La Rossa // Fun Race by Nino · Final Race⏱ 47 min

The Final endurance race at Karting Eupen (Eupen, Belgium) on 10 September 2026 brought together 31 starters on the 1,100-metre Circuit 1 for a 47-minute battle. At the end of a remarkably tight and consistent event, JONATHAN666 (kart #24) took victory by completing 51 laps — one full lap clear of the chasing pack — and setting the fastest lap of the race with a 50.262 s effort.

Behind the winner, four teams finished on 50 laps and fought closely for the remaining podium positions. ANTHONY H (kart #34) secured second place, 6.290 s off the lead, while ZARNELL (kart #5) completed the podium just 0.284 s further back at 6.574 s. STAQUET (kart #7) finished fourth, 9.176 s adrift, and MINO87 (kart #25) rounded out the top five at 29.167 s. LIMPIKT, KLASEN, KOSHMAR, FRIEDO and ELTOUNO completed the top ten, all on 50 laps, covered within just under 50 seconds of one another — a testament to the density of the field throughout the race.

The vast majority of the field completed their race with a single pit stop, with only STUBAKO (kart #36, 2 stops), MARCO4750 (kart #20, 3 stops) and S4SHA (kart #11, 3 stops) making additional passages to the pits. MARCO4750 and S4SHA were notably affected, ending the race in 29th and 31st positions respectively after completing only 37 and 6 laps.

The pace analysis reveals a dominant performance from JONATHAN666, who led both the overall standings and the pure pace rankings with a median race lap of 50.850 s — the best of the entire field. Their single relay was notably stable, with a consistency standard deviation of just 0.51 s. This combination of outright speed and regularity proved insurmountable.

ZARNELL posted the 2nd-best pure pace (median 50.884 s, regularity 0.51 s) despite finishing 3rd on the road — a performance that slightly outpaced ANTHONY H's median of 50.919 s, though the latter crossed the line ahead. STAQUET held 4th place in both the race standings and pure pace rankings (51.010 s median), with exceptional consistency at 0.50 s standard deviation.

The standout consistency award goes to KLASEN (kart #8), who recorded the tightest standard deviation of the entire race at 0.49 s — finishing 7th overall while maintaining a remarkably controlled pace throughout their relay.

Two teams stand out for strategic or circumstantial reasons. QUENTINVIP (18th overall) achieved a pure pace rank of 23rd, meaning their pit stop strategy allowed them to gain five positions over their raw speed. Conversely, MARCO4750 carried the 8th-best pure pace in the race but finished 29th overall — their multiple pit stops proving extremely costly.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Eupen, combining outright pace with pit stop efficiency was decisive. All podium finishers completed the race with a single stop and stable relays. JONATHAN666's performance demonstrates that pure speed and consistency can go hand in hand. Teams with stronger raw pace such as MARCO4750 must prioritise reducing pit stop count to convert pace into results. Managing consistency — as KLASEN exemplified — is equally valuable when outright pace is not the defining advantage.