2H ENDURANCE · Finale Race⏱ 2h05

The Final of the Lignano Circuit FPV endurance race took place on 23 August 2026 in Precenicco on the Lignano Circuit short layout (950 m). Twenty-two teams lined up for 124 minutes of racing, each completing seven pit stops over the course of the event.

PAGG VALFLUID (kart #13) claimed victory by completing 122 laps, edging out R.A.V. RACING TEAM (kart #3) by a mere 0.017 seconds at the chequered flag — one of the tightest finishes the circuit has seen. EURORACING ASD (kart #10) completed the podium, also on 122 laps, 7.002 seconds adrift of the winner. GATEDEV LUBING RACING (4th, 122 laps, +24.702 s) and FRIULDEV KARTING TEAM (5th, 122 laps, +30.181 s) rounded out the top five. R.A.V. RACING TEAM ACADEMY finished 6th, also on 122 laps but nearly 50 seconds behind the leader. The best lap of the race was set by R.A.V. RACING TEAM in 51.521 s.

Pace analysis — The fastest team did not win. R.A.V. RACING TEAM posted the best pure race pace of the field with a median lap time of 52.199 s (1st in pure pace), yet had to settle for 2nd place overall. Their eight stints were remarkably consistent — the team never exceeded a standard deviation of 0.90 s — and six of their eight stints were rated stable. PAGG VALFLUID, the eventual winner, ranked 2nd in pure pace (median 52.212 s, σ = 0.73 s) and delivered a largely stable performance across all eight stints, with only a slight drift of 0.20 s/lap in their sixth stint. The 0.013 s gap in median pace between the two teams underlines just how tight this contest was: strategy and execution over seven pit stops ultimately decided the outcome.

EURORACING ASD (3rd in pace, median 52.229 s, σ = 0.68 s) showed a recurring pattern of slight degradation at the end of four stints — losing around 0.15–0.18 s/lap — which may have cost them a shot at second place. R.A.V. RACING TEAM SPECIAL (kart #5) deserves mention as the 4th-best pace in the field (median 52.392 s) yet finished only 7th, one lap down, with two stints showing measurable degradation of 0.17 and 0.24 s/lap respectively.

R.A.V. RACING TEAM ACADEMY (6th) was the most consistent team on the day, recording the lowest standard deviation of the entire field (σ = 0.63 s) across eight stints, all rated stable — a textbook display of regularity even if their median pace (52.660 s, 9th) limited their overall result. At the other end of the spectrum, TRIESTE TEAM KART experienced the sharpest single-stint degradation of the race: their 6th stint drifted at 0.31 s/lap (σ = 1.25 s), a drop-off that weighed heavily on a team that otherwise showed the pace for a top-eight finish. Finally, R.A.V. RACING TEAM ONE (18th overall) ranked 10th in pure pace, a significant gap between pace and result that warrants scrutiny for their next outing.

Key takeaways for teams: On a 950 m circuit with 7 pit stops in 124 minutes, the margin for error is virtually zero — 0.017 s separated 1st from 2nd. Pure pace is necessary but not sufficient: PAGG VALFLUID won not by being fastest, but by maintaining a stable median pace over every stint. Teams showing recurring end-of-stint degradation (EURORACING ASD, R.A.V. RACING TEAM SPECIAL, TRIESTE TEAM KART) should focus on driver changeover timing and tyre management to recover those fractions that ultimately decide the standings.