2H ENDURANCE · Finale Race⏱ 2h05

The Finale endurance race at Lignano Circuit FPV in Precenicco took place on August 23, 2026, over 124 minutes on the 950-metre short layout. 22 teams lined up for what proved to be an exceptionally tight contest, settled by the finest of margins after more than two hours of racing.

PAGG VALFLUID (kart #13) took victory by completing 122 laps, edging out R.A.V. RACING TEAM (#3) by a mere 0.017 seconds at the chequered flag — one of the closest finishes imaginable. EURORACING ASD (#10) completed the podium, also on 122 laps, 7.002 seconds behind the winner. GATEDEV LUBING RACING (#2) and FRIULDEV KARTING TEAM (#15) followed in 4th and 5th, both on 122 laps at 24.702 s and 30.181 s respectively. R.A.V. RACING TEAM ACADEMY (#20) rounded out the top six on 122 laps, 49.084 seconds adrift. All six top finishers completed 7 pit stops. The best lap of the race was set by R.A.V. RACING TEAM in 51.521 s.

The race analysis reveals the subtle gaps between the top contenders. R.A.V. RACING TEAM posted the best pure pace of the field with a median lap time of 52.199 s and the strongest consistency (σ = 0.68 s), yet had to settle for second place. Their eight stints were remarkably controlled, all trending stable, with particularly fast relays in stints 2, 6 and 8. PAGG VALFLUID, the winners, showed the 2nd best pure pace (median 52.212 s, σ = 0.73 s) and were equally solid across eight stints — only stint 6 showed a slight fade of 0.20 s/lap, otherwise everything remained stable. Victory ultimately came down to race management rather than outright speed.

EURORACING ASD matched the top two in consistency (σ = 0.68 s) but showed repeated end-of-stint degradation in stints 4, 5, 7 and 8 (between 0.15 and 0.18 s/lap), which may have cost them time against the leaders. R.A.V. RACING TEAM SPECIAL (7th) deserves mention for holding the 4th best pure pace (52.392 s median) yet finishing one lap down — pace that did not fully translate into classification. R.A.V. RACING TEAM ACADEMY (6th) was the most consistent team on track (σ = 0.63 s), finishing ahead of teams with faster median times thanks to exemplary regularity across all eight stints.

Among the notable contrasts: R.A.V. RACING TEAM ONE (18th) showed the 10th best pure pace — a significant gap between potential and final position. TRIESTE TEAM KART (10th) recorded the sharpest single-stint degradation of any analysed team, losing 0.31 s/lap through stint 6 (σ = 1.25 s), highlighting the tyre or kart management challenge at that point in the race.

Key takeaways for teams: At Lignano Circuit FPV, pure pace alone does not decide results — R.A.V. Racing Team demonstrated this clearly. Consistency across all eight stints and flawless pit stop execution are equally decisive. Teams with recurring end-of-stint degradation should review their driving habits or fuel/tyre management in the final laps of each relay. The 0.017-second margin between 1st and 2nd after 122 laps underlines how every tenth counts over a 124-minute race.