7H ENDURANCE · Finale Race⏱ 2h27

The Finale of the Lignano Circuit FPV endurance race, held on 27 September 2026 in Precenicco on the 1,187-metre Lignano layout, brought together 15 teams for 147 minutes of racing. The contest delivered an exceptionally tight finish at the front, with the top three teams all completing 124 laps.

INFINITY (kart #4) took the victory, crossing the line with a 0.099-second margin over PFV (kart #13) — a separation that underlines just how fine the margins were throughout the race. PKI (kart #3) completed the podium, also on 124 laps but 0.619 seconds further back. R.A.V. RACING TEAM (kart #11) finished fourth, one lap down, while LUBING ITALIA (kart #7) and EURORACING ASD (kart #1) rounded out the top six on 121 laps each. The fastest lap of the entire race was set by INFINITY with a time of 1:02.296.

Looking beyond the final standings, the race analysis reveals some telling contrasts between on-track pace and result. LUBING ITALIA produced the best pure median pace of the field at 1:02.915 per lap — yet finished only fifth. Their six pit stops and two stints showing degradation of 0.33 s/lap and 0.28 s/lap in the closing phase cost them dearly against teams running five stops. INFINITY, despite ranking only second in pure pace (median 1:02.980), maximised their five-stop strategy and maintained remarkable consistency — a standard deviation of just 0.7 seconds across the race — to secure the win.

PFV closely mirrored INFINITY in both pace (median 1:02.987, third-best) and consistency (σ 0.69 s), also on five pit stops. Their fifth and sixth stints showed a slight slowdown of 0.22 s/lap before recovering, but they very nearly denied INFINITY the victory by the finest of margins. PKI, third in pace (1:03.049) but carrying an extra pit stop compared to the top two, saw their last two stints each lose around 0.22–0.25 s/lap — a degradation that likely explains the gap to the leading duo despite equal laps completed.

R.A.V. RACING TEAM (fourth) was the most consistent team in the field with the lowest standard deviation at σ 0.63 s, and ranked seventh in pure pace — a testament to their disciplined stint management. Conversely, SKART WORKING FASTER (seventh) punched above their weight: ranked only 11th in pure pace, they converted that into a 7th-place finish through effective strategy. At the other end of the spectrum, BRG (15th) held the 6th-fastest pure pace in the race (outside the analysed top 12) but suffered the steepest pace drop of any team, losing 0.34 s/lap across their sixth stint, which ultimately reflected in their final position.

Key takeaways for teams: At Lignano Circuit FPV, the five-stop strategy proved decisive for the top two finishers, converting solid-but-not-dominant pace into the final victory. Managing end-of-stint degradation — which struck several teams in the fifth and sixth stints — was as important as outright speed. Consistency (low σ) and pit stop timing appear to be the true differentiators on this layout.