E 30 · Finale Race⏱ 41 min

The 40-minute endurance Final at MKRACING (Saint Christophe du Bois, 815m circuit) took place on 10 September 2026, bringing together 12 teams on a tight and demanding layout. When the chequered flag fell, it was TOYOTA (kart #9) that took victory, completing 46 laps and finishing a lap ahead of the nearest challenger on corrected time.

BUGATTI (kart #10) crossed the line in second place, also on 46 laps but 21.277 seconds behind TOYOTA. CITROËN (kart #14) completed the podium, a further 4.158 seconds adrift at 25.435 seconds from the winner, also having completed 46 laps. PORSCHE (kart #8) finished fourth with 44 laps covered, while MERCEDES (kart #16) and HONDA (kart #11) rounded out the top six, both on 46 laps at 36.663 and 43.341 seconds respectively. All twelve teams made 3 pit stops each. The fastest lap of the race was set by MERCEDES in a time of 45.346 seconds.

The pace analysis reveals a more nuanced picture beneath the final standings. MERCEDES held the best pure pace of the race with a median race pace of 46.806 s/lap (1st in pure pace), yet finished only 5th — a gap that can be explained by a particularly slow opening stint (median 51.454 s/lap over 5 laps) that cost the team dearly in the early stages. Their second stint, however, was exceptional: 19 laps at a median of 46.030 s/lap, with the fastest lap of the race posted at 45.346 s.

TOYOTA's strength lay in its consistency. With an overall standard deviation of just 0.73 s, the team was the most regular in the entire field. All four stints showed a stable tendency, and pace was maintained across the full 40 minutes — the hallmark of a well-managed race. Their pure pace ranked 2nd (median 46.898 s/lap), combining speed and discipline to secure the win.

One of the most striking findings is the story of FERRARI (kart #7): the team posted the 3rd best pure pace in the race (median 46.939 s/lap) but classified last with only 40 laps completed — 6 laps down on the leaders. With only two stints recorded in the data, the gap in laps covered tells its own story. Conversely, HONDA finished 6th despite ranking only 10th in pure pace (median 47.777 s/lap), demonstrating that strategic execution and pit stop timing can outweigh raw speed.

RENAULT (kart #5) is another eye-catching case: ranked 5th in pure pace (median 47.291 s/lap) but 10th at the finish. Like MERCEDES, RENAULT's first stint (median 50.620 s/lap) and third stint (median 50.141 s/lap) significantly hurt their overall result, despite strong second and fourth stints around the 47.0 s/lap mark. CITROËN, third at the finish but only 6th in pure pace, showed how consistent lap counting pays off over 40 minutes.

Key takeaways for teams: at MKRACING, the combination of pace regularity (low standard deviation) and a clean opening stint proves decisive. TOYOTA's victory illustrates that race-long consistency beats isolated flashes of speed. Teams with strong pure pace — MERCEDES, FERRARI, RENAULT — each had stints where their median times rose sharply, which proved too costly to overcome. Optimising every stint, not just the fastest one, is the winning formula on this 815m circuit.