Endurance 3H · Finale Race⏱ 1h02

The endurance final at SOLOKART Plessé (International circuit, 1,400 m) took place on 9 July 2026, with 17 teams on the grid for a 62-minute race. At the end of a demanding encounter, NISSAN (kart #78) took the overall victory with 48 laps completed, finishing a full lap clear of the chasing pack.

CITROEN (kart #44) and ALPINE (kart #68) both completed 46 laps to take second and third respectively, separated by just 0.631 seconds at the flag — a near photo-finish for the podium. TOYOTA (kart #64) also finished on 46 laps in fourth, 35.782 s adrift of ALPINE, while FIAT (kart #77) rounded out the top five, three laps down on the leader. FORD (kart #50) claimed sixth on 46 laps, 38.394 s behind FIAT.

The fastest lap of the race was set by CITROEN with a 1:09.546 — the sharpest single lap of the entire afternoon.

From a pure pace perspective, NISSAN was the dominant force: a median race pace of 1:10.803 put them first in pure rhythm, and their strategy of two pit stops proved perfectly calibrated. Their opening stint of 20 laps was remarkably consistent (standard deviation of 1.62 s), and their final stint of 21 laps, run at a median of 1:11.329 with a standard deviation of just 1.13 s, confirmed their superiority both in speed and regularity.

CITROEN posted the second-best median pace (1:12.142) and set the outright fastest lap, but their middle stint showed significant deterioration — slowing by 0.37 s per lap — and a high overall standard deviation of 3.35 s highlighted inconsistency that ultimately cost them the lead. FIAT (kart #77) showed the third-best median pace (1:12.166) but suffered similarly in their second stint, losing 0.27 s per lap — contributing to a fifth-place finish despite their underlying speed.

The strategic standout of the race was ALPINE: ranked only 9th in pure pace (median 1:14.334), they converted that into a podium finish through exemplary consistency across all three stints (standard deviations of 2.06, 1.40, and 0.95 s respectively). FORD was the most consistent team on track overall, with a race-wide standard deviation of just 1.62 s and two highly stable stints, reflecting excellent mechanical and driver execution.

On the other end of the spectrum, LANCIA (kart #43) carried the 6th-best median pace but could only manage 9th place, a gap likely explained by their limited lap count and two-stop strategy. ASTON MARTIN (kart #74) made four pit stops — the most of any finisher — and settled in 12th. Further back, BUGATTI (kart #69) recorded the steepest pace degradation of the race in their second stint, losing 1.58 s per lap, which contributed to their 15th-place finish on 41 laps.

Key takeaways for teams: At SOLOKART Plessé, combining genuine pace with consistent lap times proved decisive. NISSAN's victory demonstrates that best median rhythm plus stint regularity — especially in the final third of the race — outweighs raw single-lap speed. ALPINE's podium shows that a disciplined, low-degradation approach can overcome a pace deficit of several tenths per lap. Teams suffering mid-race deterioration (CITROEN, FIAT, TOYOTA) should focus on managing tyre and driver fatigue across longer stints, while minimising pit stop time loss remains critical on this 1,400 m layout.