cdop77 · Finale Race

The Endurance Final on the P2 circuit (810 m) at Kartland, Moissy-Cramayel, brought together 25 teams on 10 September 2026 for a fiercely contested race decided over 36 laps at the front of the field.

ROMAIN THOMAS (kart #4) took the victory, completing 36 laps and holding off ENZO DAMIEN (kart #22) by 42.671 seconds. Third place went to 31 CI B (kart #32), a further 3.135 seconds back at 45.806 seconds from the winner. APP & GT (kart #20) and JONATHAN MORGAN (kart #47) rounded out the top five, also on 36 laps but separated by just under a second from each other. ASA MELUN (kart #21) completed the leading group in sixth, 1:40.518 behind the winner. All six top finishers made 3 pit stops during the race.

The fastest lap of the race was set by ROMAIN THOMAS with a time of 1:36.277, the sharpest single lap of the entire Final.

From a pure pace perspective, the analysis reveals a striking contrast at the top. TEAM SDN (kart #1) posted the best pure median pace of the field at 1:38.260, yet finished only 7th, one lap down. Their overall standard deviation of 3.45 seconds — the highest among the analysed teams — points to significant variation across stints, including a second stint median of 1:44.909, which cost them dearly on the lap count.

ROMAIN THOMAS meanwhile combined the second-best pure pace (median 1:38.520) with the best consistency of the entire field (standard deviation of just 1.11 s). Their four stints were remarkably level, with medians ranging from 1:37.134 to 1:38.785 — a model of controlled race management. That combination of speed and regularity ultimately proved decisive.

ENZO DAMIEN showed a strong second half, bouncing back from a second stint median of 1:40.592 to deliver their two quickest stints back-to-back in stints 3 and 4. 31 CI B were at their sharpest in stint 3 (median 1:37.808, standard deviation 0.27 s — the tightest single stint of any team in the analysis), but a slower final stint of 1:40.255 left them 3rd.

One of the most striking stories of the race belongs to FLORENT BRUNO (kart #27), who finished 18th despite holding the 5th-best pure pace — a gap that the data attributes to time lost through their pit stop strategy. Conversely, LES SOLIDES (kart #2) climbed to 12th from a pure-pace ranking of 20th, demonstrating how effective pit stop execution can offset a pace deficit.

Key takeaways for teams: This Final illustrated that raw speed alone is not enough at Kartland P2. ROMAIN THOMAS's victory was built on the tightest consistency in the field combined with a very competitive median pace. TEAM SDN's experience shows that even the best outright rhythm can be neutralised by a single problematic stint. Managing tyre and driver performance across all stints — minimising inter-stint variation — appears to be the critical factor on this 810 m circuit.