2H ART OF CART · Finale Race⏱ 2h08

The Finale endurance race at Lignano Circuit FPV in Precenicco, held on 24 September 2026, delivered 127 minutes of intense racing on the 950-metre short layout, with 18 teams on the grid. At the end of the race, WINGS FOR LIFE RACEINAS (kart #5) took the top step of the podium with 120 laps completed, holding off DRIVERS LOUNGE (kart #17) by a mere 0.995 seconds – one of the tightest finishes of the season. COSECURA X AQENDO (kart #13) completed the podium in third, 8.486 seconds behind the winner.

Behind the top three, four teams – DIGICOM)) RACING TEAM 1 (4th, +24.405 s), DIGICOM)) RACING TEAM 2 (5th, +45.318 s) – also reached the 120-lap mark, making for a tightly packed upper half of the leaderboard. VERITAS HAUS RACING 1 (6th, 119 laps) and MAIRZEDT BETONBODEN (7th, 118 laps) were the first crews to finish off the lead lap. AQENDO GERMANY (18th, kart #14) ended the race 17 laps down, the largest deficit of the field.

The fastest lap of the race was set by WINGS FOR LIFE RACEINAS at 51.242 seconds, underlining their outright single-lap speed. However, the pure pace picture tells a more nuanced story: over the full 127 minutes, DRIVERS LOUNGE posted the best median race pace at 52.762 s and the highest consistency across the field (standard deviation: 0.91 s), yet crossed the line a fraction of a second behind the winners. WINGS FOR LIFE RACEINAS ranked second in pure pace (median 52.847 s), while VERITAS HAUS RACING 1 – despite holding the third-best median pace (52.954 s) – could only manage sixth place, pointing to costly time lost elsewhere in the race.

Among the mid-field, SOLODUE SCUDERIA CLASSICA (8th) was the only team to make 8 pit stops versus the 7 recorded by all other classified teams. MAIRZEDT BETONBODEN finished 7th despite ranking only 10th in pure pace, illustrating how strategy and execution across a 127-minute race can offset a deficit in outright speed.

Examining the stints in detail, DRIVERS LOUNGE showed remarkable regularity throughout their eight stints, with a standard deviation never exceeding 1.07 s and only one stint showing a mild drift of 0.16 s per lap. WINGS FOR LIFE RACEINAS displayed greater variance between stints (overall σ: 1.25 s) but consistently delivered key bursts of speed, including a standout second stint at a median of 51.626 s. VERITAS HAUS RACING 1 suffered their most difficult moment in stint 7, losing 0.48 s per lap across only 7 laps (σ: 2.23 s) before recovering strongly with a 19-lap final stint at a median of 52.055 s – a recovery that, however, was not enough to recoup lost ground. ART OF CART BURGENLAND 2027 (11th) showed a recurring drift pattern, with four stints trending slower toward their end, including a final stint degrading at 0.30 s per lap.

Key takeaways for teams: At Lignano Circuit FPV, the gap between the best pure pace and the race result was ultimately decided by consistency over multiple stints. DRIVERS LOUNGE demonstrated that a median pace of 52.762 s combined with the lowest variance in the field is a near-winning formula. Teams like VERITAS HAUS RACING 1 show that raw pace can be neutralised by irregular stints. Managing tyre life and maintaining a stable rhythm lap after lap – rather than chasing peak times – appears to be the decisive differentiator on this 950-metre layout.