relais 1h30 sbtp · COURSE Race⏱ 1h12

On 24 July 2026, the Lyon & Valence karting circuit (1100m) hosted a 71-minute endurance race bringing together 11 teams on the Piste Karting. With no pit stops recorded across the entire field, the race played out as a pure test of pace and consistency from lights to flag.

EQUIPE 4 (kart #28) took a commanding victory, completing 51 laps — a full lap ahead of second place. Their dominance was total: best median pace in the field at 58.684 s, best overall consistency with a standard deviation of just 0.98 s, and the fastest lap of the race — a 57.131 s effort that stood unchallenged throughout the 71 minutes. Their single stint of 45 timed laps was rock-solid from start to finish, with a stable trend and no sign of drop-off. On every metric, EQUIPE 4 were in a class of their own.

EQUIPE 7 (kart #14) claimed second place with 50 laps completed, crossing the line 36.252 s behind the winner. Their median pace of 1:00.989 placed them 3rd in pure speed — a solid result that broadly reflects their true performance level. EQUIPE 9 (kart #20) finished fourth overall with 49 laps, just 37.890 s behind EQUIPE 5, and ranked 4th in pure pace (1:01.102) — a classification that accurately mirrors their speed.

EQUIPE 5 (kart #4) secured the final podium position in third place, also on 49 laps. Their story is one of the race's most instructive: ranked only 7th in pure pace with a median of 1:03.130, they nonetheless finished on the podium — the clearest example of consistent lap accumulation over raw speed in this event. EQUIPE 2 (kart #5) tells the opposite tale: 2nd fastest median pace in the field at 1:00.671, yet they finished only 7th with 48 laps. With a best lap of 57.056 s — even quicker than the race winner's median — the pace was clearly there, but lap count ultimately decided the standings.

EQUIPE 11 (kart #30) finished sixth with 48 laps, though their standard deviation of 2.17 s was one of the highest in the field, reflecting a less consistent stint. EQUIPE 3 (kart #24) finished fifth with 47 laps and a median of 1:02.132, while EQUIPE 8 (kart #29) came home eighth with 45 laps at a median of 1:03.379. The bottom three — EQUIPE 10 (kart #26) in 9th (43 laps, 1:04.842), EQUIPE 6 (kart #1) in 10th (44 laps, 1:05.187, highest variability at 2.35 s), and EQUIPE 1 (kart #31) in 11th (45 laps, 1:05.984) — were separated by pace rather than incidents, all trending stable throughout their stints.

Key takeaways for teams: This race confirmed that on the Lyon & Valence 1100m circuit over 71 minutes without pit stops, pace and consistency are inseparable. EQUIPE 4's double achievement — fastest median and tightest standard deviation — is the benchmark. EQUIPE 2's result is a cautionary tale: pure speed does not automatically translate into laps completed when race management is not optimised. Teams targeting the podium at this circuit should prioritise lap-time regularity (targeting a standard deviation below 1.5 s) alongside outright pace, as EQUIPE 5's third place on a 7th-ranked rhythm clearly demonstrates.