relais 1h30 sbtp · COURSE Race⏱ 1h12

Eleven teams took to the Lyon Valence Karting circuit (1100 m) on 24 July 2026 for a 71-minute endurance race that left no room for error: no pit stops, no second chances. What unfolded was a pure test of pace and consistency from start to finish.

EQUIPE 4 (kart #28) claimed a dominant victory, completing 51 laps — a full lap ahead of the first pursuer. Their median pace of 58.684 s was the fastest of the entire field (1st in pure pace ranking), and their lap-time standard deviation of just 0.98 s made them the most consistent team on track as well. They also set the fastest lap of the race, a 57.131 s effort, combining raw speed with remarkable regularity over 45 counted laps in a single, uninterrupted stint.

EQUIPE 7 (kart #14) crossed the line in 2nd place with 50 laps completed, 36.252 s behind the winner. Their median pace of 1:00.989 ranked them 3rd in pure pace, and they showed solid consistency (σ = 1.34 s) throughout their 42-lap stint. EQUIPE 9 (kart #20) also finished on 50 laps but was classified 4th — 37.890 s adrift — with a comparable median pace of 1:01.049 (4th in pure pace ranking, σ = 1.59 s).

The most striking case of the day belongs to EQUIPE 2 (kart #5): finishing only 7th with 48 laps, they posted the 2nd best pure pace of the race with a median lap time of 1:00.671 s (σ = 1.44 s) — faster than the 2nd, 3rd and 4th-placed teams. Their result illustrates how raw pace alone does not determine final position in endurance racing when laps completed diverge.

On the other end of the spectrum, EQUIPE 5 (kart #4) secured 3rd place despite ranking only 7th in pure pace (median 1:03.130 s). With 49 laps completed and 1:35 s of margin over EQUIPE 11, they managed their race efficiently within the constraints of their kart's performance ceiling.

EQUIPE 11 (kart #30) took 6th with 49 laps and a median pace of 1:02.469 s, though their consistency was more variable (σ = 2.2 s — the highest in the top half of the field). EQUIPE 3 (kart #24) and EQUIPE 2 both ended on 48 laps, separated by classification rules. At the back of the field, EQUIPE 8 (kart #29) finished 8th on 46 laps, while EQUIPE 6 (kart #1), EQUIPE 1 (kart #31), and EQUIPE 10 (kart #26) completed 44–45 laps to round out the top 11.

Key takeaways for teams: EQUIPE 4's double achievement — best pace and best consistency — underlines that winning endurance races requires both speed and the ability to sustain it. The gap between EQUIPE 2's pure pace (2nd) and their final position (7th) is a reminder that laps completed matter above all. Teams with higher lap-time variability (σ above 2.0 s, such as EQUIPE 11 and EQUIPE 10) paid a measurable price over a 71-minute race. With no pit stops across the board, there was no strategic lever to pull: every tenth counted, every lap.