ENDURANCE PRO 10'50' · Finale Race⏱ 54 min

The Final of the endurance race at Karting Genk (Track PRO, 1360 m) took place on 17 July 2026 over 54 minutes, with 37 starters lined up on the Belgian circuit. It was a commanding display from start to finish, with the podium settled well before the chequered flag.

Sacha Tysiak (kart 73) took the overall win with 41 laps completed, crossing the line ahead of Philippe Caerts (kart 68) by 20.7 seconds. Third place went to Iben Noel (kart 56), a further 15.7 seconds back at 36.5 seconds from the winner. The top six all finished on 41 laps: Danny Snoks (4th, +56.5 s), Freddy Jeunen (5th, +1:02.8) and Tom Theuwis (6th, +1:04.5) rounded out the leading group. Not a single competitor made a pit stop throughout the entire race.

The fastest lap of the race was set by Sacha Tysiak with a 1:12.251 — a benchmark that no other driver managed to match over the 54 minutes.

In terms of pure pace, the analysis confirms the final standings at the front: Tysiak posted the best median lap time of the race at 1:13.171, ahead of Caerts (1:13.959) and Noel (1:14.260). Their on-track order perfectly reflected their underlying speed. All three were classified stable throughout their single stint.

Among the most notable findings of the analysis, Niels Kerkhofs (kart 67) stands out sharply: ranked only 22nd on the road, he recorded the 8th best pure rhythm of the field — a significant gap that the raw classification does not capture. Conversely, Tom Theuwis (6th) achieved his position with the 10th best median pace (1:14.630), suggesting an efficient management of the race distance.

The most consistent driver of the event was Des Vanzonhoven (kart 46, 11th), who posted a remarkable standard deviation of just 0.80 seconds — the tightest in the field — with a median pace of 1:14.589. Despite finishing 11th, he held the 9th best pure rhythm, evidence of exemplary regularity across 40 laps.

On the opposite end of the consistency spectrum, Lennart Selen (kart 61, 8th) showed the highest variability among the analysed top-12, with a standard deviation of 2.18 seconds, yet still secured a solid top-10 finish. Mark Bongaerts (kart 63, 35th) experienced the steepest degradation of the race, losing 0.52 seconds per lap across his only stint.

Strategically, Gunther Vaes (kart 54) delivered a notable performance: classified 20th yet ranked only 27th in pure pace, he gained several positions through consistency and race management — the clearest example of strategy overcoming raw speed in this final.

Key takeaways for teams: In a no-stop format on Karting Genk's Track PRO, pure median pace was the primary differentiator at the front. However, regularity proved decisive in the midfield — Des Vanzonhoven's 0.80 s standard deviation over 40 laps is the benchmark to target. Drivers with strong raw speed but high variability or poor degradation management (Kerkhofs, Selen) left significant positions on the table. In future races of this format, tyre and pace management from the very first lap will be the key to converting potential into result.