Interentreprises · COURSE Race⏱ 1h32

Twenty-two teams took to the 717-metre circuit of Karting Loisirs Neuilly in Neuilly-sous-Clermont on 1 October 2026 for a gruelling 91-minute endurance race. At the chequered flag, NFC Prevention (kart 56) claimed victory with 94 laps completed, crossing the line a lap clear of the chasing pack and 30.145 seconds ahead of Jucy Plans (kart 59), who finished second with 96 laps on the board. SNCF Voyageur Ligne C (kart 69) completed the podium, one lap down on the winner.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by Bucher Municipal 1 (kart 66) with a stunning 49.773 s, underlining the raw speed of a squad that ultimately finished fourth with 96 laps – just 0.699 s behind third-placed SNCF Voyageur Ligne C. Fifth place went to Mercedes St Max (kart 54), two laps adrift, while the three Bucher Municipal squads rounded out the top eight alongside Audebert-EET (kart 52).

All 22 teams made 8 pit stops during the race, with the sole exception of Bucher Municipal 9 (kart 58), who completed 7 passages through the pits, and Gecape 1 (kart 61), who made just 6. Bucher Municipal 8 (kart 62) was unable to post a lap total, finishing 19 laps down in last place.

The pace analysis reveals some notable gaps between on-track speed and final classification. Mercedes St Max posted the best pure race pace of the entire field with a median lap time of 43.098 s, yet had to settle for fifth place – a reminder that strategy and consistency are just as decisive as raw speed in endurance racing. Bucher Municipal 1 backed that up with the second-best pace (43.198 s) and the fastest lap of the race, finishing fourth.

ST Omer Automobile (kart 68) was the most consistent team of the day, posting a remarkable standard deviation of just 0.83 s – the lowest in the field – despite finishing only tenth. That regularity earned them the third-best pure pace (43.779 s), placing them well clear of their final position in terms of outright speed. Conversely, Bucher Municipal 2 (kart 67) showed the 6th-best pure pace but could only manage 16th place, illustrating how much can be lost across a 91-minute race.

At the other end of the pace spectrum, Gecape 2 (kart 60) stands out as a strategic performer: ranked only 17th on pure pace, the team climbed to 9th in the final standings – one of the most significant gains on the grid. Among the detailed relay data available, Bucher Municipal 9 suffered the steepest tyre degradation in the race, losing 0.53 s per lap during its fifth relay.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Loisirs Neuilly, raw pace alone is no guarantee of results. The gap between Mercedes St Max's best-pace 5th and Gecape 2's strategy-driven 9th highlights the importance of managing tyre life and optimising pit-stop timing across the 91 minutes. Teams capable of combining a clean median pace below 44 s with low lap-time variance – as demonstrated by ST Omer Automobile – have the profile to challenge for the very top spots in future editions.