8 HEURES DE BRESSE 20 ANS!! · Finale Race⏱ 5h31

LES BRULEURS DE GOMME claimed victory in the Endurance Final held on 12 September 2026 at the Lyon Valence Karting circuit (1100m), leading a seven-team field across 331 minutes of racing. With 301 laps completed, they finished three laps clear of second-placed HEADERS-RACING (298 laps) and seven ahead of LES KIWIS in third (295 laps).

The fastest lap of the race was set by LES MOUSQUETAIRES (kart #6) with a time of 56.435 s, a sharp reference on a circuit where the leading teams regularly dipped below the 57-second mark. LES BRULEURS DE GOMME posted a best lap of 56.799 s, while HEADERS-RACING matched the pace with 56.768 s.

From a pure-pace perspective, the analysis confirms that LES BRULEURS DE GOMME were the dominant force throughout: their median lap time of 59.364 s was the best of any team in the field, and they converted that pace advantage directly into the race win. Their consistency was equally strong, with a standard deviation of just 0.96 s — reflecting a remarkably controlled and stable performance over the entire duration.

LES MOUSQUETAIRES (kart #6) present the most striking gap between raw speed and final result. Their median pace of 59.847 s ranked them 2nd in pure rhythm — only 0.483 s off the winners per lap — yet they crossed the line 4th, nine laps behind LES KIWIS. With a tight standard deviation of 0.93 s, their consistency was not the issue; the lap count tells a different story.

HEADERS-RACING deliver the race's clearest strategic story: ranked only 4th in pure pace with a median of 1:00.120 s, they converted that into a 2nd-place finish — a result that reflects effective management of their race rather than outright speed. Their standard deviation of 1.45 s was among the wider in the field, yet their lap total of 298 secured the runner-up spot comfortably.

LES KIWIS stand out as the most consistent team on track, posting the lowest standard deviation of the race at 0.83 s around a median of 1:00.126 s. That regularity earned them 3rd place (295 laps) despite ranking only 5th in raw pace — a valuable result built on discipline rather than peak speed.

DIEU C'T'ÉQUIPE (5th, 300 laps) showed genuine pace — 3rd-best median at 1:00.107 s — but finished behind LES KIWIS who covered fewer laps overall, suggesting pace alone was not the determining factor. KARTMOILOIGNON (6th, 289 laps, median 1:00.963 s) and TEAMS MN (7th, 290 laps, median 1:02.155 s, regularite_s 1.68) rounded out the field, with TEAMS MN showing the widest spread of lap times across the race.

Key takeaways for teams: At Lyon Valence, combining the best median pace with strong consistency proved decisive — LES BRULEURS DE GOMME demonstrated that the two are not mutually exclusive. LES MOUSQUETAIRES highlight that raw speed and a low standard deviation are not sufficient if lap count does not follow. Meanwhile, the performances of LES KIWIS and HEADERS-RACING confirm that managing your race with discipline can compensate for a deficit in pure pace — both teams finished ahead of faster rivals on pure rhythm.