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

On 12 September 2026, Karting Genk's Track PRO (1,360 m) hosted Wedstrijd 5, a gruelling 363-minute endurance race that brought together 35 teams on the grid. At the chequered flag, it was TKR (kart #71) who crossed the line first with 292 laps completed, holding off a very tight pursuit from OKT-Racing 1 and Dely Wafels RT1 by just 26.783 and 32.583 seconds respectively — a margin that illustrates how compressed the leading battle was over six hours of racing.

The top five all finished on 292 laps, which speaks to the density of the fight at the front. OKT-Racing 1 (kart #67) took second place 26.783 s adrift, while Dely Wafels RT1 (kart #75) completed the podium a further 5.8 seconds back. Panthaa Racing by Jovatechnics (kart #66) claimed fourth at 38.620 s, and RCN (kart #45) rounded out the 292-lap quintet just over a minute behind the winner. Every team in the top five completed 8 pit stops each.

The fastest lap of the race was set by Panthaa Racing by Jovatechnics in a time of 1:10.912, the only sub-1:11 lap of the event.

Turning to the analytical data, TKR's victory was built on the strongest median race pace of the entire field: a median lap time of 1:11.689 (ranked 1st in pure pace), combined with an overall consistency standard deviation of 1.37 s. Their opening stint of 58 laps was particularly impressive, with a near-perfect standard deviation of just 0.21 s and a stable trend throughout. Some shorter stints showed pace degradation of up to 1.75 s/lap, but TKR quickly recovered their rhythm in subsequent runs.

Panthaa Racing by Jovatechnics posted the 2nd-best pure pace (median 1:11.717) and the fastest single lap, yet finished fourth — a reflection of how closely matched the top teams were and how consistently the leaders maintained their pace over the full distance. OKT-Racing 1 ranked 3rd in pure pace (median 1:11.816) and converted that speed into a solid second place on the road, with very stable stints across their race. Dely Wafels RT1 (4th in pace, median 1:11.849) was similarly consistent, losing just 0.18 to 0.89 s/lap in their most challenging stints.

One of the race's more striking analytical findings concerns DP Motorsport (kart #54), who finished 12th on the road despite holding the 7th-best pure pace (median 1:12.000) — a gap between potential and result worth noting for future races. Conversely, ZF (kart #94) demonstrated the field's best consistency (standard deviation of 1.19 s) yet ended up 20th in the classification, while their pure pace ranked them 19th — underlining that raw regularity alone cannot compensate for time lost elsewhere. At the other end of the spectrum, S.P.Q.M. Racing (kart #63) required 15 pit stops — by far the most of any team — and finished 35th, 30 laps down on the winner.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Genk's Track PRO, the winners combined the best median race pace with strong opening-stint regularity, keeping degradation under control throughout. The data shows that pure pace advantage counts for little if it cannot be sustained over 363 minutes — TKR's ability to absorb short stints without sacrificing their overall median was the decisive factor. Teams aspiring to the top five would benefit from focusing on stint-length management and minimising the pace drop at the end of each run.