SGK 4 ORE ENDURANCE · Finale Race⏱ 4h04

The Final of the endurance race at South Garda Karting (Lonato del Garda, 1,250 m circuit) took place on 5 September 2026 over 243 minutes, bringing together 26 teams in a demanding, tightly fought competition.

PAGG & PASTINA (kart #4) claimed victory after completing 202 laps, crossing the line just 0.366 seconds ahead of sister team PAGG VALFLUID (kart #2), who also finished on 202 laps. It was a photo-finish between two outfits from the same stable, separated by less than half a second after four hours of racing. GOATS RT BLACK (kart #8) completed the podium, 27.5 seconds behind the winner, ahead of ELITE KARTING CREW (+28.5 s) and the two VENETO KORSE entries in 5th and 6th. The top nine teams all finished on 202 laps, underlining the remarkable density at the front of the field. Each of those nine teams made exactly 9 pit stops during the race.

From a pure-pace perspective, the picture differs from the final classification. PAGG VALFLUID posted the best median race pace of the entire field at 1:05.415 (1st in pace, 2nd at the flag), while race winner PAGG & PASTINA recorded a median of 1:05.418 — a difference of just three thousandths of a second per lap. Both teams displayed exceptional consistency throughout, with standard deviations of 0.36 s and 0.37 s respectively, and all ten stints rated as stable. Ultimately, it was race management rather than outright speed that separated them.

SVK RACING (kart #7) stands out as the clearest example of a pace-versus-result gap: the team posted the 4th best median pace (1:05.570) and the lowest consistency deviation in the top ten (0.34 s), yet finished only 8th. Their stint 6, where pace temporarily dropped to a 1:06.415 median before recovering, illustrates how a short difficult spell can cost significant ground over a long race.

ELITE KARTING CREW (4th, 3rd in pace at 1:05.555) similarly deserved better on outright speed alone, suggesting that timing of pit stops played a decisive role in the final order. GATEDEV (12th at the flag, 21st in pace) produced the race's clearest strategic gain, finishing nine positions ahead of where their median lap time would have placed them.

The fastest lap of the race was set by PAVONI RACING TEAM (kart #23) in a time of 1:04.555 — the only sub-1:05 lap of the event — despite the team finishing 17th overall, on 197 laps with 11 pit stops. HUULIA PINK (13th) was the most consistent team across the full race with a standard deviation of just 0.31 s, a remarkable achievement from a team that ran 11 pit stops.

Key takeaways for teams: At South Garda Karting, the gap between the fastest pace and the winning result was negligible — three thousandths per lap separated the top two teams over 202 laps. The race showed that stint stability and pit-stop sequencing are at least as decisive as raw lap time. Teams like SVK RACING and ELITE KARTING CREW demonstrated that strong pace alone is not enough: a single disrupted stint or unfavourable stop timing can cost several positions. Conversely, GATEDEV's nine-place gain over their pace ranking shows the value of clean, consistent execution regardless of lap time.