4 - 1200M GP EQUIPE RACING · COURSE Race⏱ 1h11

Twenty-two teams took to the 1,200-metre Piste 1 at RKC Racing Kart de Cormeilles in Boissy-l'Aillerie on 11 September 2026 for a 71-minute endurance race. At the flag, it was Alpine No Limit (kart #1) who claimed victory, completing 50 laps and finishing ahead of Les Loulous (kart #7) by 18.806 seconds and RS Team (kart #14) by 25.243 seconds. Fourth place went to Boulby (kart #12), also on 50 laps, 36.632 seconds off the lead. The fastest lap of the entire race was set by Les Loulous with a time of 1:06.207.

In terms of pure pace, Les Loulous were the quickest outfit on track, posting the best median race rhythm at 1:07.155 — half a second per lap faster than the winners. Their opening stint of 19 laps was remarkably sharp, with a median of 1:06.990 and excellent consistency (σ = 0.53 s). A slower second stint (median 1:12.200) cost them time over the race distance, but they recovered well in stints three and four, where their pace even improved by 0.47 s/lap in the third relay. The overall regularity figure (σ = 2.28 s) reflects that mid-race variation, which ultimately proved decisive.

Alpine No Limit built their win on solid, consistent execution across all four stints. Their median rhythm of 1:07.725 placed them second on pure pace, and three of their four relays were rated stable. A slight slowdown of 0.26 s/lap in the second stint was the only blemish on an otherwise disciplined performance (σ = 1.43 s overall). With three pit stops managed efficiently and 50 laps on the board, they converted pace into result where it counted.

RS Team (3rd) produced one of the most interesting strategic profiles of the race: they ran only two stints, the second of which — 24 laps at a median of 1:07.546 — was impressively quick and consistent (σ = 0.57 s). Despite a fifth-best pure rhythm (1:08.773), they held the final podium position. 92I (6th, kart #13) is a notable case: their median pace of 1:08.514 was the third-best in the field, yet they finished sixth, penalised by a slower second stint (median 1:12.038) and only two pit stops.

Further down the order, SEMA (20th) stands out as the most statistically consistent team of the race (σ = 0.86 s) and carried the 7th-best pure rhythm — a significant gap between potential and result, likely driven by laps lost rather than pace. At the other end of the consistency spectrum, GORDIMI (10th) recorded the sharpest degradation of any stint in the race: a slowdown of 0.69 s/lap across their second relay, which significantly weighed on their overall average. Les Inconnus (14th on the road, 19th on pure pace) managed to outperform their raw speed through their pit stop management.

Key takeaways for teams: at RKC Cormeilles, pace alone does not guarantee results — Les Loulous had the fastest median rhythm yet finished second. Consistent stint-by-stint execution (as shown by Alpine No Limit) and managing tyre degradation in long relays (the GORDIMI case at −0.69 s/lap in stint 2 is a cautionary tale) are the real differentiators over 71 minutes. Teams running only two pit stops must ensure their slower stints do not cancel out pace advantages, as the gap between 92I's rhythm ranking (3rd) and finishing position (6th) illustrates clearly.