CHAMPIONNAT INTER ETUDIANTS · COURSE Race⏱ 2h06

The 125-minute endurance race held on 4 November 2026 at RKC Racing Kart de Cormeilles in Boissy-l'Aillerie brought together 34 teams on the 1,200-metre Piste 1 for a highly competitive event. The final classification rewarded both pace and consistency in equal measure.

IPSA 1 (kart #20) took the overall victory with 105 laps completed, finishing more than a lap clear of the field on the road. The team also set the fastest lap of the race with a 1:05.176, underlining total domination across every dimension of performance. Their median race pace of 1:05.773 placed them first in pure speed among all 34 starters, and their overall consistency figure of 0.61 s standard deviation reflected a measured, controlled effort throughout all five stints — each of which was flagged as stable.

GRAN TURISMO ESSEC 1 (kart #34) crossed the line in second place, also on 105 laps, 38.8 seconds behind the winner. Their pace ranked second overall with a median of 1:06.226 and excellent consistency (0.51 s), though a noticeable step back of around 0.67 s/lap in median pace appeared between the first two stints and the final two, a natural evolution over a long race distance. IESEG (kart #28) completed the podium — again on 105 laps, 52.5 seconds adrift — and was the most consistent team of the entire race with a standard deviation of just 0.32 s. Their pace ranked third overall (1:06.268 median), and every one of their five stints was marked as stable, a remarkable feat of regularity over 125 minutes.

EMLV (kart #14) finished fourth with 104 laps. Their pure pace ranked only fifth (1:06.484 median), yet they gained positions through a notably effective final stint: a 50-lap relay — the longest single stint in the analysed data — run at a 1:06.350 median, their sharpest of the race. KART'ECE 1 (kart #6) and VRT RED (kart #23) rounded out the top six.

The most striking gap between pace and result came from VRT 1 (kart #15): their median pace of 1:06.363 ranked fourth in pure speed across all 34 teams, yet they finished seventh. Conversely, KART'ECE 2 (kart #13) finished eighth despite a pace ranking of only tenth, benefiting from solid consistency (0.60 s) across six stints. At the opposite end, IAE RACING (kart #21) posted the 14th-best pace in the field yet classified 27th, the largest gap between speed and final position in the race.

KART'ECE 3 (kart #12) finished tenth despite a pace ranking of 15th, illustrating how strategic management can offset a speed deficit. VRT 7 (kart #8) finished last in 34th place, completing 90 laps — 15 laps behind the final classified group above them.

Key takeaways for teams: This race confirmed that raw pace alone does not determine the final order over 125 minutes. IESEG's podium was built on remarkable lap-time consistency (0.32 s standard deviation) rather than outright speed. EMLV's recovery through a long, well-managed final stint showed the value of strategic stint architecture. The gap between VRT 1's 4th-best pace and their 7th-place finish is a reminder that every component — reliability, pit-stop execution, and driver management — counts as much as lap time. Teams aiming for the top five at RKC Cormeilles must combine a sub-1:06.5 median pace with consistent, stable stints and disciplined pit strategy.