4H ENDURANCE · Finale Race⏱ 4h04

The Finale of the Lignano Circuit FPV endurance race took place on 19 July 2026 in Precenicco, on the Lignano Circuit short layout (950 m), with 11 teams battling over 243 minutes. Each team made exactly 11 pit stops, making pit strategy and raw pace the two decisive variables across a gruelling afternoon.

LUBING ITALIA (kart #11) took the overall victory, completing 244 laps and crossing the finish line 14.168 seconds ahead of SVK RACING (kart #4), who also completed 244 laps. GATEDEV LUBING RACING (kart #3) rounded out the podium, 14.943 seconds off the lead, one lap down on the leaders. FRIULDEV KARTING TEAM (kart #1) and FUXIA (kart #8) completed the top five, also within 26 seconds of the winner. The first six finishers were separated by fewer than 28 seconds, illustrating the extreme competitiveness of the contest. APEX RACING (kart #7) finished seventh, one lap down, while MOSAIKO ABR TEAM VERONA, D.ESSE.D. RACING, and FRIULDEV ACADEMY followed at 3 and 4 laps respectively. SHARK HUNTERS (kart #9) completed 234 laps, finishing 10 laps adrift in last place.

The fastest lap of the race was set by SVK RACING in 51.628 s. Despite owning this benchmark, SVK RACING crossed the line second — a gap that analysis explains through strategy rather than raw speed.

From a pace perspective, GATEDEV LUBING RACING posted the best pure median race rhythm at 52.295 s, also earning the title of most consistent team with a standard deviation of just 0.60 s across all their laps. Yet they finished third, 14.943 s behind the winner — a telling reminder of how pit-stop execution and traffic management can cost tenths that accumulate over four hours. LUBING ITALIA, the race winner, ran a median rhythm of 52.308 s (2nd-best pure pace) with identical consistency (0.69 s), but their strategy clearly delivered the result when it mattered.

SVK RACING stands out as the team that maximised their result relative to pure pace: ranked only 5th in median race rhythm (52.378 s), they finished 2nd on the road — a clear over-performance driven by sharp strategic decisions around pit windows. Conversely, LIGNANO CIRCUIT FUN TEAM (kart #10) recorded the 3rd-best median pace (52.329 s) but finished only 6th, suggesting that time lost in pit stops or traffic cost them at least two positions.

Relay-by-relay analysis reveals that LUBING ITALIA's most vulnerable stint was relay 6, where pace dropped by 0.28 s per lap — the steepest single-stint degradation recorded across the entire field. FRIULDEV KARTING TEAM also showed pace drops of up to 0.22 s/lap in relays 8–10, while SVK RACING and FUXIA each experienced isolated degradation of 0.20 s/lap in short stints. These figures remain moderate over the full race distance and did not ultimately compromise the top-four finishes.

Key takeaways for competing teams: pure pace alone did not decide this race. GATEDEV LUBING RACING's best median rhythm and highest consistency translated into only third place; SVK RACING converted a fifth-best rhythm into second through strategic execution. On this 950 m circuit, where lap times cluster within one second across the top six, pit-stop timing and stint length management appear to be the primary lever for gaining or losing positions. Teams targeting the top step should focus on minimising time loss in the pit lane while sustaining rhythm consistency across all 12 stints.