25h of Slovakia · Final Race⏱ 1h06

Seventy teams took to the Slovak Karting Center V1 circuit (1,172 m) in Orechová Potôň on 26 September 2026 for a demanding 65-minute endurance final. At the chequered flag, COOL BEAR RACING (kart #54) claimed victory with 250 laps completed, edging out KANDILAROV (#38) by just 2.572 seconds after more than an hour of racing. MOLD RACING (#37) rounded out the podium, 15.914 seconds behind the winner.

AURUM RACING TEAM (#20) and YOUNG & WILD FREE (#41) completed the top five, both finishing on 250 laps but separated by under three seconds — 51.921 s and 54.793 s off the lead respectively. All five top finishers made four pit stops. The fastest lap of the entire race was set by DYMOVEE RACING (#10) with a 1:09.544, while the best lap times among the top five ranged from 1:09.618 (MOLD RACING) to 1:09.699 (YOUNG & WILD FREE).

The analysis reveals a compelling gap between outright pace and final classification. EIRIZ PRO (#2) posted the best pure race pace of the top-12 analysed teams with a median lap time of 1:10.172, yet finished only 6th — one lap down — having made five pit stops to the leaders' four. Their opening stint of 44 laps was notably strong (median 1:10.069), though their pace in the second measured stint was less consistent (regularity 0.71 s). The extra stop cost them dearly in track position.

RED RACING (#42) is another team whose pace exceeded their final position. Ranked 9th on the road, they held the 3rd best pure rhythm (median 1:10.310) among the analysed field, opening with a very quick first stint (median 1:09.973). Three pit stops spread across the race, however, interrupted their rhythm and left them unable to recover the laps lost.

At the front, COOL BEAR RACING won on consistency rather than outright speed: 4th best pure pace (median 1:10.343) with an excellent regularity of 0.21 s — matching KANDILAROV, who shared the same regularity figure and was equally steady across both of their measured stints. KANDILAROV's 2nd-place finish is well supported by their pace data: 6th best pure rhythm, with two very even stints.

YOUNG & WILD FREE stand out as the race's greatest strategic success story: despite ranking only 33rd in pure pace among the analysed teams (median 1:10.910), they converted that into a 5th-place finish — a remarkable 28-position gain over their pace ranking. Their regularity (0.35 s) and four-stop strategy were decisive.

Further down the field, PF RACING (#22) made nine pit stops and finished 58th despite posting the 8th best pure pace among analysed teams — a clear illustration of how costly excessive pit-stop time can be in endurance racing.

Key takeaways for teams: At Slovak Karting Center, the 65-minute format rewarded those who combined a four-stop strategy with consistent lap times. Pure pace alone did not guarantee a strong result — EIRIZ PRO and RED RACING both demonstrated that an extra stop can cost a lap and multiple positions even when the underlying rhythm is excellent. Regularity of around 0.21 s proved to be the benchmark of the front runners, while teams managing tyre or driver degradation in their final stints — such as MOLD RACING, who lost 0.38 s/lap in their last measured stint — saw their margins eroded in the closing stages.