Endurance - 300 Laps · EKM 300 Laps Race⏱ 6h29

The EKM 300 Laps endurance race at Motorsport Romania (Karting Track, 1,240 m) took place on 26 September 2026, bringing together 12 teams for a gruelling 389-minute contest on a fixed lap target. When the chequered flag fell, JOULESS RACING (kart #1) claimed victory, completing the 300 laps required to seal the win, 47.213 seconds ahead of second-placed TEAM PRIETENI (kart #9) — an exceptionally tight finish at the top of the standings.

HOTSHOTS (kart #26) and KRONSTADT RACING TEAM (kart #14) completed the podium positions on 296 laps, separated by just 10.196 seconds. RED MOTOR JUNIOR (kart #15) rounded out the top five, also on 296 laps. Further back, TAMMAR MOTORSPORT (kart #13, 291 laps), RED MOTOR JUNIORI TEAM 2 (kart #20, 290 laps), and MINARDI (kart #27, 289 laps) filled positions six through eight. PAGALLI MOTORSPORT (kart #21) and EL PLAN RACING TEAM (kart #17) tied on 288 laps in ninth and tenth, while TURBO RACE (kart #29, 287 laps) and EMI (kart #12, 278 laps) completed the field. The fastest lap of the entire race was set by TAMMAR MOTORSPORT with a time of 1:10.768.

The pace analysis reveals a compelling contrast at the front. TEAM PRIETENI recorded the best pure pace of the field with a median race rhythm of 1:12.208 — the fastest of all 12 teams — yet had to settle for second place overall. Their overall consistency rating (standard deviation: 1.09 s) was somewhat lower than the winner's, and their pit stop strategy over six stints did not convert that raw speed advantage into a race win. JOULESS RACING, for their part, posted the second-best median pace at 1:12.212 — a difference of just four thousandths of a second — while being the most consistent team of the race with a standard deviation of only 0.75 s across seven stints. That combination of pace and regularity proved decisive.

The third-place HOTSHOTS showed strong consistency in their longer stints (standard deviation as low as 0.34–0.47 s in their main stints), while KRONSTADT RACING TEAM in fourth were impressively regular across their seven stints (standard deviation: 0.85 s overall), posting their best rhythm in stints two and three.

One of the most notable strategic storylines came from RED MOTOR JUNIOR (P5), who finished two positions higher than their pure pace ranking would suggest (7th on pace). Despite a median race rhythm of 1:13.132, the team maximised their result through effective management of their ten stints, ending ahead of teams with superior lap times. At the other end of the spectrum, TAMMAR MOTORSPORT (P6, 5th on pace) signed the fastest individual lap of the race (1:10.768) but were hampered by the highest consistency deviation of the top-six teams (1.69 s), which ultimately cost them positions. The strongest single-stint degradation recorded came from PAGALLI MOTORSPORT, whose ninth stint saw a drop-off of 0.49 s per lap — the sharpest pace loss noted in the field.

Key takeaways for teams: This race demonstrated that at Motorsport Romania, raw speed alone does not guarantee victory over 300 laps. JOULESS RACING's triumph was built on near-identical pace to their closest rival combined with superior consistency throughout each stint. Teams like RED MOTOR JUNIOR proved that disciplined stint management can compensate for a pace deficit. Conversely, sharp intra-stint degradation — as seen in PAGALLI MOTORSPORT's race — and wide rhythm variation remain the main factors separating the mid-field from the leaders.