6H Endurance #2 KGEC · Wedstrijd 5 Race⏱ 6h03

On 12 September 2026, Karting Genk's Track PRO (1,360 m) hosted the Wedstrijd 5 endurance race, six hours and three minutes of racing that brought together 35 teams on one of Belgium's most demanding circuits. At the flag, only fine margins separated the top five, all on the lead lap.

TKR (kart #71) took the overall victory with 292 laps completed, edging OKT-Racing 1 by 26.783 seconds and DELY WAFELS RT1 by 32.583 seconds — both also on 292 laps. PANTHAA RACING BY JOVATECHNICS finished fourth at 38.620 seconds, with RCN rounding out the lead-lap quintet a little over a minute adrift. It was a closely fought battle at the front: five teams identical in lap count, separated by less than 63 seconds across nearly six hours of racing.

From a pure pace perspective, TKR also led the field on median lap time (1:11.689), confirming their victory was built on both speed and consistency. PANTHAA RACING BY JOVATECHNICS sat second in pace (median 1:11.717) and set the fastest lap of the race overall — a 1:10.912 — but finished fourth, illustrating how pit stop timing and on-track management shaped the final order. OKT-Racing 1 ranked third on pace (1:11.816) and converted that into second place, while DELY WAFELS RT1 (4th in pace, 1:11.849) matched their finishing position. DP Motorsport delivered one of the notable performances of the day: 7th fastest by median pace (1:12.000) yet classified 12th, six laps down — a gap that underlines how execution over a full endurance race matters as much as raw speed.

All teams except two completed exactly 8 pit stops. TEAM VOIDSEAR KARTING and DE ROLLATORS made 9, while MINIMUM VERSTAPPEN and SLOBROS made 10. S.P.Q.M. RACING stood apart with 15 passages, which, combined with 266 laps completed, contributed to a deficit of 30 laps on the winner.

In terms of consistency, TKR posted the best overall regularity among the top teams (standard deviation 1.37 s), with particularly rock-solid opening stints — their first relay of 58 laps showed a standard deviation of just 0.21 s. OKT-Racing 1 (1.41 s) and RCN (1.32 s) were also notably consistent across their stints. PANTHAA RACING BY JOVATECHNICS (1.51 s) and DELY WAFELS RT1 (1.48 s) showed slightly more variation, largely attributable to brief but costly late-stint degradation phases.

Among the broader field, ZF (kart #94) finished 20th but ranked 19th in pure pace — a gap explained by a significantly lower lap count (247 laps, 11 down on the leader). Conversely, GLITTER MOTION RACING (25th in pace) finished 25th, while their pace ranking of 33rd suggests they extracted more from their race management than their raw speed implied.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Genk on 12 September 2026, the top five were inseparable by lap count after 363 minutes, meaning every second of pit stop strategy and every stint of consistent pace ultimately decided the order. TKR's combination of the best median pace and reliable lap-to-lap regularity proved the winning formula. Teams with strong single-lap speed — such as PANTHAA RACING BY JOVATECHNICS — need to ensure that pace advantage translates into track position, as a 1:10.912 fastest lap could not compensate for the cumulative deficit in the final standings. Short or poorly managed stints (3–6 laps) with high degradation rates were consistently costly across the field.