24H KARTLAND · Finale Race

The Finale endurance race at Kartland in Moissy-Cramayel took place on 26 September 2026 on the 810-metre P2 circuit, bringing together 34 teams in a hard-fought battle decided over the laps. At the chequered flag, KLN 1 (kart #44) claimed victory with 877 laps completed, one lap ahead of EZZ SHADOW ONE 1 (876 laps) and two ahead of DLM OFFICIEL (875 laps). The winning margin remained tight throughout the podium positions, underlining the intensity of the fight at the front.

TEAM NO LIMIT (kart #17) and SKC 57 (kart #8) both completed 872 laps but were separated on time, SKC 57 finishing 4th and TEAM NO LIMIT 5th — with just 57.928 seconds between them. CA SPORTS (kart #26) took 6th with 871 laps, followed by ANIMOOO (7th, 870 laps), EZZ SHADOW ONE 2 and LES CAFARDS sharing 8th and 9th on 869 laps — the latter separated by only 6.084 seconds.

The fastest lap of the race was set by KLN 1, clocking a 1:27.065 — the best time of the entire event. All 34 teams completed 30 pit stops, with the exception of PODRACERS, LA 7EME COMPAGNIE, 1.2 PURETECH, AQUA 2000 1, SORETHERM and LEACAR'S (31 stops), TEAM POLE POSITION (32 stops), LES COLLEGUES (34 stops) and AQUA 2000 2 (35 stops).

The pace analysis reveals a striking contrast between outright speed and final classification. 1.2 PURETECH posted the best pure pace of the field with a median lap time of 1:29.613, yet finished 28th — a significant gap between raw speed and final result. Similarly, AQUA 2000 2 recorded the 3rd-best pure pace in the race but finished last (34th), 126 laps down on the leader, after suffering the heaviest degradation of any team: their 11th stint saw pace drop by 1.28 s/lap.

At the other end of the spectrum, LES DEJANTES (10th overall) punched well above their pace weight, finishing 10th despite ranking only 45th by pure rhythm — the clearest example of strategy and consistency overcoming raw speed. DLM OFFICIEL (3rd) was the most consistent team on track, posting the lowest standard deviation of lap times across all teams (0.63 s), with all ten stints rated stable.

KLN 1's victory is particularly noteworthy from a pace perspective: ranked only 6th by pure rhythm in the first driver block (median 1:32.791), the team combined two complementary driving styles across their stints, with the faster block (kart #33) delivering six stints around 1:27–1:28 before transitioning to a second phase. CA SPORTS showed strong early pace — nine consecutive stints in the 1:28 bracket — before a notable drop of 0.47 s/lap in their 10th stint and a move into the 1:35–1:38 range for the rest of the race.

Key takeaways for teams: at Kartland P2, pure lap time alone does not decide the result. Consistency across stints (low standard deviation), management of pace transitions between driver blocks, and pit stop discipline were the decisive factors on 26 September 2026. Teams showing heavy intra-stint degradation, however fast their peak times, were unable to convert speed into positions. Managing the crossover between fast and slower driver blocks without losing rhythm is the central challenge on this circuit.