4 - 1200M GP EQUIPE RACING · COURSE Race⏱ 2h07

The 1,200-metre circuit of RKC Racing Kart de Cormeilles in Boissy-l'Aillerie hosted a fierce 127-minute endurance race on 17 September 2026, bringing together 24 teams for a demanding test of speed, regularity and strategy.

ECLATEAM (kart #10) took the top step of the podium with 102 laps completed, edging out THALESSENCE (kart #7) by 43.210 seconds — a margin that flatters the gap in pace across the race. Third place went to VERNON (kart #3), one lap down, ahead of MSP 4 (kart #21) and SED PAS GAGNÉ (kart #5), both also classified at 101 laps. The best lap of the entire race was set by ECLATEAM, with a time of 1:06.195.

On pace, the picture is clear: ECLATEAM posted the fastest median race pace at 1:07.483, and also proved the most consistent team on track with a lap-time standard deviation of just 1.02 seconds — the lowest of the field. Their five stints were predominantly stable, with only stint 3 showing greater scatter (σ 1.67 s), offset by a positive trend of +0.17 s/lap improvement across that same stint. The result is a deserved double — fastest and most reliable.

THALESSENCE matched ECLATEAM lap-for-lap at 102 tours and held the second-best median pace (1:07.789), but a difficult stint 3 — slowing at 0.32 s/lap over 15 laps — ultimately cost them any realistic chance of overturning the leader. Their six-stint structure nonetheless showed strong recovery in stints 4 and 5.

Fifth-placed SED PAS GAGNÉ is the most intriguing result of the race: their 3rd-best median pace (1:08.185) translated into only 5th place, partly due to a 22-lap stint 3 during which pace degraded at 0.18 s/lap. With sharper execution, a podium finish was within reach.

One of the race's most striking contrasts comes from KARATÉKART (kart #16), who finished only 16th yet recorded the 7th-best pace in the field — raw speed that did not convert into positions. At the other end of the spectrum, MSP 1 (kart #18, 13th) extracted a result well above their pace ranking (19th on pure rhythm), underlining the value of consistent execution and pit stop management. All teams bar one made exactly 5 pit stops; TEAM TFR (kart #14) made 7, and also suffered the steepest single-stint degradation in the analysed field, losing 0.42 s/lap in their fourth stint.

At the back of the field, MSP 6 (kart #23) completed 92 laps, 10 tours behind the winner.

Key takeaways for teams: On a 1,200 m circuit over 127 minutes, the combination of consistent median pace and lap-time regularity proved decisive — ECLATEAM's double benchmark in both metrics left no room for doubt. Teams with strong raw pace but irregular stints (SED PAS GAGNÉ, TEAM COYOTES) left points on the table. Managing the mid-race stint — where degradation most often appeared — will be the critical focus for the next edition at RKC Cormeilles.