GP pitstop/AK Service · Finale Race⏱ 52 min

The Karting Genk Track PRO (1,360 m) hosted the Endurance Final on 19 September 2026, bringing together 51 teams over 52 minutes of racing. The field was one of the largest seen at this Belgian circuit, and the classification remained extremely tight throughout the top of the order.

KK RACING (kart #60) took the victory with 41 laps completed, finishing one lap ahead of a chasing group and crossing the line with a margin equivalent to lap 42 — the race's defining moment. TGB RACING 2 (kart #57) secured second place, also on 41 laps but 13.007 seconds adrift. STEIN AKA RUI (kart #78) completed the podium in third, a further 19 seconds back at 32.062 seconds from the winner. Positions 4 through 13 all finished on 41 laps, underlining just how competitive the leading group was across the full duration.

The fastest lap of the race was set by STEIN AKA RUI with a 1:11.485, the benchmark time of the entire event.

On pace analysis, the picture diverges notably from the finishing order. VDEVO (kart #75, 44th at the flag) posted the best pure median pace of the field at 1:11.378 — a clear illustration that raw speed alone does not determine the result in endurance racing. KK RACING ranked 2nd in pure pace with a median of 1:12.565, a very strong combination of rhythm and result. TGB RACING 2 ranked 3rd in pace (median 1:12.761) and proved the most consistent team of the race, recording the lowest lap-time standard deviation at 1.13 seconds.

Looking at the top finishers in detail: STEIN AKA RUI ran a short opening stint of 8 laps (median 1:13.651) before accelerating at a rate of 0.23 s/lap, then sustained a strong second stint of 30 laps at 1:12.684. TIMO (4th) followed a similar pattern, building pace in stint one before stabilising at 1:12.779 for the final 30 laps. KK RACING ran two balanced stints of 18 laps each, both rated stable, confirming a very controlled race management throughout.

The strategy spotlight falls on KURWA RACING (23rd at the flag), who ranked 34th in pure pace yet finished 23rd — the team that gained the most positions relative to their outright speed, a sign of effective race management. In contrast, VDEVO's pace (1st in pure rhythm) did not translate into a competitive finishing position (44th), highlighting the critical role of consistency and execution over a 52-minute race.

At the tail of the field, ARENDELLE RACING recorded the steepest pace degradation, losing 1.27 seconds per lap across their second stint — the most pronounced drop-off of the event. Every classified team completed their single pit stop, with all 51 starters recording 1 pit stop during the race.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Genk, a stable median pace combined with consistency — as demonstrated by TGB RACING 2's standard deviation of 1.13 s — is a stronger predictor of final position than raw lap speed. Teams such as VDEVO show that pure pace without execution yields little reward. Keeping degradation under control across long stints, particularly the second stint, proved decisive in separating the top 13 teams who all finished on 41 laps.