KART RACE · R1 Race⏱ 1h01

The Motokáry Modřice circuit in Modřice hosted the R1 endurance race on 27 September 2026, bringing together 10 teams for a 60-minute battle on the 450-metre track. At the chequered flag, it was MISHMASH (kart #3) who took victory ahead of SONIC and KARTEL, in a race that was decided as much in the pits as on track.

MISHMASH and SONIC shared the top step of the lap-count standings, both completing 73 laps, with the margin between them a razor-thin 0.357 seconds. FIRST GEAR and MIKORA RACING also reached 73 laps but were classified 5th and 6th respectively, further back on time. KARTEL, TOP GRIP, FALKON MOTORSPORT and RED ŠNEKS all completed 72 laps, while FORZA RAGAZZI ended the race on 71 laps, two laps down on the leaders.

The fastest lap of the race was set by MISHMASH with a time of 43.866 seconds. All ten teams made 5 pit stops each over the course of the hour.

The race analysis reveals a compelling contrast between raw pace and race result. SONIC posted the best pure median pace of the field at 44.452 s/lap (1st in pace ranking), yet had to settle for second place overall. MISHMASH, with a median pace of 44.483 s/lap (2nd in pace ranking), converted their strategy into the win — a margin of just 0.031 s/lap in median pace, but enough of a strategic edge to make the difference.

Looking at individual stints, both leaders were remarkably consistent. MISHMASH's opening stint of 33 laps produced a median of 44.158 s and a regularity of just 0.31 s standard deviation — their strongest phase. SONIC's first stint of 34 laps similarly came in at 44.209 s with 0.34 s deviation. Both teams maintained stable tendencies across all their stints, a sign of solid driver management throughout the hour.

TOP GRIP deserves a mention as the most consistent team of the race, posting the lowest overall regularity figure at 0.46 s standard deviation, despite finishing 4th with a median pace of 45.010 s/lap (5th in pace ranking). Their long opening stint of 31 laps at 44.662 s with just 0.19 s deviation illustrated their disciplined approach.

FIRST GEAR showed an interesting profile, achieving the 4th-best median pace (44.953 s/lap) while finishing 5th — their six stints demonstrating good adaptability across the race. MIKORA RACING (6th) produced a sharp opening stint of 29 laps at 44.454 s/lap before losing time in their second and third phases.

At the back of the field, FORZA RAGAZZI recorded the race's most notable pace drop, losing 0.22 s/lap during their third stint — the only team to show a clear degradation trend across the field. Their overall median of 45.984 s/lap placed them 10th in both the pace ranking and the final classification.

Key takeaways for teams: At Motokáry Modřice, the gap between the best and worst median pace was under 1.6 s/lap, making consistency and pit stop timing critical differentiators. MISHMASH's victory despite holding the 2nd-best pace underlines that pit strategy can override outright speed in a 60-minute format. Teams targeting the top five should aim for a regularity figure below 0.55 s standard deviation, as all positions 1 through 6 fell within that range. Managing pace across longer opening stints — as both MISHMASH and SONIC demonstrated — appears to be the key structural advantage on this 450-metre track.