Summer Race #1 · ENDURANCE Race⏱ 41 min

The Le Mans Karting International – Alain Prost circuit hosted a 41-minute endurance race on the 980-metre Piste Alain Prost B on 16 July 2026, with 15 teams on the grid. At the chequered flag, FF Sport Team (kart #22) took the overall win with 35 laps completed — a full lap clear of a tightly-packed group of four teams that all finished on 34 laps.

SKR (kart #20) claimed second place, 8.547 seconds behind the leader, with a best lap of 59.519 s. So Elli (kart #18) completed the podium in third, 13.603 s off the pace, followed by Kodoka Racing Team (kart #24) at 16.550 s and KRP FF Sport Team (kart #14) at 19.829 s. SKR 2 (kart #11) rounded out the top six, 38.394 s adrift. All six leading teams made exactly two pit stops. The overall best lap of the race was set by KRP FF Sport Team in 59.462 s.

From positions seven to thirteen, seven teams finished on 33 laps within a window of 1 minute 19 seconds, underlining how closely matched the midfield was throughout the race. Les Yayaaas (kart #7) ended 14th on 32 laps, while Raycide (kart #10) brought up the rear on 31 laps after three pit stops — one more than the rest of the field.

Pure pace versus strategic execution. The analysis data reveals a striking contrast between raw speed and final result. KRP FF Sport Team held the fastest median race pace of any team at 1:00.154 s and set the quickest lap of the entire event (59.462 s), yet finished only fifth. Meanwhile, FF Sport Team, ranked third in pure pace with a median of 1:00.303 s, converted the race win through exceptional consistency — their overall standard deviation of just 0.69 s was the lowest of the entire field, making them the most regular team on track.

Looking at individual stints, FF Sport Team's first relay (12 laps, median 59.823 s, σ 0.37 s) was remarkably stable and their fastest phase of the race. Their second relay remained under control (median 1:00.546 s, σ 0.72 s), with no notable degradation across either stint. So Elli, runner-up in pure pace (median 1:00.296 s), also maintained stable stints, but a higher overall standard deviation of 1.34 s points to greater lap-to-lap variation that ultimately cost them positions on the road.

KRP FF Sport Team's second relay showed a measurable drift of 0.19 s per lap by the end of the stint — a modest but telling degradation that, combined with their pit stop count, helps explain the gap between their pace potential and their finishing position. At the other end of the spectrum, Raycide experienced the sharpest decline of any team, losing 0.40 s per lap across their second relay, which contributed to finishing last with three pit stops and only 31 laps completed.

A notable underperformance on the timing sheet: Kart'Eljo (kart #9) produced the 4th-best median pace of the entire field (1:00.683 s) but finished 12th — a gap of eight positions between pace ranking and final classification that reflects the cost of time lost in the pits and overall lap count management.

Key takeaways for teams at Le Mans Karting International. On the Piste Alain Prost B, pure lap time alone does not decide the result over 41 minutes. FF Sport Team's victory demonstrates that lap-to-lap consistency — evidenced by the lowest standard deviation in the field — combined with clean, efficient pit stop execution, can outweigh having the absolute fastest pace. Teams with strong raw speed such as KRP FF Sport Team and Kart'Eljo will need to align their strategy and stint management with their pace potential to convert speed into positions on the road.