300 TOURS DE BRESSE · Finale Race⏱ 5h25

Twenty-six teams took to the Lyon Valence Karting circuit (1,100 m) on 26 September 2026 for the Finale, a gruelling 324-minute endurance race that put strategy, consistency and outright pace to the ultimate test.

Team du Bugey GP1 (kart #29) crossed the line as the overall winner with 290 laps completed, claiming victory by a margin of one lap over the field leader on pure lap count. They also set the fastest lap of the entire race, a 56.245 s, underlining their all-round performance on the day. Their median race pace of 59.347 s ranked them 2nd on pure pace, and they maintained exemplary consistency throughout, posting a lap-time standard deviation of just 0.79 s across a single, unbroken stint of 274 classified laps.

Les Bruleurs de Gomme GP1 (kart #14) were the busiest team on track, completing the highest lap total of the race — 295 laps — yet finished 2nd overall, 23.206 s behind the winner. Their median pace of 59.391 s placed them 3rd on pure rhythm, with solid regularity (0.81 s standard deviation). The gap highlights how lap count and on-track timing combined to decide the final classification.

AG Racing Team GP1 (kart #15) stepped onto the podium in 3rd place with 291 laps, and their data tells a compelling story: they posted the best median pace of the entire race at 59.307 s, ranking 1st on pure rhythm, yet their best lap of 57.055 s was slower than several rivals. Their regularity of 0.86 s was commendable, but pure pace alone was not enough to convert the fastest race rhythm into victory.

Further down the order, CNP GP1 (4th, 289 laps) and Les Cyclopes Loucheurs GP1 (5th, 289 laps) completed the top five, both separated by fractions. Malaysia Boleth GP1 completed 289 laps in 6th but stood out as the least consistent team in the analysed group, with a standard deviation of 1.14 s and a median pace of 1:00.308 that ranked only 8th on pure rhythm — a sign that raw pace was not always their ally.

Among the standout performers away from the podium, Tic Tac Toc GP1 (7th, 284 laps) was the most consistent team in the race, recording the lowest lap-time standard deviation of all at just 0.71 s, with a steady median of 1:00.016. Meanwhile, Steelmen GP1 (11th overall) outperformed their pure-rhythm ranking of 14th, suggesting that race management made a positive difference for them. Conversely, Fathers and Sons GP1 (19th overall) held the 11th best pure pace in the analysed field, indicating that the final classification did not reflect their outright speed.

In the GP2 category, BKC GP2 (kart #23, 9th overall, 286 laps) led the class, ahead of Les Traces de Pneus GP2 (10th, 284 laps), who recorded the 9th best median pace overall — a strong showing across categories.

Key takeaways for teams: At Lyon Valence, best pure rhythm did not guarantee the win — AG Racing Team GP1 proved that. Consistency was a decisive weapon: Tic Tac Toc GP1's 0.71 s standard deviation over 284 laps is the benchmark to target. Teams with mismatches between their rhythm ranking and final position — such as Steelmen GP1 and Fathers and Sons GP1 — should study how overall race management and timing influenced their result.