7H ENDURANCE · Finale Race⏱ 2h27

INFINITY claimed victory in the Finale endurance race held on 27 September 2026 at Lignano Circuit FPV in Precenicco, on the 1,187-metre Lignano layout. Over 147 minutes of racing, the 15 competing teams put in a gruelling effort, ultimately decided by the finest of margins at the top of the standings.

INFINITY (kart #4) completed 124 laps to take the win, crossing the finish line just 0.099 seconds ahead of PFV (kart #13), who matched them on lap count. It was one of the tightest finishes of the season, with third place going to PKI (kart #3), also on 124 laps but 0.619 seconds back. INFINITY also set the fastest lap of the race with a time of 1:02.296. PFV's best lap was 1:02.450 and PKI posted 1:02.378.

R.A.V. RACING TEAM (kart #11) finished fourth, one lap down on the podium trio on 122 laps, ahead of LUBING ITALIA (kart #7) and EURORACING ASD (kart #1), both on 121 laps in fifth and sixth respectively. SKART WORKING FASTER (kart #14), GATEDEV LUBING RACING (kart #10) and OFFICE SOLUTIONS (kart #8) rounded out the top nine, the latter two separated by 26.817 seconds on 120 laps. Positions 9 through 12 were all covered within 23 seconds on 119 laps, with F1 TEAM, SKA RACING TEAM and SFP B following suit. ABR MOSAIKO TEAM VERONA took 13th, while R.A.V. RACING TEAM ACADEMY and BRG completed the field on 118 laps.

Looking beyond the results sheet, LUBING ITALIA recorded the best pure pace of any team in the race, posting a median lap time of 1:02.915 — yet finished only fifth. Despite setting the quickest race rhythm, the team's pit-stop strategy and end-of-stint degradation — losing 0.33 s/lap over their fifth stint and 0.28 s/lap over their sixth — proved costly in the overall standings.

In contrast, INFINITY ranked only second in pure pace (median 1:02.980) but converted that speed into victory through consistent driving across six stints, with five pit stops matching the leanest stop count among the top finishers. PFV showed a near-identical profile: third in pure pace (1:02.987) with equally stable stints, only a slight slowdown of 0.22 s/lap in their fifth relais before recovering composure. The gap between these two at the flag — 0.099 seconds after 147 minutes — underlines how evenly matched they were.

R.A.V. RACING TEAM stood out as the most consistent team on track, posting the lowest standard deviation of lap times at just 0.63 seconds, across six steady stints — a remarkable regularity over the full race distance. SKART WORKING FASTER (7th) overperformed relative to their pace ranking (11th in pure pace), benefitting from effective strategy execution. At the other end of the spectrum, BRG showed the 6th-best pure pace in the field but could only manage 15th place — and their sixth stint, which saw a degradation of 0.34 s/lap, was the sharpest pace drop recorded in the race.

Key takeaways for teams: At Lignano Circuit FPV, raw pace alone does not decide results over 147 minutes. INFINITY's triumph illustrates that a competitive median rhythm combined with disciplined, stable stints and a lean pit-stop count (5 stops) can edge out even the fastest team on track. End-of-stint degradation — visible in multiple teams losing 0.20 to 0.34 s/lap in shorter relais — is a critical variable to manage. Teams aiming for the podium should prioritise consistency and tyre management as much as outright speed.