DRIVE YOUR COM · ENDURANCE Race⏱ 3h01

On 1 September 2026, the Le Mans Karting International – Alain Prost circuit (Piste Alain Prost B, 980 m) hosted a 181-minute endurance race bringing together 18 teams. At the end of a demanding afternoon, ISEO FRANCE (kart #46) claimed the overall victory with 150 laps completed, crossing the line ahead of SUPER U CHANGE/ARNAGE (kart #3) by 47.436 seconds – the two teams sharing an identical lap count, making the gap on the road a genuine measure of the day's battle. AMBROISE BOUVIER TRANSPORTS (kart #35) completed the podium, two laps down.

ISEO FRANCE also set the fastest lap of the race, clocking a 1:03.241 – a benchmark no rival could match. Their median race pace of 1:04.310 earned them the best pure pace ranking of the field, a performance sustained across 12 stints and 11 pit stops. Regularity was solid (σ = 1.22 s), with the majority of stints rated as stable. Minor pace drop-offs of 0.15 to 0.23 s/lap appeared in several stints but were kept well under control, and the final stint – 15 laps at a median of 1:04.257 with σ = 1.07 s – underlined the team's composure in the closing phase.

SUPER U CHANGE/ARNAGE were the closest challengers throughout, posting the second-best pure pace (median 1:04.689) and the strongest overall consistency of the top three (σ = 1.09 s). Their 12 stints were largely stable, with only one notable fade in stint 12 (–0.38 s/lap). They completed 146 laps on the road before timing adjustments, finishing 47.4 s behind the winner.

AMBROISE BOUVIER TRANSPORTS showed genuine raw speed – their best lap of 1:03.384 was the second quickest of the race – but consistency proved more difficult to maintain (σ = 1.49 s overall). Several stints showed significant pace drops, including stint 9 (–0.74 s/lap over 6 laps) and stint 12 (–0.47 s/lap), which ultimately cost them the chance to challenge for second place.

Fourth place went to ATELIERS 23 (kart #10), just 0.810 s behind AMBROISE BOUVIER TRANSPORTS on the same lap count of 148. Notably, their pure pace rank (5th, median 1:05.065) did not fully reflect their finishing position, as their 11-stop strategy was managed with enough discipline to hold off rivals lower in the pure-pace standings. ATELIER DES SAVEURS and IEK GUEST completed the top six, the latter being a noteworthy case: ranked 4th for pure race pace (median 1:05.034) but finishing 6th, their higher pace variability (σ = 1.75 s, worst of the top-six) proved costly.

Further down the order, CINERITES TRANSPORT (10th) stands out as the team that extracted the most from strategy, finishing four positions higher than their pure-pace ranking of 14th would have suggested. In contrast, LMEM (17th) held the 12th-best pure pace but finished near the back of the field. VINCENT CARROSSERIE/FRAIS MALIN (14th) recorded the best consistency figure of the entire race (σ = 1.06 s), a remarkable achievement even outside the top ten.

Key takeaways for teams: At Le Mans Karting International, raw lap time alone does not decide the outcome over 181 minutes. ISEO FRANCE's victory rested on combining the best pure pace with controlled degradation across every stint. The gap between IEK GUEST's pace potential (4th) and their finish (6th) illustrates how high stint-to-stint variability translates directly into lost positions. Teams whose pace dropped sharply within individual stints – notably AMBROISE BOUVIER TRANSPORTS in stints 9 and 12 – paid a measurable penalty. Consistency and stint management are as decisive as outright speed on this 980 m circuit.