Summer Race #7 · Endurance Race⏱ 1h02

On 3 September 2026, the Le Mans Karting International – Alain Prost circuit hosted a 61-minute endurance race on the 980-metre Piste Alain Prost B, bringing together 30 teams in a highly competitive field. The verdict at the chequered flag was tight at the front and spread across a full ten laps at the rear of the order.

SIMU (kart #25) claimed the overall victory, completing 56 laps and setting the fastest lap of the entire race — a 59.216s — which no rival could match. The margin over second place was ultimately decided by the final lap, as the two leading crews were covered by just 6.286 seconds on the road.

LES PREMIERS DERNIERS (kart #29) crossed the line in second, also on 56 laps, 6.286 seconds adrift. Their best lap of 59.303s was the second quickest of the race. FF SPORT TEAM (kart #12) completed the podium, finishing 6.719 seconds behind the winner with a best lap of 59.382s. The top three were separated by less than half a second in lap time — a measure of how evenly matched the frontrunners were.

LANCE STROLL ACADEMY (kart #16) and FF SPORT TEAM 2 (kart #15) rounded out the top five, both on 56 laps, 28.571s and 34.299s behind SIMU respectively. KODOKA RACING TEAM (kart #5) finished sixth, also on 56 laps, completing a lead group of six teams on the same lap count.

From ninth place onward, the gaps widened to lap differences: DR HOUSE IMMO (9th) and KRUSTEAM (10th) were one lap down, while at the very back WURZLERLEMANS66 (kart #31) finished 10 laps off the pace in 30th place.

Delving into the pace data, SIMU posted the best pure race pace of all 30 starters, with a median lap time of 1:00.031, and backed it up with the strongest consistency in the lead group (standard deviation: 0.58s) — a stable, relentless output across 52 measured laps. FF SPORT TEAM actually held the second-best median pace (1:00.197), fractionally ahead of LES PREMIERS DERNIERS (1:00.244), meaning the final podium order did not fully reflect raw speed.

The most consistent team across the entire classified field was KODOKA RACING TEAM, whose standard deviation of just 0.41s was the lowest recorded — a remarkable display of regularity that underpinned their sixth-place finish despite a slightly slower median pace of 1:00.742. At the other end of the spectrum, GWENN HA DU COMPÉTITION (7th) showed the widest variance in the analysed group (0.98s), a contrast to their respectable finishing position.

KART KDO (kart #4) is another name worth noting: ranked 6th on pure pace (median 1:00.462) but 8th at the flag — a sign that raw speed was not fully converted into a higher result. Conversely, FFSA MENANTEAU RACING (15th) finished ahead of where their pace figures (19th on median rhythm) would have predicted, suggesting an effective race management approach.

Key takeaways for teams: On the Alain Prost B circuit, the winning formula on 3 September 2026 combined outright pace with near-perfect regularity. SIMU's median lap of 1:00.031 and their stable trend throughout the race proved unbeatable. Teams with strong median pace but looser consistency — such as GWENN HA DU COMPÉTITION and KART KDO — left time on the table. KODOKA RACING TEAM demonstrate that a very low variance (0.41s) can anchor a solid top-ten finish even without top-tier raw speed.