8 HEURES DE BRESSE 20 ANS!! · Finale Race⏱ 1h39

The 99-minute endurance final at Lyon Valence Karting (1,100 m circuit) took place on 12 September 2026, bringing together seven teams for a demanding race that rewarded strategic consistency as much as outright pace.

Les Mousquetaires (kart #6) claimed victory with 89 laps completed, finishing a lap clear of Les Kiwis (kart #4, 87 laps) and two laps ahead of Les Brûleurs de Gomme (kart #7, 84 laps). KartMoiLoignon (kart #2) secured fourth place on countback with 84 laps and a 52.186-second deficit to the third-placed team. Headers-Racing (kart #3) crossed the line fifth with 86 laps, three laps down, while Dieu C't'Équipe (kart #1) finished sixth with 87 laps, four laps adrift. Teams MN (kart #5) completed the field in seventh with 82 laps, ten laps behind the leaders.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by Dieu C't'Équipe (kart #1) in 57.098 s — the sharpest single lap of the day.

The pace analysis reveals a striking contrast between on-track performance and final classification. Les Brûleurs de Gomme posted the strongest pure median pace of the field at 59.142 s per lap, combined with the best consistency figure: a standard deviation of just 0.59 s, making them the most regular team of the race. Yet they finished third. Dieu C't'Équipe recorded the second-best median pace at 59.217 s and set the absolute fastest lap, but ended the day in sixth place — a gap of four positions between their pure-pace ranking (2nd) and their finishing position.

At the other end of the spectrum, Les Mousquetaires — the race winners — ranked only fifth in pure median pace at 59.950 s per lap, yet converted that into a race victory. Their relais was stable throughout, with a regularity of 0.72 s, and their management of lap count ultimately proved decisive over the full 99 minutes.

Les Kiwis occupied third place in pure median pace (59.528 s, regularity 0.67 s) and finished second — a coherent result reflecting a clean and consistent run. Headers-Racing (median 59.745 s, 4th in pace) and KartMoiLoignon (60.413 s, 6th in pace) both showed significant consistency gaps, with standard deviations of 1.33 s and 1.20 s respectively, which likely weighed on their final lap tallies. Teams MN trailed the field in both pace (62.021 s median) and regularity (1.09 s).

Key takeaways for teams: At Lyon Valence, this final underlined that pace alone is not enough over a 99-minute race. Les Brûleurs de Gomme and Dieu C't'Équipe were the two quickest teams on pure median times, yet finished third and sixth. Les Mousquetaires turned a mid-pack pace into a race win through stable lap management and total consistency over their relais. Teams seeking to climb the order at Lyon Valence should prioritise minimising time variance — reducing standard deviation below 0.70 s appears to be the baseline for competitive regularity on this 1,100 m layout.