ZFP POD 30 Race · Race Race⏱ 1h57

On 27 August 2026, the 450-metre circuit of Motokáry Modřice, in Modřice, hosted a 117-minute endurance race bringing together 11 teams. At the end of a closely fought contest, TÝM E (kart #15) took the overall victory with 125 laps completed, crossing the line 23.959 seconds ahead of TÝM D (kart #3), who matched the same lap count. TÝM F (kart #16) completed the podium, also on 125 laps, a further 17.850 seconds back.

TÝM A (kart #14) finished fourth, one lap down on 124 tours, while TÝM H (kart #4) and TÝM C (kart #1) came home sixth and seventh on 122 and 121 laps respectively. TÝM G (kart #8) shared the same lap count as TÝM C in eighth, separated by 18.163 seconds. TÝM B (kart #13), TÝM K (kart #17) and TÝM I (kart #11) all completed 120 laps, finishing fifth, ninth and tenth. TÝM J (kart #12) rounded out the field in eleventh on 117 laps. Every team made exactly 9 pit stops during the race.

The fastest lap of the entire race was set by TÝM E with a 44.720-second lap, the only team to dip below 45 seconds. This performance is consistent with their dominant pure pace throughout the event.

The analysis reveals that the finishing order closely mirrored the pace hierarchy. TÝM E recorded the best median pace of the field at 47.317 s (1st in pure pace), and their consistency was solid with a standard deviation of 1.67 s. Notably, their final stint was their fastest of the race — a median of 44.989 s — with a positive trend of +0.15 s/lap acceleration over 9 laps, demonstrating excellent management of their kart to the very end.

TÝM D (median 47.449 s, 2nd in pace) and TÝM F (47.469 s, 3rd in pace) were closely matched throughout, separated by just 0.020 s in median pace. TÝM F's overall regularity was slightly lower (σ = 1.81 s vs 1.36 s for TÝM D), with several stints in the 49–50 s range pulling their average up. TÝM A, fourth in both the race and the pace rankings (47.642 s), showed a significant dip in stint 4 (median 51.109 s) but recovered well across the second half.

Two results stand out as notable divergences between pace and final position. TÝM I ranked 6th in pure pace (median 48.115 s) yet finished only 10th: their pace was genuinely competitive, but it did not translate into the lap count needed to challenge the top half. Conversely, TÝM H ranked 9th in pure pace (48.764 s) but finished 6th, suggesting effective execution of their pit stop strategy across 10 stints. TÝM G was the most consistent team in the field, posting the lowest standard deviation at 1.20 s, though their median pace (48.554 s, 8th) placed them mid-pack. TÝM J struggled the most with consistency (σ = 2.03 s, highest in the field) and showed the steepest degradation in stint 1 (+0.29 s/lap), which contributed to their last-place finish on 117 laps.

Key takeaways for teams: At Motokáry Modřice, pure pace proved decisive — the top four in the race matched the top four in the pace rankings. Maintaining a tight standard deviation across all stints (as TÝM G demonstrated) and sustaining pace deep into the final stints (as TÝM E showed with their fastest closing stint) are the margins that separate the podium from the midfield. Teams showing high variability between stints, particularly above 50 s on a 47-second-average track, lose multiple laps over the course of two hours.