4H SGK RD.3 · Finale Race

The Finale endurance race at South Garda Karting in Lonato del Garda brought together 26 teams on the 1,250-metre circuit on 18 July 2026. After 201 laps of racing, PAGG ASPOCK (kart #7) crossed the finish line first, holding off sister team PAGG & PASTINA by just 0.117 seconds — one of the tightest finishes of the season. ELITE KARTING CREW completed the podium in third, 21.6 seconds adrift, while VENETO KORSE (4th) and VENETO KORSE ALLSTARS (5th) rounded out the top five, both at 201 laps and separated by only 2 seconds between them.

The entire top six covered 201 laps with identical pit-stop counts of 9 stops, making strategy a level playing field at the front of the field. E-TEAM 21 (7th) and PRIME RACING (6th) were the only other teams to also complete 9 stops; PRIME RACING managed 201 laps but lost nearly a minute to the leader, while E-TEAM 21 finished one lap down. Teams classified from 12th onwards ran 11 pit stops, a different strategic window that ultimately cost them several laps on the leaders.

The outright fastest lap of the race was set by PAGG & PASTINA with a 1:05.047 — the sharpest single lap of the entire event. Despite that raw speed, they had to settle for second place overall, separated from victory by barely a tenth of a second at the flag.

From a pace analysis perspective, PAGG ASPOCK posted the best median pure race rhythm across the field at 1:05.537, confirming that their victory was built on sustained speed rather than fortune. Their consistency (standard deviation of 0.44 s) held across ten stints, with the exception of a final stint where pace dropped by 0.28 s/lap — a natural end-of-race degradation also mirrored by PAGG & PASTINA (+0.29 s/lap in their closing stint). Both top teams showed the same pattern: strong, repeatable middle stints and a slight softening at the very end.

E-TEAM 21 (7th) stands out as the most consistent team of the race, posting the lowest standard deviation of the field at 0.30 s — a remarkable level of regularity across 200 laps and 9 stints. Their 3rd-best pure rhythm (1:05.631) was faster than six teams ranked above them, underlining that their final position was not a reflection of their pace. HUULIA PINK (12th) similarly punched above their classified position, recording the 6th-best pure rhythm (1:05.666) and the 2nd-lowest standard deviation (0.35 s) in the entire field — a performance undermined by their 11-stop strategy.

At the other end of the spectrum, SPARKART TEMERARIO (21st) carried the 12th-best pure rhythm in the field — a significant gap between pace and result that points to time lost in the pit lane. Meanwhile, MRT (24th) recorded the sharpest pace degradation of the race, losing 0.38 s/lap during their 5th stint.

Key takeaways for teams: In this Final, the gap between a 9-stop and an 11-stop strategy translated directly into a multi-lap deficit regardless of raw pace — HUULIA PINK and E-TEAM 21 both prove that pure rhythm alone cannot compensate for extra time lost in the pits. At the front, the race came down to marginal differences in median pace: PAGG ASPOCK's consistency over ten stints gave them the edge over an equally fast PAGG & PASTINA. Managing end-of-race degradation will be the fine margin to work on for any team aiming for the top step next time out at South Garda Karting.