KTO CHAMPIONSHIP · Finale Race⏱ 49 min

The Endurance Final at South Garda Karting in Lonato del Garda brought together 32 drivers on the 1,250-metre circuit for a 49-minute race. The event delivered a tightly fought battle across the field, with the top twelve finishers covered by less than 55 seconds after 36 laps.

FEOLE GABRIELE (kart #30) took the victory, completing 36 laps and crossing the line ahead of FARRIS ANDREA by 0.553 seconds. LUALDI MARCO completed the podium at 6.297 seconds, followed by BOSSI TIZIANO (7.552 s) and MARRONE FRANCESCO (8.255 s). Six drivers were separated by fewer than 10 seconds at the flag — a testament to how competitive the field remained throughout the 49 minutes.

The fastest lap of the race was set by PIZZI MARCO (kart #32) in 1:04.698, the only driver to dip below 1:04.7. Despite that raw pace, PIZZI MARCO could only manage 9th place, a gap that analysis helps to explain.

From a pure race pace perspective, the picture is notably different from the final standings. FARRIS ANDREA recorded the best median pace in the field at 1:05.148 — yet finished 2nd, just 0.553 s behind the winner. PIZZI MARCO held the second-best pure pace (1:05.197) but finished 9th, his high standard deviation of 1.81 s — the highest among the analysed drivers — pointing to significant lap-time inconsistency across his stint, particularly in the opening relay where his scatter reached 2.18 s. FEOLE GABRIELE, the eventual winner, ranked only 5th in pure pace (median 1:05.328), demonstrating that it was race management rather than outright speed that decided the outcome.

LUALDI MARCO was the most consistent driver of the race, posting the lowest standard deviation in the field at just 1.01 s. He ranked 3rd in pure pace and converted that into 3rd place at the flag — a near-perfect correlation between regularity and result. BOSSI TIZIANO (4th, pace rank 4th) and FARRIS ANDREA (2nd, pace rank 1st) also showed strong alignment between rhythm and finishing position.

One notable pattern emerged across the analysed runners: every driver improved their median lap time in the second relay compared to the first. This consistent progression across the board — visible in both median times and reduced standard deviations in relay 2 — suggests the field as a whole found more grip and rhythm as the race matured.

All 32 starters recorded one pit stop, with the sole exception of GRIECO IVAN (kart #8), who made two passages and finished 31st with 34 laps completed. MICHELOZZI MATTIA (kart #23) ended the race three laps down in 32nd, despite holding the 13th-best pure pace in the field — the widest gap between potential and result among all finishers.

Key takeaways for teams: At South Garda Karting, pure speed alone is not sufficient. FEOLE GABRIELE's victory with only the 5th-best median pace shows that race management and pit stop execution are decisive. Consistency, as demonstrated by LUALDI MARCO's 1.01 s standard deviation, remains a reliable path to the podium. Teams aiming for top results should prioritise lap-time regularity alongside outright pace, and ensure their single pit stop is timed to avoid traffic.