Mini GPRIX SPORT · Prefinale Race

The Prefinale endurance race at Misanino Karting Circuit (890 m) in Misano Adriatico brought together 12 teams on 16 August 2026, delivering a closely contested battle in which strategy proved every bit as decisive as outright pace.

TEAM 7 CEPY75 (kart #14) took victory after 28 laps, finishing 3.550 seconds ahead of I DICEPOLI DI CEPPI (kart #21), with SBRONZE DI RIACE (kart #1) completing the podium 29.241 s back. TEAM 9 JANNO and TEAM 11 BORRELLI rounded out the top five, separated by just over one second. From 6th to 9th place — TEAM 3 NAPO, TEAM 4 CRUPI, TEAM 12 ZORZI JUNIOR and CHEER PLAYERS — the gaps were contained within a single second, underlining the intensity of the mid-field battle. TEAM 1 PAOLESCHI, 5 MUDAND EROS 5 and TEAM 8 SPECIAL GUEST finished on 27 laps, one lap down on the leaders.

The fastest lap of the race was set by TEAM 11 BORRELLI in 45.478 s. Their pure pace data confirms the feat: with a median race pace of 45.967 s, BORRELLI held the best pure pace of the entire field and the lowest consistency deviation among the front runners (σ = 0.85 s). Their two stints — the first notably stable over 12 laps at a median of 45.728 s — made them the fastest team on track. However, only finishing 5th illustrates that pit-stop timing and traffic management cost them dearly.

The most striking story of the race belongs to I DICEPOLI DI CEPPI, who converted 7 pit stops — against just 2 for most rivals — into a 2nd-place finish, despite ranking only 11th in pure pace (median 47.909 s). Their opening stint of 9 laps at a median of 45.841 s was their sharpest, and their strategic flexibility clearly allowed them to capitalise on traffic and track position throughout.

Race winner TEAM 7 CEPY75 ranked 4th in pure pace (median 46.739 s), with 2 pit stops. Their opening relays were consistent, with the first stint showing a natural progression of 0.28 s/lap and the second highly stable (σ = 0.5 s). A final short stint of 5 laps completed the race at a slightly higher median (47.659 s), but the gap they had built proved sufficient to hold off the chasing pack.

CHEER PLAYERS stand out as the race's most unlucky team statistically: 3rd-best pure pace (median 46.558 s) and the most consistent team of the field (σ = 0.6 s overall, with individual stints at σ = 0.28 and 0.27 s), yet classified 9th. Their two clean, progressive stints suggest flawless execution, but pit-stop strategy — or on-track position — ultimately prevented them from converting their speed into results.

TEAM 3 NAPO also merits attention: ranked 2nd in pure pace (median 46.482 s), they recovered strongly across their three stints, with the final relay of 13 laps at a median of 46.040 s being their best, yet finished only 6th.

Key takeaways for teams: At Misanino, pure pace alone does not win races — BORRELLI and CHEER PLAYERS demonstrate this. Pit-stop count and timing proved transformative (I DICEPOLI DI CEPPI, 2nd from 11th pace). Consistency rewards long-stint strategies, and early aggressive positioning in the opening relay appears decisive in final classification.