DE DECKKER · COURSE Race⏱ 4h06

The 245-minute endurance race held on September 12, 2026 at Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg (1,366 m LOCATION circuit) brought together 21 teams for a demanding afternoon of racing. At the end of nearly four hours of competition, it was MIVA (kart #12) that took the victory with 191 laps completed.

MIVA clinched the win over second-placed TR 37 GBX (kart #16) by a margin of 1:05.186 — both teams finishing on 191 laps. Third place went to SIMWEAR E-SPORTS (kart #5), one lap down at 189 laps. DC CARS (kart #13) and MARIVOET RACING (kart #7) rounded out the top five, with 188 and 187 laps respectively. The fastest lap of the entire race was set by MIVA with a time of 1:11.449.

From an analytical perspective, MIVA's victory is the result of a combination of race pace and strategic execution. Their median pace of 1:13.781 placed them 2nd in pure pace across the field, yet their race management — including three pit stops — proved decisive. Their opening stint showed a promising acceleration of 0.28 s/lap, and their subsequent three stints were all stable, with regularity figures as low as 0.56 s in stint 2 and 1.07 s in stint 4. The long stint 3 (101 laps) at a median of 1:14.105 demonstrated exceptional endurance without significant degradation.

TR 37 GBX was the most consistent team of the race, posting an overall standard deviation of just 0.72 s — the lowest in the field. All four of their stints were stable with regularity figures between 0.41 and 0.87 s. However, their median pace of 1:14.566 (4th in pure pace) ultimately cost them the win by just over a minute on the road.

SIMWEAR E-SPORTS showed notable variation across stints: their second stint dropped to a median of 1:16.631, but they recovered strongly in stints 3 and 4, closing at a median of 1:13.079 — their best of the race. Their overall regularity of 1.63 s was the weakest among the top three.

JOKO (kart #11) was the standout strategy story: finishing 7th overall, they held the 5th best pace in pure rhythm (median 1:15.392, regularity 0.88 s), meaning positions were lost elsewhere — likely in pit stop execution — rather than on track. Conversely, JDCARS (kart #4) finished 6th despite ranking only 12th in pure pace (median 1:15.965), making them the team that gained the most ground through strategy and consistent stint management, with three stable stints and a strong final stint at 1:14.525.

At the back of the field, EQUIPE TEST (kart #21) recorded the fastest pure pace median of the entire race (1:12.882) and was ranked 1st in pure rhythm, but completed only 119 laps — 72 laps behind the leader — finishing last. Their single pit stop and truncated race distance suggest a race cut significantly short, leaving their raw speed entirely unrewarded.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting des Fagnes, pure pace alone is not enough over 245 minutes. MIVA's win illustrates that combining a top-two pace with stable, long stints and well-timed pit stops is the winning formula. TR 37 GBX's near-perfect regularity shows consistency can carry a team to the final podium step even without the fastest median. Teams like JDCARS demonstrate that strategic discipline can overcome a pace deficit of several positions, while JOKO's gap between pace ranking and finishing position highlights the cost of pit stop time.