2H ART OF CART · Finale Race⏱ 2h08

The Finale of the Lignano Circuit FPV endurance race took place on 24 September 2026 in Precenicco, on the 950-metre Lignano Circuit short layout. Eighteen teams contested 127 minutes of racing, producing a tight and closely-fought classification at the front of the field.

Wings for Life Raceinas (kart #5) claimed victory with 120 laps completed, holding off Drivers Lounge (kart #17) by just 0.995 seconds at the flag — a remarkably tight margin over two hours of racing. Cosecura x Aqendo (kart #13) completed the podium in third, 8.486 seconds back, also on 120 laps. Digicom)) Racing Team 1 (kart #1) and Digicom)) Racing Team 2 (kart #2) rounded out the top five, both finishing on 120 laps, separated by 20.9 seconds. All five top finishers made seven pit stops during the race.

The fastest lap of the race was set by Wings for Life Raceinas with a time of 51.242 seconds. In terms of pure race pace, however, the picture is more nuanced. Drivers Lounge recorded the best median lap time across the race (52.762 s), making them the fastest team on outright rhythm — yet they crossed the line in second place. They were also the most consistent team of the field, with a lap-time standard deviation of just 0.91 s. Their stints were predominantly stable, with only a brief slowing of 0.16 s/lap in their third relay. The gap to the winners may ultimately reflect small differences in execution rather than pace.

Wings for Life Raceinas posted the second-best median pace (52.847 s) and delivered a varied but competitive set of stints. Their regularity figure of 1.25 s standard deviation was slightly higher than Drivers Lounge, but their eight relays remained stable throughout, never showing a degradation trend — a testament to solid driver management over the full distance.

Veritas Haus Racing 1 (kart #18, 6th) stands out as the team with the third-best pure pace (median 52.954 s), yet finished a lap down in sixth. Their seventh relay showed a pronounced degradation of 0.48 s/lap over just seven laps, and their overall regularity figure (1.39 s) was the weakest among the front-pace runners, pointing to inconsistencies that cost them positions.

Mairzedt Betonboden (kart #16, 7th) achieved a result above their pace ranking: they finished 7th despite a pure-pace ranking of only 10th (median 53.762 s). Consistent stint management and well-timed pit stops allowed them to outperform their raw speed.

Solodue Scuderia Classica (kart #8) completed 118 laps in 8th place, the only team in the top ten to make eight pit stops. Despite the additional pit stop, they posted the 7th-best median pace (53.269 s) with solid regularity (0.98 s), suggesting their in-lap pace was competitive.

Further down the order, ART of Cart Burgenland 2027 (11th) showed a recurring pattern of late-stint degradation, losing between 0.15 and 0.30 s/lap in four separate relays — an area for improvement in driver rotation or tyre management for future events.

Key takeaways for teams: At Lignano Circuit FPV, the gap between fastest pace and final result was determined by regularity and pit stop execution. Drivers Lounge had the best rhythm and consistency in the field but narrowly missed victory by under one second. Teams showing recurring end-of-stint degradation — losing 0.15 to 0.48 s/lap — paid a measurable price in the final standings. Maintaining a stable median pace across all eight relays, as the top two teams largely demonstrated, proved more decisive than peak lap time alone.