MCIMC · Finale Race⏱ 1h31

The 91-minute endurance final at Karting Magny-Cours (1,110 m) brought together 25 teams on 24 September 2026 for a demanding race that combined pace, consistency and pit-stop management. At the end of 70 counted laps, it was LSP (kart #12) who took the top step, crossing the line with a gap of one lap over second-placed ORECA 3 (kart #13) and 41.762 seconds over third-placed LRS FORMULA 1 (kart #22).

LSP's victory was built on the strongest pure pace of the entire field: a median race lap of 1:10.908, ranking first in pure rhythm, combined with excellent consistency (standard deviation of 0.9 s across 68 laps and 5 pit stops). All six stints were flagged as stable, a remarkable display of regularity over the full race distance.

ORECA 3 confirmed its speed in second place, posting the 2nd best median pace at 1:10.982, but several stints showed a tendency to slow as the laps wore on – losing up to 0.40 s/lap in stint 5 – before a strong final stint of 17 laps helped consolidate the position 26.760 seconds ahead of LRS FORMULA 1 on corrected time.

LRS FORMULA 1 was the team that set the fastest lap of the race at 1:10.122, yet finished third on the road despite completing 69 laps. Their median pace (1:11.203, 5th in pure rhythm) and variable consistency across stints (σ 1.17 s) cost them ground against the top two.

ORECA 1 (kart #15) was the most consistent team of the race, recording the lowest standard deviation of any finisher at just 0.82 s, and ranked 3rd in pure pace (1:11.131), yet had to settle for 4th overall – demonstrating how marginal time losses per stint can affect the final standings.

Among the most notable performances in the midfield, LIGIER AUTOMOTIVE 6 (kart #19) stood out: classified 11th, the team posted the 6th best median pace (1:11.535), outperforming its finishing position significantly in terms of outright speed. Conversely, LIGIER AT 1 (kart #40) – 4th in pure rhythm – was classified only 19th, partly due to the field's steepest recorded degradation in stint 2 (losing 0.61 s/lap).

A strategic highlight came from LIGIER AUTOMOTIVE 3 (kart #38), which ranked only 19th in pure pace yet finished 9th overall, overperforming its raw speed by 10 positions through efficient race management across 5 pit stops.

All but one of the 25 teams completed their race with exactly 5 pit stops; LIGIER AUTOMOTIVE 2 (kart #14) was the sole exception with 4 stops, finishing 23rd with a deficit of 4 laps.

What teams should take away: at Karting Magny-Cours, raw lap time alone does not decide the outcome. LSP's victory was founded on the best pure pace combined with near-perfect stint stability. ORECA 1 illustrated that maximum consistency without matching pace still leaves gaps. The contrasting fates of LIGIER AT 1 (fast but undone by degradation) and LIGIER AUTOMOTIVE 3 (slower but strategically sound) confirm that managing tyre performance across each stint is as decisive as the lap time itself in a 91-minute race.