ENDURANCE 3H00 · Finale Race⏱ 2h33

The 153-minute endurance final at Racing Kart du Mans in Montfort le Gesnois brought together 14 teams on the 1,150-metre Competition circuit on 12 September 2026. At the end of an intense race decided by fine margins, TEAM FERRARI (kart #18) took the overall victory with 137 laps completed, edging out TEAM BUGATTI by just 11.814 seconds on the road — a remarkably tight finish at the top given the race duration.

TEAM BUGATTI (kart #3) crossed the line in second place, also on 137 laps, 11.814 s behind. TEAM McLAREN (kart #8) completed the podium in third, likewise on 137 laps but 56.498 s adrift of the winner. Fourth and fifth went to TEAM PORSCHE and TEAM ALFA ROMEO, both on 135 laps, separated by 20.189 s. TEAM BMW (kart #7) finished seventh with 134 laps, only 1.899 s behind sixth-placed TEAM AUDI — a narrow gap that reflects their contrasting performances through the race. All 14 teams completed 8 pit stops each.

The fastest lap of the race was set by TEAM FERRARI with a time of 59.064 s, the only team to dip below 59.1 s across the entire event.

The analysis reveals a compelling contrast between race result and pure pace. TEAM BUGATTI posted the best median race pace of the field at 59.958 s per lap — 0.163 s per lap quicker than TEAM FERRARI's median of 1:00.121 — and was also the most consistent team on track, with a lap-time standard deviation of just 0.52 s across nine stints, all rated stable. Despite holding the edge in pure rhythm, BUGATTI ultimately fell short in the final classification, finishing 11.814 s behind FERRARI.

TEAM FERRARI's strength lay in a combination of raw speed — including that 59.064 s fastest lap in the opening stint — and remarkably controlled consistency in the second half of the race, with standard deviations of 0.30 s, 0.25 s, and 0.24 s in stints 6, 7, and 8 respectively. TEAM McLAREN, third both on track and in pure-pace rankings (median 1:00.331 s), showed some variability across stints but was solid enough to hold off TEAM PORSCHE across the full distance.

TEAM BMW (kart #7) stands out as the team whose result did not reflect their potential: ranked 5th in pure pace with a median of 1:00.816 s, they finished only 7th, a gap worth noting. Conversely, TEAM MERCEDES (kart #14) finished 9th despite holding only the 11th-best median pace — a performance that points to effective management over the duration. At the back of the field, TEAM AUDI recorded the most pronounced degradation of any team during a single stint: their 8th stint saw pace drop by 0.22 s per lap, contributing to a 6th-place finish on 133 laps.

Key takeaways for teams: This final at Racing Kart du Mans illustrates that raw pace alone does not decide endurance results. TEAM BUGATTI's superior median rhythm was not converted into victory, while TEAM FERRARI combined speed with exemplary consistency across nine stints. Teams showing significant within-stint degradation — even of 0.20–0.22 s per lap — risk losing positions over 153 minutes. Managing tyre life and maintaining lap-time regularity throughout each stint appears as decisive as outright speed on the 1,150-metre Competition circuit.