OpenKart Mer 2H · Course 2H Race⏱ 2h08

On October 25, 2026, the Karting de Saint-Malo (Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes) hosted a 2-hour endurance race on the 1,500-metre circuit, welcoming 23 teams on the grid. After 128 minutes of racing, it was AFA Racing (kart #66) that took the chequered flag in style, lapping the field up to Tour 71 ahead of their nearest rivals.

The top six all completed 65 laps, making for an extremely tight finish on the road. AIRBULL (kart #54) crossed the line 33.256 seconds behind the winner to claim second place, with Charpentier Racing Team (kart #63) taking third a further 10.5 seconds adrift at 43.796 seconds. Les Boon's (kart #62) finished fourth at 47.950 seconds, Bouygues Bat (kart #68) fifth at 51.286 seconds, and AMC (kart #58) sixth — still on 65 laps but nearly two minutes back at 1:54.815.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by Team Ratoun (kart #69) with a stunning 1:24.981, despite the team finishing 11th overall on 64 laps. This highlights one of the key storylines of the day: on-track pace did not always translate into final position.

Looking at pure median race pace, JLE Racing (kart #41) produced the best overall rhythm of the field at 1:27.281 — faster than any other team — yet finished only 7th due to sporting incidents that drastically reduced their tour count to just 26 laps. Their opening stint showed a strong improvement of 0.81 s/lap, underlining genuine pace that simply could not be converted into a result.

Charpentier Racing Team delivered the 2nd-best pure race rhythm (1:27.926) and were also the most consistent among the frontrunners, with a standard deviation of just 2.69 seconds — backed by a remarkably controlled opening stint of 25 laps. AFA Racing, the winner, ranked 3rd in pure pace (1:28.116) with an overall regularity of 3.05 s and showed clear progression: their second stint accelerated at 0.33 s/lap, peaking with a 1:24.478 in-stint best.

Further back, Les Fous à Roulettes (kart #50) stand out as the unluckiest team of the race: ranked 10th in pure pace yet classified only 19th, their two additional pit stops (7 total vs. the standard 5) cost them dearly in overall lap count. Meanwhile, Diabolo-Team (kart #44) suffered the sharpest stint degradation of the race, losing 1.10 s/lap across their second stint — the highest drop-off recorded.

All but three teams completed their race on 5 pit stops. Les Fous à Roulettes, Box Box, and Dream Team each made 7 stops, which ultimately impacted their final lap totals and positions.

Key takeaways for teams: At Karting Saint-Malo, managing pit stop count is as critical as outright speed — JLE Racing and Les Fous à Roulettes both showed top-10 pace but were unable to convert it. Stint consistency (low regularity standard deviation) proved a reliable predictor of final results, with Charpentier Racing Team's 2.69 s figure a benchmark for the field. Controlling lap-time degradation in the final stages of each stint, as illustrated by Diabolo-Team's 1.10 s/lap drop, remains the key lever for progression in future editions.