2H ART OF CART · Finale Race⏱ 2h08

The Endurance Final at Lignano Circuit FPV in Precenicco took place on 24 September 2026 over 127 minutes on the 950-metre Lignano Circuit short layout, with 18 teams on the starting grid. After 120 laps at the front, WINGS FOR LIFE RACEINAS (kart #5) took the chequered flag ahead of DRIVERS LOUNGE (#17) by a margin of just 0.995 seconds, with COSECURA X AQENDO (#13) completing the podium 8.486 seconds further back.

The top five were separated by less than 46 seconds across 127 minutes of racing — a remarkably tight result. DIGICOM)) RACING TEAM 1 (#1) came home fourth, 24.405 seconds off the lead, ahead of DIGICOM)) RACING TEAM 2 (#2) in fifth at 45.318 seconds. All five teams completed 120 laps and made 7 pit stops each. VERITAS HAUS RACING 1 (#18) finished sixth with 119 laps, one lap down, while MAIRZEDT BETONBODEN (#16) and SOLODUE SCUDERIA CLASSICA (#8) shared the 118-lap mark in seventh and eighth respectively — the latter the only team in the top eight to make 8 pit stops. AQENDO GERMANY (#14) crossed the line 17 laps down in 18th place.

The fastest lap of the race was set by WINGS FOR LIFE RACEINAS with a time of 51.242 seconds.

From a pure-pace perspective, the data paints a nuanced picture. DRIVERS LOUNGE posted the best median race pace of the field at 52.762 s, and was also the most consistent team overall with a standard deviation of just 0.91 s across their stints — yet they finished second, 0.995 s behind the winners. WINGS FOR LIFE RACEINAS, second on pure pace (52.847 s median), ultimately prevailed where it mattered most.

VERITAS HAUS RACING 1 is the most striking case study of the race: third-best median pace at 52.954 s, they finished only sixth. Their data reveals significant consistency issues, with a race-high standard deviation of 1.39 s and two stints showing marked pace degradation — particularly their seventh stint, where pace fell off by 0.48 s per lap over just 7 laps, the longest stint only 19 laps. The gap between their raw speed and their final position reflects the cost of inconsistency over a long race distance.

At the other end of the spectrum, MAIRZEDT BETONBODEN finished seventh despite holding only the 10th-best median pace (53.762 s), illustrating how disciplined pit-stop strategy can offset a pace deficit. Meanwhile, ART OF CART BURGENLAND 2027 (#10) struggled with recurring pace drops at the end of stints, losing between 0.15 and 0.30 s per lap in four of their eight stints — a pattern that capped their result at 11th despite completing 118 laps.

Key takeaways for teams: On the Lignano Circuit short layout, raw speed alone does not determine the outcome. Consistency across all eight stints proved decisive — DRIVERS LOUNGE's sub-0.91 s standard deviation shows the benchmark. Teams who allowed pace to degrade at the end of stints (VERITAS HAUS RACING 1, ART OF CART BURGENLAND 2027) paid a heavy price in track position. With 7 pit stops as the dominant strategy, optimising stint length and driver changeovers was equally critical to a fast lap time.