100 MILES #13 · Finale Race⏱ 2h02

The Finale endurance race at Karting Genk (Track PRO, 1360 m) took place on 24 September 2026, bringing together 26 teams for 122 minutes of racing on one of Belgium's most iconic circuits. From start to finish, the event delivered a closely fought battle at the sharp end of the field, with the top four teams all completing 94 laps.

Ukraine SWS Racing (kart #59) took the overall victory, finishing one lap clear on the timing sheet — the gap to second place is expressed as "Ronde 97", meaning the leaders were on their 97th lap when the chequered flag fell. With a median race pace of 1:11.553 and the fastest lap of the entire event — 1:10.937, set during their second stint — they were the dominant force on both pace and result. Their overall race pace ranked them 1st in pure speed among all 26 teams, and their consistency (standard deviation of 0.7 s) confirmed a composed, error-free afternoon across all four stints.

Stellar (kart #48) crossed the line in second place, 33.591 seconds behind, matching the leaders on lap count (94 tours). They were the most consistent team of the race, posting the lowest standard deviation of any team analysed: just 0.63 s, spread across three very steady stints. Their 2nd-place finish in pure pace matched their 2nd place on the road — a coherent, well-executed race.

RCN (kart #51) completed the podium, 53.083 seconds from the lead but also on 94 laps. Their pure pace ranked 5th, meaning they outperformed their raw speed through strong management across four stints, all of which remained stable. STR (kart #67) finished fourth at 1:04.895, with the 3rd-best median pace of the field (1:12.012) but a notably higher variability (standard deviation of 1.25 s), the highest in the top four — suggesting some inconsistency between stints that may have cost them time overall.

The most eye-catching strategic story came from LSK & TF (kart #69): they posted the 4th-best pure race pace (median 1:12.027) but finished only 8th, demonstrating that pace alone does not determine the result in endurance racing. Conversely, Cártel de Escobar (kart #61) finished 16th despite ranking only 19th in pure pace, extracting more from their race management than their raw speed would have suggested.

Waffel Männke Racing (kart #50, 5th) and SG5 Racing (kart #49, 6th) completed the top six, both on 93 laps. SG5 Racing showed a clear positive trajectory through the race: their median stint pace improved from 1:13.164 in the opening stint down to 1:11.703 in the final one — one of the most notable progressions of the day. Further down the order, De Racende Pompiers (kart #60, 22nd) and Brandweer Hasselt 2 (kart #63, 25th) were the only classified teams to complete four and five pit stop passages respectively, compared to the three recorded by the majority of the field.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Genk, this final confirmed that race pace and final position do not always align. Ukraine SWS Racing stood alone in combining both the best median pace and the best result. For teams targeting improvement, the LSK & TF case illustrates the importance of converting raw speed into lap count. Consistency — as demonstrated by Stellar — proved as valuable as outright performance, and SG5 Racing's relay-by-relay progression shows that patience in the early stints can pay dividends over a 122-minute race.