Summer RACE · COURSE Race⏱ 1h02

On 13 August 2026, the Le Mans Karting International – Alain Prost track (980 m, Le Mans) hosted a 61-minute endurance race with 27 starters. With no pit stops recorded for any team, the event was a straight fight of consistency and raw pace, settled entirely on track.

SKR 2 (kart #17) claimed a commanding victory, completing 55 laps and finishing more than a lap clear of the majority of the field. Their margin over WJRT (kart #25) stood at 17.886 seconds, while LES BEEGEES (kart #6) rounded out the podium a further 3.435 seconds back – also on 55 laps. CROIX LUCAS RACING TEAM (kart #2) finished fourth at 26.799 seconds, with FATHER & FASTER (kart #3) and RAZMO & RAPIDO (kart #7) completing the top six, both on 54 laps and separated by only 0.199 seconds.

The fastest lap of the race was set by SKR 2 with a time of 59.335 seconds. The top four teams all broke the one-minute barrier in their best laps, underlining the strong pace at the front of the field.

The analysis paints a clear picture of SKR 2's dominance. They led every meaningful metric: best median pace (59.905 s), best consistency (standard deviation of 0.56 s), and fastest lap of the race. Their single stint of 54 scored laps was rated stable throughout, with no sign of degradation. WJRT matched them on race finish position trend, posting a median of 1:00.389 s for the 2nd best pure pace, though their consistency was noticeably lower (σ = 1.03 s). LES BEEGEES showed a solid balance of pace (median 1:00.413 s, 3rd best) and regularity (σ = 0.76 s), which explains their ability to hold third despite finishing on the same lap count as the winner.

TF RACING (kart #12) are a notable case: they posted the 5th best pure pace (median 1:00.859 s) yet finished only 8th, suggesting they were unable to fully convert their speed into positions. Conversely, TEAM RUSTEEZE (kart #8) finished 19th despite holding only the 24th best pure pace – a gain of five positions attributable to strategic or consistency factors over the course of the race. TECHNIPROFILS RACING (kart #10) presented a similar contrast: 15th in pure pace but classified 20th, suggesting that pace alone did not translate into results for this team.

Among the midfield, REN CLUB (kart #27) and NURSE TEAM (kart #5) both held 9th and 8th in pure pace respectively, yet finished 11th and 9th – a marginal gap consistent with the tight competition in that group. KART #27 – AHMED RABEL was the only retirement of the race, completing no recorded laps.

Key takeaways for teams: In a no-pit-stop format, regularity proves as decisive as outright pace. SKR 2's combination of the lowest standard deviation (0.56 s) and the fastest median clearly set them apart. Teams with higher variance – such as CROIX LUCAS RACING TEAM (σ = 1.14 s) or NURSE TEAM (σ = 1.39 s) – found their strong peak lap times insufficient to close the gap at the front. For future editions of this event, teams should focus on minimising lap-time swings over a full hour rather than chasing single fast laps.