SAFRAN · Finale Race⏱ 1h37

The Finale of the endurance race held on 26 September 2026 at Sologne Karting in Salbris — on the 1,500-metre International circuit — delivered a tightly contested 97-minute battle between 20 teams. From the first lap to the last, the fight for the podium kept the order uncertain, with pace, consistency and pit-stop management all playing decisive roles.

ESCO (kart #23) took the chequered flag in first place with 65 laps completed, one lap ahead of the rest of the field. They also set the fastest lap of the entire race — a 1:18.097 — and led every key indicator: best median pace (1:19.879, first in pure pace classification) and strong consistency across all six stints (overall standard deviation of 1.48 s). Their opening stint was particularly striking, with a progressive acceleration of 0.23 s/lap, while their final relays settled into a remarkably controlled rhythm, the sixth stint delivering a standard deviation of just 0.52 s.

ASPHALTE RACING TEAM (kart #7) finished second, one lap down, with 64 laps. They were the most consistent team of the day: a standard deviation of just 0.91 s overall, the lowest in the field. Their pace of 1:20.748 placed them second in pure speed, and they never showed signs of drift across their six stints, each relay producing near-identical lap times. The gap to third at the flag was 11.516 seconds.

RED FLAG RACING (kart #24) completed the podium, also on 64 laps, 11.516 seconds behind second place. Their pure pace ranked them fifth (median 1:21.316), meaning their final position owed as much to reliability and execution as to raw speed. Their second stint (median 1:23.446) was slower, but they recovered well in subsequent relays.

LES GENS TALUS (kart #15) were fourth with 63 laps, 30.985 seconds clear of fifth. Their pure pace (1:21.301, fourth-best) matched their finishing position well. CFY TEAM (kart #5) and SCUDERIA B&B (kart #27) completed the top six, both on 64 laps. Notably, SCUDERIA B&B ranked only 11th in pure pace yet claimed sixth on the road — a clear sign that pit-stop management made the difference for them.

The most striking gap between potential and result belongs to S.A.M.S. (kart #4): third-best median pace at 1:21.129, yet classified 12th. With 62 laps completed and five pit stops, their race pace clearly wasn't converted into positions — a key lesson for their next outing.

Further down the order, ON VISE LA P4 (kart #25) produced some of the fastest individual stints of the race — relays 3 and 6 showed median times of 1:20.469 and 1:20.081 — yet finished 11th overall, illustrating the cost of inconsistency between stints (standard deviation of 2.54 s, among the highest in the field). PROD4EVER (kart #12) was the only team to make six pit stops in the leading group, finishing tenth with 60 laps. CRASH TEAM RACING (kart #19) and TEAM QUATANENS (kart #1) have no lap count recorded in the results.

Key takeaways for teams: ESCO's victory was built on genuine speed combined with controlled, consistent stints — proving that raw pace and regularity can coexist. ASPHALTE RACING TEAM demonstrated that extreme consistency (0.91 s standard deviation) is a winning asset in endurance. S.A.M.S. serve as the cautionary tale: third-best pace but 12th place, a reminder that strategy and execution matter as much as outright speed on the 1,500-metre Sologne Karting circuit.