4H ENDURANCE · Finale Race⏱ 3h47

The SOLOKART circuit in Plessé hosted its endurance Final on 14 November 2026, bringing together 26 teams for 227 minutes of racing on the 1,400-metre International layout. The event delivered a tightly contested fight at the sharp end, with the top seven finishers separated by no more than two laps.

TOURS KART COMPÉTITION (kart #70) took the overall victory with 183 laps completed, crossing the line ahead of FDE racing (#67) by a margin of 1:04.156. VP ET MT 1 (#77) rounded out the podium with 182 laps, 1:08.348 behind FDE racing. DROUAULT RACING TEAM and solokartel also reached 182 laps in fourth and fifth respectively, while ALPINA RACING TEAM and Chèvres au lait both completed 181 laps to claim sixth and seventh. All seven of these leading teams made exactly 7 pit stops during the race.

The fastest lap of the entire event was set by Les poches (#76) with a time of 1:07.721, a remarkable benchmark that underlines the pace accessible on this circuit even deep into a 227-minute race.

From a pure-pace perspective, the analysis confirms TOURS KART COMPÉTITION as the dominant force: the team posted the best median race pace at 1:08.888 and the highest consistency of the entire field with a standard deviation of just 0.59 seconds. All eight stints were rated stable, and the median lap time never deviated significantly across the race distance — a textbook display of controlled endurance driving. FDE racing matched them on lap count and held the second-best median pace at 1:09.001, also with a consistent race (σ = 0.67 s), confirming the top two positions were earned on merit.

The standout story of the race belongs to Endurance team (#68), who posted the 3rd-best median pace (1:09.131, σ = 0.65 s) across only 6 stints — yet crossed the line in 8th place with 163 laps. Their shorter lap count relative to their raw speed points to significant time lost away from the racing lap itself. Meanwhile, VP ET MT 1 finished 3rd on the road despite ranking only 5th in pure pace (median 1:09.272), demonstrating how consistent execution over the full race distance can compensate for a slight pace deficit.

solokartel (5th, pace rank 6th) stood out for the opposite reason: despite a competitive median pace of 1:09.362, their consistency was the weakest of the top-ten finishers (σ = 1.18 s), with two stints showing standard deviations above 1.70 s — highlighting irregularity that could prove costly in a closer fight. gt2i TEAM (11th, pace rank 10th) conceded ground in their opening stint, losing 0.27 s/lap in pace during those first 13 laps before stabilising for the remainder of the race.

Key takeaways for teams: This Final rewarded the combination of pure pace and regularity — TOURS KART COMPÉTITION achieved both simultaneously, which no rival managed to match. Teams such as Endurance team and solokartel show that raw speed alone is insufficient without laps on the board or consistency across all stints. With 7 pit stops being the norm for the leading runners, strategic execution was tightly aligned across the front of the field, leaving individual stint quality and consistency as the primary differentiators.