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

The Finale endurance race at Lyon Valence Karting (1,100 m circuit) took place on September 12, 2026, bringing together 7 teams over 331 minutes of racing on the Piste Karting. From start to finish, the event delivered a close and revealing battle between teams whose final positions did not always reflect their true pace on track.

LES BRULEURS DE GOMME (kart #7) took the victory with 301 laps completed, finishing a full lap ahead of HEADERS-RACING. Their triumph was built on the strongest median pace of the entire field — a median lap time of 59.364 s — making them the undisputed leaders in pure race rhythm. Their consistency was equally impressive, with a standard deviation of just 0.96 s, reflecting a stable and controlled performance throughout the race. Their best lap of 56.799 s further underlines the overall quality of their run.

HEADERS-RACING (kart #3) secured second place with 298 laps, finishing 3 laps behind the winners. Notably, their median race pace of 1:00.120 placed them only 4th in pure rhythm — yet they converted that into a 2nd-place finish, a clear indication of effective race management. Their standard deviation of 1.45 s was the second highest of the field, though it did not prevent them from capitalising on the result.

LES KIWIS (kart #4) completed the podium with 295 laps, 4 laps down on the leaders. Despite ranking only 5th in pure pace (1:00.126 median), they stand out as the most consistent team of the race, posting a remarkably low standard deviation of 0.83 s — the best regularity figure across all seven teams. Steady and precise, they extracted the maximum from their available pace.

LES MOUSQUETAIRES (kart #6) are arguably the race's most striking case. Classified 4th with 292 laps, they recorded the fastest lap of the entire race — a 56.435 s effort — and posted the 2nd best median pace of the field at 59.847 s, with a tight standard deviation of 0.93 s. Their raw speed was clearly superior to their final position, placing 4th in the standings despite ranking 2nd in pure rhythm.

DIEU C'T'ÉQUIPE (kart #1) came home 5th with 300 laps — just one lap behind the winners — and ranked 3rd in pure pace (1:00.107 median, 0.98 s standard deviation). Like HEADERS-RACING, there is a notable gap between their rhythm ranking and their final classification, though in the opposite direction: the pace was there, but the result was not.

KARTMOILOIGNON (kart #2) finished 6th with 289 laps, consistent with their 6th-place pure rhythm (1:00.963 median). TEAMS MN (kart #5) rounded out the field in 7th with 290 laps, recording the slowest median pace at 1:02.155 and the highest standard deviation of the race at 1.68 s.

Key takeaways for teams: This race clearly illustrates that raw speed alone does not determine the final result. LES BRULEURS DE GOMME succeeded by combining the fastest median pace with strong consistency — a winning formula. LES MOUSQUETAIRES demonstrated that pure speed (best lap of 56.435 s, 2nd best rhythm) without the right race execution leaves potential on the table. Meanwhile, LES KIWIS showed that maximum regularity (0.83 s standard deviation) can consolidate a podium finish even without a top-tier pace. For teams preparing future endurance events at Lyon Valence, the alignment of race rhythm, consistency, and race management is the clearest path to the top step.