SWS ENDURANCE 7H · Final Race

The Final endurance race at Slovak Karting Center in Orechová Potôň, held on 18 July 2026, delivered a closely contested battle across 334 laps on the 1,172-metre V1 layout, with 21 teams fighting for every position from start to finish.

GOT2GOFAST (kart #20) claimed victory by completing the full 334 laps and edging out the field by 32.105 seconds over second-placed SKC-EB RACING (#19), with DYMOVEE RACING (#3) a further 2.474 seconds behind in third. AURUM RACING TEAM (#5) rounded out a tight lead group in fourth, also on 334 laps but 47.238 seconds adrift of the winner. The best lap of the entire race was set by GOT2GOFAST with a time of 1:10.262.

From a pace perspective, GOT2GOFAST also held the best pure race rhythm, recording a median lap time of 1:11.205 across 13 stints and 12 pit stops. Crucially, all 13 stints showed a stable tendency, with standout stints of 40 laps at a 1:10.533 median and 40 laps at 1:10.877 — a level of sustained output that no rival could match. Their consistency was also strong, with a lap-time standard deviation of 0.86 s overall.

DYMOVEE RACING delivered the 2nd best pure rhythm (median 1:11.372) across 11 pit stops, outpacing second-classified SKC-EB RACING on pace metrics (1:11.402, 3rd best rhythm). SKC-EB RACING's 12th stint — 41 laps at a 1:11.126 median — was one of their finest sequences, but it was not enough to close the gap at the front.

A notable strategic result came from ONLYFRIENDS RACING (#17), who finished 6th despite holding the 4th best pure rhythm (median 1:11.585) and proving to be the most consistent team of the race with a standard deviation of just 0.51 s. Their 12 stints were remarkably even, never showing a degradation trend — a model of regularity that, however, was not converted into a higher finishing position.

AURUM RACING TEAM (4th, pure rhythm ranked 6th at 1:11.647) is highlighted as a team that outperformed their raw pace ranking through strategy, making the most of their 11 pit stops to gain positions over teams with faster median lap times. Meanwhile, TRI-V MOTORSPORT (#16, 15th) showed a pure rhythm ranked 12th but finished only 15th, partly reflecting the challenges of converting pace into laps completed.

Further down the order, F1 TEAM (10th) had the highest consistency index of the analysed teams at 1.15 s standard deviation, with several stints showing elevated variability — notably stints 10 and 11 where scatter reached 1.76 s and 2.18 s respectively. TRI-V INTERNATIONAL (5th) ran the longest final stint of the race data at 67 laps, demonstrating an aggressive end-of-race strategy that secured their lap count.

Key takeaways for teams: At Slovak Karting Center, the winning formula on 18 July 2026 combined the fastest pure rhythm with exemplary stint stability across 13 relays. Teams with strong median pace but irregular stints (notably F1 TEAM) lost ground to rivals who managed their rubber and driver changes more efficiently. ONLYFRIENDS RACING proved that consistency alone is not sufficient without the underlying raw pace to match — their 0.51 s standard deviation was the best in the field, yet rhythm ranked only 4th. Finally, AURUM RACING TEAM's strategic execution rewarded them with 4th place despite a 6th-ranked pure pace, underlining that pit stop timing and stint length management remain decisive levers in endurance karting.