TROPHÉE DE L'AUTOMNE · COURSE Race

The 1,200-metre circuit of RKC Racing Kart de Cormeilles in Boissy-l'Aillerie hosted a highly competitive endurance race on 30 September 2026, with no fewer than 37 teams on the grid. With 5 pit stops apiece for the vast majority of the field, the race placed a premium on both raw pace and consistency across the stints.

Scuderia Ferraille (kart #3) claimed a dominant victory, completing 73 laps and setting the fastest lap of the entire race with a stunning 1:05.768 — a benchmark no other team could match. They also led every analytical metric: best median pace (1:06.291) and top position in pure pace ranking. Their first stint of 24 laps was remarkably stable, with a lap-time standard deviation of just 0.32 s and a best lap of 1:05.768. Their second analysed stint showed a slight natural degradation of 0.20 s per lap as the relays wore on, which remained well within acceptable limits. A thoroughly deserved win.

MG Racing. (kart #15) finished second, also on 73 laps but 1 lap down on countback, with a best lap of 1:06.799. They ranked 2nd in pure pace (median 1:07.342) and were the most consistent team among the front-runners, with an overall standard deviation of 0.88 s. Their first stint of 26 laps was extremely regular (0.39 s deviation), with only a modest fade of 0.16 s per lap in the second analysed stint.

Blue Team Racing (kart #23) completed the podium in third place with 71 laps and a best lap of 1:06.956. Ranked 3rd in pace, they stood out for the exceptional stability of their two analysed stints — standard deviations of 0.32 s and 0.27 s respectively — making them one of the most regular outfits of the day.

In fourth place, Absolute Racing (kart #29, 72 laps) ranked only 8th in pure pace (median 1:07.908), meaning their classification owes much to effective strategy and pit stop management. Autosur Trie-Chateau (kart #28, 5th, 72 laps) ranked 4th in pure pace with a median of 1:07.561, delivering two fully stable stints — a model of consistency. Air France 1 (kart #4, 6th, 72 laps) also produced two stable stints and ranked 6th in pace, their result perfectly reflecting their overall performance level.

Among the notable stories deeper in the field: The Pistons (kart #22, 19th overall, 72 laps) recorded the best consistency figure of the entire race — a standard deviation of just 0.43 s — and ranked 5th in pure pace. Despite matching the lap count of the top-4, they finished 19th, a gap that points to time lost at pit stops rather than a lack of outright speed. Barber Racing (kart #26, 11th) achieved the field's best strategic overperformance: ranked only 22nd in pure pace, they climbed to 11th overall with just 4 pit stops — one fewer than most rivals. However, their third analysed stint revealed the steepest degradation of the race at 0.35 s per lap, suggesting the longer stints came at a physical cost.

Team LCF (kart #2, 10th) posted the 2nd fastest best lap of the race (1:06.563) — beaten only by the race winner — yet finished 10th, underlining how a single blistering lap does not tell the full story of an endurance race.

Key takeaways for teams: Scuderia Ferraille's win confirms that combining the best raw pace with high regularity across all stints is the winning formula at Cormeilles. The Pistons demonstrate that pace alone is not enough — pit stop execution is decisive. Barber Racing's podium-threatening strategy through reduced stops is a valid approach, but managing tyre degradation across longer stints remains the limiting factor. Teams aiming for the front must prioritise lap-time consistency (sub-0.5 s standard deviation) throughout every relay.