laps, edging out TR 37 GBX (kart #16) by 1 minute 05.186 seconds — the two teams having completed the same number of laps. SIMWEAR E-SPORTS (kart #5) rounded out the podium, one lap down in third.

MIVA also set the fastest lap of the race with a 1:11.449, the benchmark time of the entire event. Their race unfolded over four stints (3 pit stops): an opening stint where they actually improved pace by 0.28 s/lap, followed by three remarkably stable stints including a marathon 101-lap second half. Their median race pace sat at 1:13.781 (2nd-best pure pace in the field), with an overall consistency of 1.25 s standard deviation — a solid combination of speed and endurance that ultimately proved decisive.

TR 37 GBX delivered the most consistent performance of the race, posting the lowest lap-time standard deviation of any team at just 0.72 s. Their four stints were all rated stable, with a median pace of 1:14.566 (4th-best pure pace). That extraordinary regularity carried them all the way to second place — a fine strategic achievement.

SIMWEAR E-SPORTS finished third with a median pace of 1:14.168 (3rd-best pure pace), but their overall consistency figure of 1.63 s was among the higher values in the top half of the field, reflecting a difficult second stint before they regrouped strongly to close the race at a 1:13.079 median in their final stint.

In the battle for positions 5 through 10, several teams completed 187 laps each, making timing and strategy crucial. MARIVOET RACING (kart #7) stood out by finishing 5th with only 2 pit stops — the fewest among the leading teams — running a massive 103-lap middle stint. JDCARS (kart #4) produced the race's most notable strategic overperformance: ranked only 12th by pure median pace (1:15.965), they nevertheless claimed 6th place overall thanks to well-managed pit stop timing.

JOKO (kart #11) finished 7th despite holding the 5th-best pure pace (1:15.392) in the field, a gap explained by their overall lap count of 186. FFS-R (kart #15) showed a similar profile — 7th by pure pace but 11th in the final classification, illustrating how pace alone does not guarantee position in endurance racing.

A special mention goes to EQUIPE TEST (kart #21), classified last with 119 laps but carrying the fastest median pace of the entire field at 1:12.882 — a remarkable raw speed that could not be converted into a result due to their limited race distance.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting des Fagnes, this 245-minute race confirmed that pure pace must be paired with consistency and a sound pit stop strategy. TR 37 GBX's near-perfect regularity rewarded them with the runner-up spot despite not holding the fastest median pace. JDCARS demonstrated that smart strategy can gain several places over faster rivals. Teams targeting top results should aim to reduce lap-time variance (σ below 1.0 s) while limiting pit stop time losses — the gap between 5th and 10th was settled in the details.