ENDURO DES VACANCES · Finale Race⏱ 51 min

The 50-minute Endurance Final at Karting Magny-Cours (1,110 m), held on 24 July 2026 in Magny-Cours, brought together 22 teams for a closely fought race that rewarded both raw pace and strategic discipline.

SC Endurance (kart #37) took the victory after 37 laps, crossing the line 0.443 seconds ahead of DINOCO (#26). Les Rookies (#24) and Jeanbart Jo by ADFF (#30) — who each completed 38 laps — rounded out the podium, classified 3rd and 4th respectively at 3.247 s and 3.493 s. Les As du Black Jack (#34) finished 5th, 26.4 seconds off the lead, ahead of Les Sergents Pistons (#12) in 6th.

The fastest lap of the race — 1:10.071 — was set by DINOCO, a time also matched by Team K (#17) during the race.

From a pure-pace perspective, SC Endurance led the field with a median race pace of 1:10.785, the best of any team. Their two-stop strategy proved optimal: a stable opening stint (12 laps, 1:10.674 median), a middle stint where pace slipped by 0.21 s/lap before recovering, and a rock-solid final 13-lap run at 1:10.662 median. That consistency across 37 laps — standard deviation of just 0.75 s — proved decisive.

Team K (#17), classified 7th, was the most striking strategic underperformer of the race. With the 2nd-best pure pace (median 1:10.846) and a flawless opening 22-lap stint, their three pit stops — one more than the top finishers — cost them valuable track position. The pace was there; the strategy was not.

At the other end of the spectrum, Les As du Black Jack (#34) produced the race's clearest example of strategy making the difference. Ranked only 10th in pure pace (median 1:11.375), they finished 5th overall thanks to consistent, controlled stints and only two pit stops. Their regularity — standard deviation of 0.67 s, among the best — was a key asset.

Track Limits Sport (#11) was the most consistent team of the day with a standard deviation of just 0.64 s across their stints, and the 3rd-best pure pace (1:10.884). Despite this, three pit stops left them 8th at the flag — a result that flatters neither their pace nor their regularity.

DINOCO, runner-up by less than half a second, showed progressive pace degradation in their final two stints (losing 0.16 and 0.32 s/lap respectively), which may have been the deciding factor in a photo-finish with the winners. Jeanbart Jo by ADFF were the most consistent podium team overall (σ = 0.67 s) and delivered their best median pace in the final stint (1:10.907 over 14 laps), highlighting the value of building through the race.

Key takeaways for teams: at Karting Magny-Cours, a two-stop strategy with long, stable stints proved clearly superior to three-stop plans — even for teams with strong raw pace. Pace degradation in the final stint, as seen with DINOCO and others, is a consistent pattern on this 1,110 m layout. Teams aiming for the top five should prioritise regularity (σ below 0.75 s) and limit pit stops to two, provided driver stints allow it. Managing the middle stint, where degradation was most common across the field, appears to be the critical window in a 50-minute race at Magny-Cours.