endurance lonato · Finale Race⏱ 2h01

The SOLOKART International circuit in Plessé (1,400 m) hosted a high-intensity 121-minute endurance final on 30 October 2026, with 32 teams taking the start. Across two hours of racing, every tenth of a second counted, and the classification ultimately rewarded both pace and consistency.

TEAM JUNIOR SPRINT (kart #78) claimed a clear-cut victory, completing 96 laps and finishing a full lap clear of the field in the standings. The margin over second-placed LES FURET (#57) was 57.879 seconds — a sizeable gap that reflects the winner's dominant management of the race from start to finish. Third went to LA FLASH KIKI (#51), one lap down, ahead of TEAM HANSEN (#52) and TEAM LA BOSSE (#79), who completed 94 laps apiece.

The fastest lap of the race was set by TEAM JUNIOR SPRINT at 1:07.113, underlining their all-round superiority on the day.

The analysis confirms that the top three places in the final standings match the top three in pure pace. TEAM JUNIOR SPRINT led on both fronts: a median race pace of 1:08.132 and the best consistency figure of the analysed field (±0.95 s standard deviation). They ran eight stints with only two showing any degradation — a modest 0.30 s/lap slip in stint 2 and 0.17 s/lap in stint 8 — testament to excellent driver management throughout the 121 minutes.

LES FURET matched the overall lap count (96 tours) and held second in both race result and pure-pace ranking, with a median of 1:08.369. Their race was not without variation — two stints showed degradation of 0.25 and 0.40 s/lap respectively — but a strong final stint helped consolidate the position. LA FLASH KIKI rounded out the podium in third place, ranking third in pure pace (1:08.660), though their regularity figure (±1.53 s) was the weakest of the top three.

One of the most notable contrasts came from TEAM LA BOSSE (5th), who ranked only 9th in pure pace (1:10.009 median) yet finished fifth overall, suggesting effective strategic management of their pit stops and stint lengths. In the opposite direction, LES PLIEURS DE TÔLE (15th) posted the 5th best pure pace of the analysed runners, indicating that performance on track was not fully converted into final position.

The steepest pace degradation observed belonged to LES PRESQUE PILOTES (12th), whose eighth and final stint deteriorated by 0.74 s/lap — the sharpest drop recorded in the analysis. Meanwhile, LES INSÉPARABLES (9th) ranked 18th in pure pace but climbed to 9th in the final standings, making them the clearest example of a team outperforming their raw speed through race management.

All teams in the top 13 completed 7 pit stops each, as did the majority of the field. A handful of teams made 8 or 9 passages au stand, which is reflected in their final lap tallies.

Key takeaways for teams: At SOLOKART Plessé, pure pace is necessary but not sufficient. The gap between LES PLIEURS DE TÔLE's 5th-best pace and 15th-place finish, or LES INSÉPARABLES' 9th-place result from an 18th-ranked pace, shows that stint length management, pit stop timing and regularity can each shift the final order by several positions. Minimising intra-stint degradation — as TEAM JUNIOR SPRINT demonstrated with a standard deviation of just 0.95 s — remains the single most reliable route to the top step.