8 HEURES DE BRESSE 20 ANS!! · Finale Race⏱ 1h13

The Finale endurance race at Lyon Valence Karting (1100m circuit, 72 minutes) took place on 12 September 2026, with seven teams battling it out for overall honours. When the chequered flag fell, LES MOUSQUETAIRES (kart #6) claimed a commanding victory with 70 laps completed, finishing a full lap clear of their nearest rivals.

LES KIWIS (kart #4) secured second place with 67 laps, two laps behind the winners, while KARTMOILOIGNON (kart #2) and HEADERS-RACING (kart #3) both posted 66 laps — KARTMOILOIGNON took third by virtue of their position on the road, three laps down on the leader. LES BRULEURS DE GOMME (kart #7) finished fourth with 65 laps, five laps off the pace. DIEU C'T'ÉQUIPE (kart #1) crossed the line sixth with 62 laps, while TEAMS MN (kart #5) rounded out the field seventh with 64 laps completed — classified behind DIEU C'T'ÉQUIPE despite a higher lap count, owing to their race classification.

The absolute fastest lap of the race was set by DIEU C'T'ÉQUIPE with a time of 56.725 s, a benchmark none of the other six teams could match on a single lap.

Race analysis — pace and consistency

Looking beyond the finishing order, the pace picture tells a nuanced story. LES MOUSQUETAIRES led on every meaningful metric: the best median race pace at 59.136 s and the top ranking in pure pace — their consistency figure of 0.89 s standard deviation reflects a solid, controlled performance across their relay. Their race win was fully deserved on both pace and result.

HEADERS-RACING produced arguably the most eye-catching performance relative to their finishing position. Running the second-best median pace of the field at 59.231 s — only 0.095 s off the winners — they were classified fifth, a significant gap between their pure pace ranking (2nd) and their final result. Their consistency figure of 0.94 s was also strong.

The standout strategic story belongs to LES KIWIS, who finished second overall despite ranking only 6th in pure pace (median: 59.988 s). Their consistency was the joint best of the race at just 0.59 s standard deviation — shared with LES BRULEURS DE GOMME — and their ability to deliver laps without interruption translated into a podium finish that their raw speed would not have predicted.

LES BRULEURS DE GOMME matched LES KIWIS' remarkable consistency figure of 0.59 s, the joint lowest in the field, and posted the third-best median pace at 59.513 s. Yet they finished only fourth, illustrating that pace and consistency alone do not guarantee a high final classification. KARTMOILOIGNON was the least consistent team with a standard deviation of 1.36 s, and their median pace of 59.964 s placed them fifth in pure speed terms despite their third-place finish. TEAMS MN closed out the field with the slowest median pace at 1:02.228 s and were the only team unable to break the one-minute barrier on their best lap.

Key takeaways for teams: LES MOUSQUETAIRES demonstrated that leading in both pace and consistency is the clearest route to victory. The striking gap between HEADERS-RACING's pure pace (2nd) and their final position (5th) is a powerful reminder that raw speed must be converted into laps on the board. LES KIWIS' strategy of maximising lap count through exceptional consistency (0.59 s deviation) proved worth more than a faster median pace, delivering a podium against teams with superior raw speed.