30 + 1 heures 30 · Finale Race⏱ 28 min

The Finale endurance race at KARTLAND in Moissy-Cramayel (Piste P2, 810 m) took place on 22 September 2026 over 27 minutes, with 19 teams on the grid. The session produced a tightly contested battle at the front, while the order in the midfield and beyond was shaped by widely varying pace and consistency.

UNSAFETY DRIVERS (kart #18) took the top step of the podium with 53 laps completed, crossing the line 7.514 seconds ahead of STRASS PILOT (kart #45), who also completed 53 laps. LOS HARDOS (kart #50) rounded out the podium in 3rd place, 1 minute 16.859 seconds behind the winners, also on 53 laps. The three leading teams each made 5 pit stops during the race. UNSAFETY DRIVERS also set the fastest lap of the race, a 1:35.211.

Fourth place went to VERTICAL VELOCITY (kart #4) at 1 lap down, followed by SOP OR DIE (kart #33) 15.487 seconds further back in 5th. LES CARAPACES ROUGES (kart #46), GUIDONS AU PLANCHER (kart #47), and WHEEL-TO-WHEEL (kart #17) completed the top 8, all on 52 laps. From 9th place onwards, the gaps widened significantly: LES CURTHIBOS (kart #49) and NEED FOR SPEED (kart #37) finished 2 laps down, while NULLPTR (kart #14) and VILEBREQUINS FÊLÉS (kart #23) were 3 laps adrift. The bottom of the classification saw DABKA (kart #16) complete only 15 laps, finishing 37 laps behind the winner.

The pace analysis confirms UNSAFETY DRIVERS as the dominant force of the day: a median race pace of 1:35.668 — the best pure pace of the field — combined with an opening stint in which they improved by 0.34 s per lap, leaving no doubt about their superiority. STRASS PILOT posted the 2nd best pure pace (median 1:38.523) and showed excellent consistency (σ = 1.19 s), their drivers gaining 0.25 s/lap through their first analysed stint.

LOS HARDOS stood out for their remarkable regularity (σ = 0.62 s overall, the best in the top 10), improving steadily across both analysed stints. VERTICAL VELOCITY showed a contrasting profile: a near-perfect first stint (σ = 0.25 s, stable trend) before gaining 0.53 s/lap in their second — a combination of pace and growing rhythm that secured 4th place.

Among the notable discrepancies between pure pace and final position, WHEEL-TO-WHEEL finished 8th despite recording only the 17th best pure pace (median 1:45.142, σ = 3.72 s) — a result built on strategic efficiency rather than outright speed. Conversely, LES RATZ (kart #9) — who made 6 pit stops compared to 5 for almost all rivals — held the 10th best pure pace but finished only 16th, suggesting the extra stop cost them dearly in track position. VILEBREQUINS FÊLÉS recorded the steepest degradation of the race in their second analysed stint, losing 0.93 s/lap — a trend that visibly affected their final result.

Key takeaways for teams: Pure pace alone does not guarantee results; the data shows that pit stop count and consistency (low σ) are equally decisive over 27 minutes. Teams aiming to improve their finishing position should focus on limiting lap-time degradation within stints and optimising their number of pit stops relative to the rest of the field.