CSE VALEO/MINEBEA · Finale Race⏱ 1h32

The 92-minute endurance final at Karting Magny-Cours (1,110 m circuit, Magny-Cours) on 26 September 2026 brought together 15 teams in a tightly contested battle where pace, consistency and pit-stop strategy all played a decisive role.

LES QUIP (kart #13) took the victory with 73 laps completed, finishing a lap ahead of runner-up RTT (kart #40), who crossed the line just 0.714 seconds behind at the end of lap 72. ROCKET DEVELOPERS (kart #30) claimed the final podium position, also on 73 laps but 45.4 seconds adrift of the winner. LES NIGO (kart #27) finished fourth, one lap down, ahead of LES BATTERIES A SEC (#18), LES PNEUS LISSES (#17), TEAM (DES)ESPOIRS (#35) and HARU&RICE (#32), all credited with 72 laps. All 15 teams made 5 pit stops across the race, except LES AMOUREUX (#39), who made 6.

The fastest lap of the race was set by LES QUIP in a time of 1:10.637, underlining their overall dominance on the day.

The analysis confirms that LES QUIP were the strongest team from every angle. They posted the best median pace of the field at 1:11.191 and the highest consistency, with a standard deviation of just 0.65 s across all laps. Their four stints were all rated stable, with median lap times fluctuating in a very narrow window between 1:11.081 and 1:11.325 — a remarkable level of control over 92 minutes.

RTT present an interesting profile: ranked only 3rd in pure pace (median 1:11.351), they converted that into a 2nd-place finish despite two stints showing a drift of 0.18–0.23 s per lap. Their six-stint strategy and a strong final stint (1:11.032 median) helped them hold off the rest.

The standout case in the field is HARU&RICE (#32): they recorded the 2nd-best pure pace of the race (median 1:11.350), yet finished only 8th. Their first two stints (relais 1 and 2) were significantly slower — medians of 1:14.720 and 1:14.302 — before a remarkable 43-lap third stint at 1:11.228 median. The time lost early in the race could not be recovered, leaving them well off where their raw speed deserved.

LES BATTERIES A SEC are the positive outlier on strategy: ranked only 8th in pure pace (1:12.286 median), they finished 5th, gaining three positions over what their lap times would normally yield. Conversely, ROCKET DEVELOPERS (5th in pace, 3rd in the results) benefited from solid overall volume (73 laps) despite a higher standard deviation of 1.10 s.

KARTOUCH (#33) recorded the sharpest single-stint degradation in the field: their 5th stint showed a drift of 0.41 s per lap, the steepest of any team across the race. Combined with a 12th-place finish despite a 9th-best pace, it illustrates how costly pace swings can be in endurance racing.

Key takeaways for teams: LES QUIP's victory rested on a rare combination of the best outright pace and the best consistency — a doubly hard benchmark to beat. HARU&RICE's race is a clear lesson: unrecovered time from slow early stints cannot be compensated, however fast the kart runs later. LES BATTERIES A SEC show that disciplined pit strategy and steady relais can more than offset a moderate median pace. Controlling drift within stints — as seen with KARTOUCH's 0.41 s/lap degradation — remains one of the most impactful levers available to endurance teams at Magny-Cours.