Endurance 3h · COURSE Race⏱ 3h03

On 13 September 2026, the Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg hosted a 183-minute endurance race on its 1,366-metre location circuit, bringing together 21 teams in a closely fought battle from start to finish.

AB Racing 2 (kart #21) crossed the line first with 123 laps completed, edging out Turbo Racing Performance (kart #13) by just 0.220 seconds — a photo-finish margin over three hours of racing. MS 45 (kart #5) completed the podium, also on 123 laps but 2.052 seconds adrift of the winner. Fourth place went to Matheo Piot (kart #11), likewise on 123 laps but a more significant 35.960 seconds behind. All four top finishers completed the same lap count and each made exactly 2 pit stops.

Behind them, Turbo Racing Team (kart #4) took fifth on 121 laps, while AB Racing Blue (kart #9) finished sixth on 122 laps, 1 minute 07 seconds behind the leaders. JSF Racing (kart #7) and OZK 1 (kart #16) rounded out the top nine on 120 laps, separated by 9.945 seconds at the flag.

The fastest lap of the race was set by Turbo Racing Performance with a time of 1:12.108 — the benchmark of the day on the Fagnes circuit.

From a pure-pace perspective, Turbo Racing Performance was the undisputed pace-setter, recording the best median race rhythm at 1:12.724 (1st in pure pace). Their opening stint of 49 laps was particularly impressive, with a median of 1:12.566 and the outright fastest lap of the event. However, their second stint showed a notable shift to a 1:14.085 median, which ultimately contributed to losing the lead on the final count. AB Racing 2, ranked 2nd in pure pace (median 1:13.049), was remarkably consistent across both stints and converted that regularity into victory.

MS 45 produced one of the most notable patterns of the race: after a slower opening stint (7 laps at 1:14.531, accelerating by 0.32 s/lap), they found a strong, stable rhythm of 1:13.019 over 64 laps in their second stint — a textbook warm-up-to-pace progression that secured third place.

Turbo Racing 3 (kart #15, 8th) carried the race's most pronounced pace degradation: their second stint slowed by 0.19 s/lap, pushing their median up to 1:15.832 after a solid 1:12.994 opening, and they finished 5th in pure pace but only 8th overall. In contrast, JYN SPORTS (kart #19, 10th) was the most consistent team on circuit with a standard deviation of just 0.83 seconds, demonstrating exceptional lap-time regularity despite finishing 10th — their 9th-best pure pace underlines the importance of consistent execution. Meanwhile, BART (kart #13, 13th overall) punched above their pure-pace ranking (20th in rhythm) thanks to strategic execution.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting des Fagnes, the gap between raw pace and final result was decisive. Turbo Racing Performance held the fastest machinery on the day but could not convert it into victory; AB Racing 2's combination of 2nd-best rhythm and superior consistency (σ = 1.07 s) proved the winning formula. Managing second-stint pace drop-off — as illustrated by Turbo Racing 3 — and maintaining lap-time regularity throughout a 183-minute race are the critical differentiators on this 1,366-metre circuit.