IRON MAN SERIES · Finale Race⏱ 57 min

Twenty karts took the start of the 57-minute Endurance Final at Lignano Circuit FPV in Precenicco on 6 September 2026, competing on the 950-metre Lignano Circuit short layout. At the chequered flag, ROCCO ANDREA (kart #20) claimed victory with 86 laps completed, holding off a tight pack to take the win.

The top eight finishers all completed 86 laps, making for an extremely close affair. CAH RENDY (kart #9) finished second, just 3.805 seconds behind the winner, while GRASSOTTO MATTEO (kart #18) rounded out the podium a further 1.162 seconds back at 4.967 seconds from the lead. LO SARDO ANTONINO (kart #14) and BELLO' KRISTIAN (kart #3) completed the top five, separated by only 0.091 seconds from third place. GEO ANDREA and ZACCARON ERIC finished sixth and seventh within 11 seconds of the winner, with DALLA VAL ANDREA eighth at 13.894 seconds. All eight leading karts made 4 pit stops across the race. The fastest lap of the entire race was set by GRASSOTTO MATTEO at 51.404 seconds.

The rhythm analysis reveals a notable gap between final classification and pure pace. CAH RENDY posted the best median race pace at 51.746 s and was also the most consistent driver of the race (standard deviation: 0.55 s), yet had to settle for second place. ROCCO ANDREA, the winner, ranked only 3rd in pure pace (median: 51.830 s), demonstrating that strategy and execution across four stints made the difference at the front.

BELLO' KRISTIAN (5th on the road) recorded the 2nd best median pace at 51.792 s and a strong consistency figure of 0.58 s — a performance that underlines the competitiveness of the mid-pack battle. LO SARDO ANTONINO ranked 4th in pure pace (51.840 s), matching his final classification exactly and showing reliable pace across all four stints.

Among the stints, DALLA VAL ANDREA showed a notable slowdown in his final relay, losing 0.18 s per lap in stint 4 — a drop reflected in a high regularity figure of 0.98 s for that phase. Similarly, PEGORARO GIORGIO (12th overall) suffered the steepest degradation of the race in his third stint, dropping 0.21 s per lap, before recovering in a solid fourth stint (median 52.224 s, regularity 0.58 s).

Further down the order, BERTINELLI MAURIZIO (19th on the road, 5 pit stops) ranked 15th in pure pace — meaning that despite reasonable speed, the additional stop cost him dearly in lap count. Conversely, SEMPLICI EMANUELE finished 11th despite ranking only 14th in pure pace, suggesting an efficient strategy within a 4-stop structure.

Key takeaways for teams: On this 950-metre layout, pure pace alone does not decide the race. CAH RENDY's combination of best median pace (51.746 s) and best consistency (0.55 s) was not enough to overhaul the winner. Managing stint length to avoid late-stint degradation — as seen with Dalla Val Andrea and Pegoraro Giorgio — appears critical. Pit stop timing and execution within a 4-stop framework proved to be the decisive differentiator across the top ten.