FINALE ENDURANCE FUN & FUNLIGHT · Course Race⏱ 2h12

Thirty-four teams took the start of the 132-minute endurance race held on 25 October 2026 at Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg, on the 1,366-metre Location circuit. At the chequered flag, FL – AMS BOURGEOIS (kart #42) claimed victory with 82 laps completed, edging F – SOCAFLEX (kart #2) by 9.198 seconds — both teams having completed the same number of laps after 3 pit stops each. G – BRT (kart #35) rounded out the podium one lap down in third, followed by F – JAG RACING (kart #14) and F – BORIWOOD (kart #4), who completed 81 laps apiece.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by FL – Pace Racing Team (kart #45) with a stunning 1:14.344, despite the team finishing only 24th overall. In the top three, it was AMS BOURGEOIS who posted the best lap with a 1:14.404, ahead of BRT (1:14.630) and SOCAFLEX (1:15.209).

Diving into the race analysis, the picture becomes more nuanced. G – X6 (kart #32) stood out as the benchmark in terms of pure pace, recording the best median race rhythm at 1:16.532 and the highest consistency of the field (standard deviation: 2.17 s) — yet the team finished only 15th. FL – TEAM BST (kart #33) told a similar story: 6th-best pure rhythm but 30th at the finish, illustrating how pit stop strategy and overall race management proved decisive on the day.

The most striking strategic performance came from F – SOCAFLEX, whose median pace ranked only 18th on the grid of pure rhythm, yet the team finished second. With a regularity of 2.58 s and a consistent improvement across stints — accelerating by 0.49 s/lap in the first relay and 0.21 s/lap in the second — SOCAFLEX converted efficiency and discipline into a near-victory.

FL – AMS BOURGEOIS, the winner, ranked only 5th by pure rhythm (median: 1:16.845). Their opening stint was particularly impressive, with a progression of 0.39 s/lap over 21 laps before stabilising in a second relay of 14 laps at a median of 1:15.430. With 3 pit stops and a solid regularity of 2.93 s, the team managed their race well enough to emerge on top.

G – SURKIJN AIRLINES (kart #30) finished 6th but boasted the 3rd-best pure rhythm (1:16.719) and the second-most consistent pace in the analysed field (2.44 s). Their second relay was particularly clean, with a median of 1:15.324 and a near-perfect regularity of 0.69 s — one of the most controlled stints of the race.

On the other end of the spectrum, G – BRT recorded the sharpest degradation of the race in their third relay: losing 0.71 s/lap over 8 laps. Despite reaching a median of 1:14.895 in that stint, the pace fade contributed to the team settling for third rather than challenging for higher honours.

Key takeaways for teams: This race at Karting des Fagnes confirmed that raw speed alone does not win endurance events. The winner was only 5th by pure rhythm. Pit stop count (3 vs 4), stint management and the ability to progressively improve lap times within a relay proved to be the real differentiators. Teams with fast outright pace but high degradation or extra stops paid a heavy price in the final classification.