openkart 6h · course Race⏱ 1h12

TOURS KART COMPÉTITION claimed victory in the 71-minute endurance race held on 17 October 2026 at Karting Saint-Malo (Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes), on the 1,500-metre Piste 1. Fifteen teams took the start of what proved to be a closely fought and strategically complex event.

At the chequered flag, TOURS KART COMPÉTITION (kart #52) led with 35 laps completed, crossing the line with a margin of a full lap over third place. Their best lap of 1:21.175 underlined solid front-running pace throughout the race. KRT LEGACY PRO (kart #57) secured second place with 33 laps, 6.424 seconds adrift, while -RPS- RACING PERFORMANCE SAINTES (kart #67) completed the podium one lap down after 32 laps.

Fourth place went to -SRK- SAINTES RACING KART (kart #54, 31 laps, +8.062 s), with SIMU APEX (kart #64, 34 laps) fifth at 9.010 seconds. AK3G RACING (kart #61, 43 laps) came home sixth, ahead of SAINTES (kart #58, 34 laps) and SC (kart #69, 44 laps). The top nine were all separated by fewer than three laps, reflecting the competitive density of the field.

Regarding the fastest lap of the race, it was set by SAINTES (kart #58) with a time of 44.157. Further down the order, SIMU ÉLITE (kart #62) finished ninth with 40 laps, while JLF (kart #66), LES AMATEURS (kart #50), LES DAVOINE'S (kart #51), AD (kart #45), BLACKLIST_RACING (kart #59), and ADEKMA (kart #70) completed positions 10 through 15.

The race analysis reveals some striking contrasts between outright pace and final classification. The most telling story of the day belongs to LES AMATEURS (11th): they posted the best pure pace of the entire field (median lap time of 1:15.937), yet finished eleventh — the clearest example of strategy and pit-stop management overriding raw speed. At the other end of the spectrum, TOURS KART COMPÉTITION ranked only 19th in pure pace, yet converted their race management into victory — a textbook performance in strategic endurance driving.

SC (8th overall) deserves recognition for the 3rd-best pure pace (1:22.340 median) and remarkable consistency (σ = 0.57), yet classified eighth, losing ground in the pit-stop cycle. SIMU APEX (5th) stood out as the most consistent team of the race, with the lowest lap-time standard deviation of the analysed field (σ = 0.53), and their single long stint demonstrated excellent tyre and kart management over 33 consecutive laps.

Among the teams that struggled, ADEKMA recorded the steepest pace degradation of the race in their second stint (losing 0.54 s per lap), which contributed significantly to their 25-lap deficit at the finish. SIMU ÉLITE and KRT LEGACY PRO also showed measurable drop-off in certain stints, though both recovered to limit the damage.

Key takeaways for teams: This race confirmed that pure speed is not enough in endurance racing at Karting Saint-Malo. Victory was built on disciplined pit-stop strategy (9 stops for the winner), consistent lap times, and controlled degradation. Teams with strong pace but irregular stints or higher pit-stop counts paid a heavy price in the final standings. Managing tyre wear across long stints — as demonstrated by SIMU APEX — and maintaining lap-time regularity from start to finish are the decisive factors on this 1,500-metre circuit.