TEXYS · Finale Race⏱ 1h32

Fourteen teams lined up on 9 July 2026 for the 92-minute Endurance Final on the Karting Magny-Cours circuit (1,110 m) in Magny-Cours. At the chequered flag, LES TURBO PATATES (kart #24) took the overall victory with 71 laps completed, holding off KART'OFFELSALAT (#19) by 53.249 seconds — both finishing on 71 laps. TEAM MERGUEZ (#34) rounded out the podium one lap down in third position.

With identical lap counts at the front, the gap between the top two was decided in the closing stages of the race. Fourth-placed ALPHA BLONDIE (#17) and fifth-placed LA BSS – LA BRIGADE DU SLIP SUPERSONIQUE (#18) finished two laps down, as did JURASSIC KART (#14) in sixth and LES FOUS DU VOLANT (#16) in eighth. Every team in the field made 5 pit stops, with the exception of TOY AU TAS (#37, 13th), who made 6. The absolute fastest lap of the race was set by KART'ASTROPHE (#32) in a time of 1:10.416.

Race analysis: pace, consistency and strategy

The most striking finding of the timing data is the contrast between pure pace and final classification. KART'ASTROPHE (#32, 12th) posted the best median race pace of the entire field at 1:11.227 and set the fastest lap of the event, yet finished 12th. Their third stint tells the story: after two ultra-consistent stints (σ = 0.37 s and 0.49 s), they lost 0.42 s per lap through the final relay, and the team completed only three recorded stints in the analysis — a combination of inconsistency and time lost away from the track ultimately cost them dearly.

RIKART (#29, 11th) showed the second-best pure median pace at 1:11.547, with excellent consistency across all four stints (σ = 1.26 s overall). Despite this speed, they too finished outside the top ten, illustrating that raw pace alone does not win endurance races.

The winners, LES TURBO PATATES, ranked only 3rd in pure pace with a median of 1:11.892. Their opening stint was their sharpest (σ = 0.31 s, stable), and they maintained solid rhythms through stints 4 and 5. A notably slower third stint (median 1:15.028) stands out, but they recovered to post consistent relays either side of it. Five clean pit stops with no excess kept them in contention throughout.

The strategic success story of the race belongs to KART'OFFELSALAT (#19). Ranked only 9th in pure pace (median 1:13.676), they converted that into 2nd place overall — the biggest overperformance of the field relative to rhythm. Six stints managed across 92 minutes, with a final relay that held up well (stable, median 1:12.642), proved decisive. Their 6th and final stint did slow (losing 0.33 s per lap), but the damage was limited.

JURASSIC KART (#14) suffered the most severe single-stint degradation of the race: their second relay slowed by 1.11 s per lap over just 6 laps, the sharpest drop recorded in the field. Despite recovering with stable stints afterwards, they finished 6th, held back by those costly laps.

ALPHA BLONDIE (#17) deserves mention for their remarkable fourth stint: 20 laps completed at a stable median of 1:11.462 (σ = 0.78 s), the longest single relay of the field and executed with strong consistency. They finished 4th with the 4th-best pure pace — a performance very close to their true potential.

Key takeaways for teams: At Magny-Cours, pure speed means little without the ability to sustain it. KART'ASTROPHE and RIKART demonstrated that pace must be paired with consistency across all stints and time efficiency at the pit stop. KART'OFFELSALAT's runner-up finish is a textbook example of strategic endurance management overcoming a pace deficit of nearly 2.5 seconds per lap at median level. Limiting degradation — especially in short stints prone to sharp slowdowns — proved the defining factor in this 92-minute final.