2 HEURES MK · course Race⏱ 2h02

On 6 September 2026, the karting track of SARL MK Circuit in Scientrier hosted a 121-minute endurance race featuring 18 teams. At the end of a demanding and closely-fought contest, MT FACTORY (kart #9) crossed the finish line first, claiming overall victory with 107 laps completed and a final margin of 41 seconds over second place.

MT FACTORY dominated the race from start to finish, posting the fastest lap of the entire race — a 1:00.084 — and recording the best pure pace of the field with a median race rhythm of 1:00.427. Their five stints were remarkably consistent, with a global standard deviation of just 0.58 s, and their fourth stint was their most precise (σ = 0.37 s). The victory was both deserved on pace and delivered with solid regularity throughout the 107 laps.

NO LIMIT (kart #25) secured second place, also on 107 laps, 41.039 seconds behind the winner. Notably, their pure pace ranked only 4th in the field (median 1:00.949), yet they converted that into 2nd place overall — a clear sign of well-executed race management. Their final stint of 41 laps was their longest and most consistent (σ = 0.28 s, median 1:01.037), which proved decisive in holding off their rivals.

ASV RACING (kart #28) completed the podium in 3rd place, 46.047 seconds off the lead, with a 3rd-best pure rhythm (1:00.900 median). Their race featured six stints, including a very disciplined final relay of 40 laps (σ = 0.23 s), the most consistent single stint of any team in the top three.

ALNA RACING TEAM (kart #11) finished 4th — the most notable gap between result and raw pace in this race. With the 2nd-best median rhythm of the field at 1:00.869, they were genuinely faster than both NO LIMIT and ASV RACING across their stints, yet finished behind them. Their race strategy, which included a very long final stint of 42 laps at 1:01.002 median, could not fully convert their pace advantage into track position. MARNI TEAM (kart #5) rounded out the top five in 5th place with 108 laps — the highest lap count of the race — finishing 55.699 seconds behind the leader despite matching the 5th-best pure rhythm.

Further back, TEKY PERFORMANCE (kart #15) took 6th, one lap down, but showed a notable improvement in their later stints with a median of 1:00.663 over their final 31 laps — stronger than many teams ahead of them on pure speed. ITALOTEAM (kart #22) finished 7th, also on 107 laps, 12 seconds behind 6th. From 8th to 18th, the gaps extended across two to eight laps, with SIMCA (8th), GRIMLINS TEAM (9th) and JSL TEAM SWISS (10th) the best of the remainder.

A special mention goes to GRIMLINS TEAM (9th overall), who posted the best consistency of the entire race with a global standard deviation of only 0.45 s, demonstrating exceptional regularity across their six stints — a benchmark for any team looking to build a race strategy around minimising tyre degradation and driver variation.

Key takeaways for teams: This race confirmed that raw pace alone does not determine the final order — NO LIMIT's 2nd place with only the 4th-best rhythm, versus ALNA RACING TEAM's 4th place despite the 2nd-best rhythm, illustrates how pit stop timing and stint management can outweigh outright speed. GRIMLINS TEAM's consistency (σ = 0.45 s overall) and ASV RACING's controlled final relay (σ = 0.23 s over 40 laps) are strong references. All five pit stops were used by 15 of the 18 teams, while AMANCY TEAM, LA YAUTE and TEAM TURBO made only four stops — a strategic variable worth examining in relation to their final positions.