24 HEURES FUN & RACE · 24 H FUN & RACE Race

The 24H Fun & Race at RKC Racing Kart de Cormeilles in Boissy-l'Aillerie took place on 29 August 2026 on the 1,200-metre Piste 1, bringing together 40 teams for a gruelling endurance battle. From start to finish, the event lived up to its name, combining flat-out racing with the strategic demands of a round-the-clock event.

Red Racing (kart #7) crossed the line as the overall winner with 1,176 laps completed, holding off Joker Team (#13) by a margin of 2 laps. Track Limits by Saintes (#3) rounded out the podium a further lap back at 1,174 laps. The top three all made 28 pit stops, a figure shared by the majority of the leading finishers, underlining the tight strategic framework that shaped the race. The best lap of the entire event was set by Red Racing with a time of 1:06.363.

In terms of pure pace, the classification mirrors almost exactly the final standings for the top ten. Red Racing led the field with the best median race pace at 1:07.450 and the highest consistency rating (σ = 0.99 s), confirming that their victory was built on both speed and reliability over 25 stints. Joker Team posted a median pace of 1:07.538 (2nd fastest) with σ = 1.04 s, while Track Limits by Saintes ran at 1:07.553 (3rd) with σ = 1.07 s — the top three were separated by just 0.1 seconds per lap in median pace, making every pit stop cycle count.

One of the notable findings from the pace analysis is the case of PANTHAA Racing by Jovatechnics (9th overall): their median race pace of 1:07.904 placed them 8th in pure rhythm, fractionally ahead of the 8th-placed finisher JD2R Racing Team (pace rank 9th). Conversely, Tours Kart Compétition (11th overall) was only 17th in pure pace, suggesting they managed to overperform their natural rhythm on the day. At the other end of the spectrum, SAFRAN AE Corbeil 1 finished 19th overall despite posting the 11th best race pace — a significant gap between raw speed and final position.

Among the curiosities of the result, LES Davoine's (13th) ranked only 22nd in pure pace yet finished ahead of multiple quicker teams, highlighting the importance of pit strategy and clean execution over 24 hours. Meanwhile, SPACE 1 (22nd) recorded the most consistent lapping of the entire field with an overall standard deviation of just 0.95 s, demonstrating exemplary regularity even if pace was not on their side. The heaviest degradation of the race was recorded by LPR 3, who lost 1.58 s/lap during their fourth stint — the steepest decline seen across all 40 entries.

Key takeaways for teams: At RKC Cormeilles over 24 hours, the top positions were decided by fractions of a second per lap in median pace and by pit stop discipline — all top finishers matched each other on 28 stops. Teams with strong pace but irregular stints paid a heavy price in final standings. Building consistent, low-degradation stints from the very first hour, rather than relying on isolated fast laps, proved to be the decisive factor.