ENDURO DES VACANCES · Finale Race⏱ 7 min

The endurance final at Karting Nevers Magny-Cours (1,110-metre circuit) took place on 24 July 2026, bringing together 22 teams on the Magny-Cours karting track. The race lasted 7 laps, and every team made exactly 3 pit stops, making strategy execution and raw pace the two key differentiators across the field.

Team K (kart #17) claimed the overall victory with 7 laps completed, crossing the line with a margin of 6.251 seconds over Track Limits Sport (kart #11). SC Endurance (kart #37) completed the podium, finishing 10.305 seconds behind the winner. Dinoco (kart #26) and Les Rookies (kart #24) rounded out the top five, separated by less than a second from each other at the flag.

The best lap of the race was set by Team K with a time of 1:10.071 — a mark also equalled by Dinoco (#26), though Team K holds the official fastest lap credit. In terms of pure race pace, Team K also led the field with a median lap time of 1:10.489 and outstanding consistency, posting a standard deviation of just 0.21 seconds across their relay — the definition of a complete performance.

One of the most striking findings of the analysis concerns Les Vazyvite (kart #38), who posted the 3rd best pure pace in the race yet finished only 15th overall. Their race pace clearly did not translate into a competitive result, highlighting how costly time losses — whether in the pits or on track — can be in a short-format endurance event.

At the other end of the spectrum, Les Tamalous (kart #32) finished 7th despite ranking only 14th for pure pace — a clear over-performance relative to their raw speed, suggesting strong pit-stop management or efficient track position throughout the race.

Jeanbart Jo by ADFF (kart #30) deserves a special mention: despite finishing 6th and completing only 6 laps, they produced the 4th best pure rhythm (median 1:10.834) with the best consistency figure of any analysed team — a standard deviation of just 0.13 seconds, indicating exceptional regularity lap after lap.

Among the notable pace trends, RTE Team (kart #13) — who recorded the 2nd best pure pace in the race (median 1:10.760) — suffered a significant drop-off across their relay, losing 0.21 seconds per lap by the end, which helps explain their eventual 12th place finish. Similarly, Tomenzo (kart #33) slowed by 0.24 seconds per lap over their stint. The sharpest degradation in the race belonged to DRT 22 (kart #16), who lost 0.44 seconds per lap across their relay — the highest drop-off recorded in the field.

Key takeaways for teams: At Magny-Cours, raw lap time alone does not guarantee results — as illustrated by Les Vazyvite's 3rd-best pace but 15th-place finish. Consistent pace management across relays (as demonstrated by Team K and Jeanbart Jo by ADFF) and clean pit-stop execution (as shown by Les Tamalous) proved to be the decisive factors in this 7-lap final. Teams showing high lap-time degradation must address tyre or driving management to convert strong opening pace into actual finishing positions.