ENDURANCE 3H00 · Finale Race⏱ 2h35

The 154-minute endurance final at Racing Kart du Mans (Montfort le Gesnois, Piste Compétition – 1,150 m) brought together 18 teams on 24 September 2026 for a demanding race decided in the closing laps. At the chequered flag, Team Aston Martin (kart #6) claimed victory with 135 laps completed, finishing one lap clear of Team Bugatti (kart #22), who also totalled 135 laps but was credited one lap down at the finish. Team Ferrari (kart #15) completed the podium with 134 laps, 30.698 seconds behind second place.

Further back, Team Maserati and Team Cadillac both finished on 132 laps, separated by just 1.065 seconds at the flag — a tight fight for fourth and fifth. Team Toyota and Team BMW shared the same lap count (131 laps) in sixth and seventh, with BMW trailing by 10.252 seconds. All teams in the top 11 made 8 pit stops over the race distance, except Team Alfa Romeo, who recorded 9 passages through the pits and ended the race on just 60 laps — a significantly reduced total that placed them 12th.

The fastest lap of the race was set by Team Bugatti with a time of 59.069 seconds. Despite this raw speed, Team Bugatti could not convert it into overall victory.

The analysis data reveals a compelling contrast between pace and result throughout the field. Team Bugatti posted the best pure race pace (median lap time of 1:00.316), yet finished second — their overall irregularity (standard deviation of 1.63 s) and pronounced pace loss in stints 2 and 8 (slowing by 0.22 and 0.26 s/lap respectively) cost them dearly in cumulative time. In contrast, Team Aston Martin was the most consistent team in the race (regularité: 1.17 s), ranking only 3rd in pure pace with a median of 1:00.770. Their nine stints were remarkably controlled — seven of nine classified as stable — with only marginal degradation in stints 5 and 8 (0.19 and 0.23 s/lap). That regularity over 154 minutes was ultimately the decisive factor.

Team Mercedes presents the most striking gap between pace and result: 2nd best pure pace (median 1:00.323) yet only 10th at the flag, with available relay data covering just four stints — suggesting a truncated race or significant time lost elsewhere. Team Lotus (15th overall) posted the 4th best pure pace in the field, a performance that went unrewarded in the final standings. Conversely, Team BMW (7th, 16th in pure pace) overperformed their raw speed through consistency and effective pit strategy.

At the bottom of the order, Team Koenigsegg (17th, 122 laps) recorded the most severe pace degradation of the race, losing 0.97 s/lap across their second stint. Team Audi closed out the field with 120 laps completed.

Key takeaways for teams: This race confirms that on a 154-minute format at Racing Kart du Mans, consistency beats outright speed. Team Aston Martin's victory with the 3rd-best median pace illustrates that controlling tyre degradation and avoiding irregular stints over nine relays is more valuable than posting fast laps. Teams with strong raw pace (Bugatti, Mercedes, Lotus) must address their regularity and degradation management to convert speed into results. The 8-stop strategy proved standard across the field — any deviation (as with Alfa Romeo's 9 stops and severely reduced lap count) carries a significant penalty.