Summer Camp Day 1 · Final Race⏱ 16 min

The Final endurance race at Karting Eupen (Circuit 1100m, Eupen) took place on August 3, 2026. Over 15 minutes, 14 karts battled for position on the 1,000-metre layout, each team making two pit stops — except ITSUKI.F, who came in three times.

CAMALOU (kart #28) took the win with 9 laps completed, crossing the line 0.855 seconds ahead of ASTICOT12345 (kart #21). LEONARD MARAITE (kart #29) completed the podium, 1.424 seconds back. ROMAIN2015 (kart #23) came home fourth at 2.714 seconds, while KAI HEINRICHS (kart #32) rounded out the top five, 3.160 seconds adrift. MAHU 07 (kart #2) finished sixth, 5.623 seconds from the lead. The fastest lap of the race was set by MAHU 07 in 1:02.541.

Further back, TIAGI (kart #81) took seventh, 12.948 seconds off the pace, followed by ITSUKI.F (kart #15) in eighth with 8 laps — that extra pit stop proving costly. KONSTANTIN LUEBBERT (kart #16) claimed ninth, 43.938 seconds behind the winner, ahead of JULES DOR (kart #90) in tenth. NIKLAS LUEBBERT (kart #11), ARMINIMPENS (kart #9), and DRIVER A. (kart #17) rounded out the classified finishers, with ADRIAN54 (kart #25) completing 7 laps in fourteenth place.

Race analysis — who really had the pace? The pure-pace picture diverges sharply from the final classification. ASTICOT12345 posted the best median race pace at 1:03.597 (1st in pure rhythm), yet had to settle for second place on the road. Their single measured stint showed a notable positive trend, gaining 0.33 s/lap over seven laps, though a consistency standard deviation of 1.49 s points to some variation lap to lap.

CAMALOU's victory is a masterclass in strategy over raw speed. With a median pace of 1:03.989 — only 5th-best in the field — the winning team extracted maximum value from their pit-stop timing and on-track positioning to win by nearly a second. Their sole measured stint was the most consistent of the frontrunners, with a standard deviation of just 0.78 s over six laps and a stable pace trend.

LEONARD MARAITE (2nd in pure rhythm, 1:03.873) and ROMAIN2015 (3rd, 1:03.938) both showed progressive improvement through their stints — gaining 0.23 and 0.24 s/lap respectively — suggesting their best laps came late in each run. KAI HEINRICHS (4th in rhythm, 1:03.985) also found pace as the stint progressed, gaining 0.28 s/lap.

Further down the order, ARMINIMPENS (12th on the road, 9th in pure rhythm at 1:05.335) was arguably the race's most unlucky outfit: a consistency standard deviation of 1.98 s — the second-highest in the field — cost them dearly, as did a pace gain of 0.64 s/lap over just six laps, indicating significant early-stint losses. KONSTANTIN LUEBBERT was the only frontrunner to show a genuine pace decline, slowing by 0.29 s/lap across their measured stint.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Eupen, strategy can decisively override raw pace over a 15-minute sprint final — CAMALOU's win proves it. Teams with strong natural rhythm (ASTICOT12345, LEONARD MARAITE) must pair it with consistency from lap one, as any variation in a short race like this leaves little room for recovery. Managing tyre degradation and hitting optimal pit-stop windows remain the defining factors on this circuit.