LE MANS 24HR · RACE Race⏱ 31h23

Cor Blimey Racing 113 HE took the overall victory at the Le Mans Karting International – Piste Alain Prost B (980 m) endurance race on 11 July 2026, completing 1,256 laps over the course of the 1,883-minute event. A field of 46 teams took the start, making this one of the largest endurance grids seen at the venue.

The winning kart (#113) crossed the line one lap ahead of Club 73 Karting HE (1,255 laps, 14 pit stops), while Teesside Tigers HE completed the podium seven laps back on 1,249 laps. Speedin Squealberg HC (4th, 1,248 laps) and Newmarket Hornets HP (5th, 1,246 laps) rounded out the top five.

The analysis confirms that Cor Blimey Racing 113 HE were the dominant force throughout. Their median race pace of 1:02.529 was the fastest of the entire field (1st in pure pace), and they also set the fastest lap of the race – a 1:01.641 – combining raw speed with exceptional consistency across 16 stints (standard deviation of just 0.73 s). All 16 stints showed a stable trend, testament to their collective management of both tyre life and race craft throughout the race.

The podium picture is particularly telling when compared to pure pace. Teesside Tigers HE (3rd) were the most consistent team of the race, posting the lowest lap-time standard deviation in the field at 0.68 s across 16 stints, all stable — a performance that reflects remarkable collective discipline. Vertice Forza HC (8th) present perhaps the most striking contrast: their median pace of 1:03.016 placed them 4th in pure race rhythm, yet 16 pit stops (one more than their direct rivals) and three short stints showing a slowing tendency cost them dearly in the final standings.

At the other end of the strategy spectrum, Chrono Team Racing HE (46th overall, 1,037 laps) recorded the 2nd-best pure pace of the race, underlining that laptime alone does not win endurance events. Conversely, Send It Collective HV (21st overall) outperformed their pace ranking (36th in pure rhythm) through strategy, making the most of their 16 stops.

Among the notable strategic contrasts, Club 73 Karting HE's second place with only 14 pit stops stands out: their 5th-ranked median pace (1:03.017) was offset by a well-managed stop strategy, ultimately keeping them within one lap of the winner. The highest recorded stint degradation belonged to Club 73 Experience HR (27th), whose 13th stint showed a slowdown of 1.09 s per lap — the steepest fade of any stint in the analysed field.

Key takeaways for competing teams: At Le Mans Karting Alain Prost, pure lap pace is a necessary but not sufficient condition for a top result. Cor Blimey Racing 113 HE demonstrated that combining the best median rhythm with full stint stability and a controlled pit stop count (15 stops) is the winning formula. Teams like Vertice Forza HC show that even genuine top-four pace can be neutralised by an extra pit stop per stint cycle. Consistency metrics (standard deviation below 0.75 s) consistently correlate with strong results, and any stint showing a degradation trend above 0.5 s/lap warrants an early call to the pits.