COURSE 2H RKC 1200M · COURSE Race⏱ 2h02

The 1,200-metre circuit of RKC Racing Kart de Cormeilles in Boissy-l'Aillerie hosted a 121-minute endurance race on 9 July 2026, bringing together 32 teams on Piste 1 for a demanding encounter that was decided at the very top by fine margins and strategic pit-stop management.

LEN&THY (kart #23) took the chequered flag in first position with 101 laps completed, holding off CAMIDUCHE (#25) by 5.657 seconds and RED BOULES RACING (#20) by 11.071 seconds — both rivals also finishing on 101 laps. All three podium teams made exactly five pit stops. Fourth place went to KURWA POWER (100 laps, 1 lap down), with GARS'OIL and SEXY DOUCHE rounding out the top six, also on 100 laps.

The fastest lap of the race was set by RED BOULES RACING in a time of 1:06.708, underlining the raw pace of the third-placed team throughout the afternoon.

From a pure-pace perspective, the analysis tells a more nuanced story than the final order suggests. RED BOULES RACING posted the best median race pace of the field at 1:07.738, yet finished only third — a gap of roughly 0.4 seconds per lap to LEN&THY's median of 1:08.130 — illustrating how total race management and time lost in the pit lane shaped the podium. KURWA POWER held the second-best pure pace (1:07.821 median) but their overall consistency suffered, with a race-high standard deviation of 1.86 seconds, reflecting significant pace swings between stints. CAMIDUCHE ranked third on pure pace (1:07.948) across six stints and matched the top teams on outright speed.

LEN&THY were fourth on pure pace but converted that into victory through outstanding regularity: a standard deviation of just 0.84 seconds across 101 laps, all five stints rated as stable, and a race management that never allowed rivals to build a decisive gap. Their longest stint — 27 laps in relay 4 — was absorbed without drift, an indicator of strong driver rotation.

Among the chasing pack, GORDO & PETIOT (7th, 100 laps) is worth noting: their final stint of 33 laps at a median of 1:08.333 was one of the longest single runs of the race, handled with a standard deviation of 0.57 s, the most controlled in their race. PERE ET FILS (8th) showed a slight drift of 0.16 s/lap in their fourth relay, one of the few detectable degradations in the top ten.

Further down the order, TEAMSARTROU (32nd, classified last) posted the 19th-best pure pace in the field, a significant discrepancy that reflects time lost to their seven pit stops — two more than most rivals — which cost them laps in a decisive way. At the other end of the spectrum, HORIZON 9 (15th) was the most consistent team overall, with a standard deviation of just 0.77 s. HORIZON 4 endured the race's harshest stint degradation, losing 0.46 s/lap through their second relay.

Key takeaways for teams: At RKC Cormeilles, the 2026 result confirms that raw pace alone does not win 121-minute endurance races. LEN&THY's victory was built on a median pace deficit of roughly 0.4 s/lap to the fastest team, offset by flawless regularity (σ = 0.84 s) and five clean, well-timed pit stops. Teams with strong single-lap pace but high inter-stint variance — such as KURWA POWER — must address consistency to convert speed into results. Managing the number of pit stops is equally critical: the two extra stops by TEAMSARTROU and HORIZON 8 translated directly into lost laps and final classification positions.