Endurance 11cv · Finale Race⏱ 57 min

The Finale endurance race at Misanino – Misano Adriatico (890 m circuit) took place on 11 July 2026 over 56 minutes, with 12 teams on the grid. RAM-COLLI (kart #48) crossed the line first after 45 laps, holding off PELU-SOCCO by just 3.763 seconds in a closely fought finish at the top of the standings.

Race summary. RAM-COLLI, PELU-SOCCO, PRA-LOUM, and ROSSI-SAL all completed 45 laps, making the gaps between them purely a matter of seconds. PRA-LOUM claimed third place 15.766 s behind the leader, while ROSSI-SAL finished fourth at 26.814 s. ARM-SCA and BOG-FLA completed 44 laps, separated by just 0.804 s at the flag. MARALDI, penalised by four pit stops against three for most rivals, finished seventh also on 44 laps, 12.302 s behind BOG-FLA. MIRA-TREO and PETRU-PATRI completed 43 laps, and FOG-COTTO, MYF-BEN, and SPECK-NINO all ended on 41 laps. The fastest lap of the race was set by RAM-COLLI in 47.799 s.

Pace analysis. RAM-COLLI posted the best pure median pace of the field at 49.925 s, combining speed and consistency across four stints (σ = 1.29 s overall). Their third stint was particularly strong — 12 laps at a 49.456 s median including the absolute fastest lap of the race — and they maintained that momentum through a 12-lap closing stint at 50.234 s.

MIRA-TREO stand out as the hidden performance of the race: second-best pure pace at 50.481 s (σ = 0.82 s, one of the lowest variability figures in the field), yet only eighth at the flag. Their race data reveals only two recorded stints — a combined 31 laps — suggesting significant time lost in the pits that their on-track pace could not recover.

PELU-SOCCO, runners-up on the road, ranked only fourth in pure pace (50.519 s) but were exemplary in consistency: their final two stints produced median times of 50.230 s and 50.737 s with σ values of 0.59 and 0.96 s respectively, a model of controlled, progressive improvement across the race. ROSSI-SAL matched them almost exactly in pure pace (50.496 s, third-best) but finished behind them, slipping to a 50.938 s median in their final stint.

PRA-LOUM are the clearest strategic success story: seventh in pure pace (50.804 s) yet third on the road, benefiting from a massive 18-lap final stint at 50.181 s that allowed them to bank track position and manage the race without further time lost in the pits. FOG-COTTO illustrate the opposite scenario: fifth-best pure pace (50.623 s) but only 11th at the finish, on the same lap total as MYF-BEN and SPECK-NINO, teams with considerably slower median times.

MARALDI were the most consistent team in the race by a clear margin (σ = 0.70 s across five stints), never dropping away from their pace and improving slightly through each stint. The cost of their additional pit stop, however, was ultimately too high to offset.

Key takeaways for teams. At Misanino, pure pace alone does not decide the result — MIRA-TREO and FOG-COTTO both demonstrated that talent in the kart can be negated by time lost away from it. The winning formula at this circuit appears to be a combination of top-tier pace (RAM-COLLI), minimal and well-timed pit stops, and the ability to sustain rhythm over long stints. Teams with progressive improvement across relays (PELU-SOCCO) can close the gap on faster rivals, while a single sluggish stint — especially late in the race — proves very difficult to recover from over 56 minutes.