8 HEURES DE BRESSE 20 ANS!! · Finale Race⏱ 1h39

The Lyon&Valence Karting circuit (1,100 m) hosted its endurance Final on September 12, 2026, bringing together 7 teams for a 99-minute race on the Piste Karting. At the chequered flag, LES MOUSQUETAIRES (kart #6) claimed overall victory with 89 laps completed, finishing ahead of LES KIWIS (kart #4) by two laps, and LES BRULEURS DE GOMME (kart #7) a further lap back in third.

The full classification saw KARTMOILOIGNON (kart #2) take fourth place on 84 laps, 52.186 seconds behind LES BRULEURS DE GOMME. HEADERS-RACING (kart #3) finished fifth with 86 laps, three laps down on the leaders, while DIEU C'T'ÉQUIPE (kart #1) crossed the line sixth with 87 laps, four laps off the pace. TEAMS MN (kart #5) rounded out the field in seventh place with 81 laps, ten laps behind the winner.

The fastest lap of the race was set by DIEU C'T'ÉQUIPE in 57.098 seconds. LES BRULEURS DE GOMME also stood out with a best lap of 57.308 s, while LES MOUSQUETAIRES posted a best lap of 58.048 s.

The pace analysis tells a revealing story. LES BRULEURS DE GOMME were the pace leaders of this final, posting the best median race pace at 59.142 s and the highest consistency of the field with a standard deviation of just 0.59 s — yet they could only convert that into third place on the road. DIEU C'T'ÉQUIPE held the 2nd best median pace (59.217 s) and were also among the most consistent (±0.85 s), but finished sixth — a significant gap between their pure speed and their final position.

On the other end of the spectrum, LES MOUSQUETAIRES won despite holding only the 5th best median pace (59.950 s) — a clear example of strategic performance translating into race victory. LES KIWIS backed up their second-place finish with the 3rd best median pace (59.528 s) and excellent consistency (±0.67 s), making them arguably the most complete package between raw speed and final result. HEADERS-RACING (4th best pace, 59.745 s) showed the widest variation in lap times in the top five, with a standard deviation of 1.33 s. KARTMOILOIGNON and TEAMS MN were the slowest in pure pace terms, at 1:00.413 and 1:02.021 respectively, with KARTMOILOIGNON also the least consistent of the leading group (±1.20 s).

Key takeaways for teams: This final at Lyon&Valence is a strong reminder that outright pace is not enough in endurance racing. LES BRULEURS DE GOMME and DIEU C'T'ÉQUIPE were the two fastest teams on raw pace yet finished third and sixth respectively — a 5-position gap for the latter. LES MOUSQUETAIRES took the win with the 5th best median pace, proving that consistency over time and overall race management can outweigh pure speed. Teams targeting the podium should focus not only on lap time but on sustaining that pace across the full duration of the race.