4 - 1200M GP EQUIPE RACING · COURSE Race

PK16 Racing claimed victory at the endurance race held on 24 October 2026 at RKC Racing Kart de Cormeilles in Boissy-l'Aillerie, on the 1,200-metre Piste 1. Forty teams took the start of this event, making for a dense and competitive grid from lights out to the chequered flag.

At the top of the standings, PK16 Racing (kart #6) crossed the line ahead of LMA Racing Sport (kart #20) by 53.167 seconds. Third place went to ESOTEAM (kart #19), 1:28.464 behind the leader, with ESOTEAM also setting the fastest lap of the race at 1:08.591. KJC_Racing and Kartapulte Racing rounded out the top five, both finishing two laps down on the winner. All teams in the top twelve completed eight pit stops.

The race analysis reveals a striking contrast between outright pace and final classification. LMA Racing Sport posted the best pure pace of the entire field with a median lap time of 1:11.536, yet had to settle for second place on the road. Their consistency was equally remarkable, with a standard deviation of just 2.47 seconds — among the tightest in the top ten. Their recorded stints showed a settled, repeatable rhythm, with two stints marked as stable after an opening phase in which they progressively found their pace.

ESOTEAM, third overall, held the second-best pure pace (median 1:11.823) and the best consistency in the top three (standard deviation: 2.39 s). Their opening stint of 51 laps was particularly strong, delivering a stable rhythm that included the race's fastest lap. A short final stint showed some slowdown at the rate of 0.85 s/lap, but the damage was limited.

PK16 Racing, despite winning, ranked only 8th in pure pace (median 1:12.252, standard deviation 3.05 s). Their victory was built on the overall management of the race rather than raw speed. Their longest stint — 49 laps — showed a progressive improvement of 0.17 s/lap, while a short final stint of 9 laps showed a slowdown of 0.93 s/lap without ultimately costing them the win.

Kartapulte Racing (5th overall) stands out as a strong value performer: 3rd-best pure pace with a median of 1:12.046, yet unable to convert that speed into a higher finishing position. Conversely, LES Angevins Sans Frein (33rd overall) posted the 6th-best pure pace on the entire field — a gap that underlines how much the outcome of a long-distance race depends on consistency and execution over the full duration.

At the other end of the spectrum, AIRBUS Racing Toulouse Rouge (14th) was the most consistent team across the race with a standard deviation of just 2.26 seconds. TEAM SLR (19th) recorded the sharpest pace degradation of any stint in the field, losing 1.21 s/lap during their fourth stint.

Key takeaways for competing teams: at RKC Cormeilles, pure pace alone does not determine the result. LMA Racing Sport's best median time in the field did not translate into a win, while PK16 Racing managed their tyres and stints more evenly over the full race distance. Teams with strong pure speed should focus on reducing pace degradation in the later stages of each stint, and on maintaining consistency (low standard deviation) throughout. The gap between 6th-best pace and 33rd overall finish — as illustrated by LES Angevins Sans Frein — is perhaps the most telling lesson of this edition.