endurance 20'+1h00 · COURSE Race⏱ 1h14

Twenty-one teams lined up on the 1,500-metre circuit at Karting de Saint-Malo (Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes) on 23 October 2026 for a 74-minute endurance race. At the chequered flag, MARUSSIA TEAM (kart #56) took a commanding victory, completing 24 laps and finishing more than a lap ahead of the bulk of the field.

ASTON MARTIN (#68) secured second place, also on 24 laps but 17.437 seconds adrift of the winner. REBELLION RACING (#70) completed the podium in third, a further 10 seconds back at 27.516 seconds from the leader. PANIS RACING (#52) rounded out the leading group in fourth, 31.418 seconds behind MARUSSIA TEAM, also on 24 laps. All four top finishers made 5 pit stops over the course of the race.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by MARUSSIA TEAM with a time of 1:54.626 — a benchmark none of the other 20 teams could match. In the pure pace analysis, MARUSSIA TEAM also led with the best median race pace at 1:56.686 per lap, confirming their dominance was no fluke. REBELLION RACING posted the 2nd best median pace (1:58.944) despite finishing third, while ASTON MARTIN ranked 3rd in pure rhythm (1:59.323) yet converted it into 2nd place thanks to consistent execution. Their first relay showed a degradation of 1.30 s/lap, comparable to REBELLION RACING's 1.40 s/lap drop in the opening stint.

Among the most consistent teams over the race distance, ALFA ROMEO (#67) stood out with the lowest standard deviation in lap times at just 3.26 seconds, making them the most regular crew on track — despite finishing only 9th. Their second relay, however, showed a sharper drop of 2.24 s/lap, which likely cost them positions. LOEB RACING (#62) also demonstrated solid regularity (3.71 s) and ranked 10th in pure pace while finishing 8th.

One of the most striking patterns in the data is the gap between pure pace and final classification. STAKE (#58), ranked only 15th in median rhythm, finished 7th — a clear sign of effective race management over raw speed. Conversely, VENTURI RC (#64) held the 8th best median pace in the field but crossed the line in 19th place, having made only 4 pit stops compared to the 5 stops of most other teams — a strategic variable that visibly affected their final result.

At the back of the classification, WILLIAMS (#60) completed 20 laps in 18th, while RENAULT SPORT (#57) — also on 4 stops — finished 21st with 21 laps and the slowest best lap of the race at 2:11.484. FORCE INDIA (#54) recorded the steepest pace degradation among the analysed teams, losing 2.35 s/lap over their first relay.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Saint-Malo, raw pace must be paired with tyre management — the teams showing the sharpest end-of-stint degradation (over 1.3 s/lap) paid a measurable price in final position. The optimal strategy appeared to be 5 pit stops, as all top-8 finishers (except VENTURI RC) used this approach. Regularity, as shown by ALFA ROMEO's 3.26 s standard deviation, is a competitive weapon in its own right on this 1,500-metre circuit.