CEA · Finale Race⏱ 1h01

On September 17, 2026, the Top Gun Evasion Circuit du Bassin d'Arcachon in Biganos hosted the Final of its endurance race on the 920-metre PP karting track. 27 teams lined up for 61 minutes of racing, producing a tightly contested battle from the front to the mid-field.

SEPERMIS RETIRÉ (kart #28) took the victory with 49 laps completed, crossing the line with a margin equivalent to one lap over the field. The team also set the fastest lap of the race — 1:04.309 — underlining their dominance across the board. BEAM ME UP (kart #21) secured second place, 17.711 seconds behind, also on 49 laps and 3 pit stops. ATOMIC DRIVERS (kart #16) completed the podium, 42.227 seconds from the winner, equally on 49 laps. TEAM SOLID'R (kart #17) and LES PÉPÉS MOBILES (kart #9) rounded out the top five, both finishing on 49 laps with gaps of 45.879 s and 59.676 s respectively. All 27 teams completed 3 pit stops, except LOS BOMBEROS (kart #19) and LES KARTS FANTASTIQUES (kart #15), who made 4.

The pure-pace analysis confirms that the result reflects the true hierarchy at the front. SEPERMIS RETIRÉ led not only on the road but also in median lap pace (1:05.652), holding the best pure rhythm of the race. Their four stints were all stable, including a remarkable opening stint of 12 laps at a median of 1:05.043 with a consistency figure of just 0.60 s — exemplary regularity under race conditions.

BEAM ME UP ranked 2nd in pure pace (median 1:06.397) and was the most consistent team overall, with a standard deviation of only 0.86 s across all their laps. All four stints were rated as stable, a testament to disciplined driving throughout the hour. TEAM SOLID'R posted the 3rd-best pure pace (1:06.481) despite a difficult second stint — their median rising to 1:09.965 over 9 laps, slowing by 0.15 s per lap — before recovering strongly in their final two stints.

ATOMIC DRIVERS, 3rd at the flag, ranked only 4th in pure pace (1:06.785), suggesting that their result was well-managed rather than pace-driven. LES PÉPÉS MOBILES (5th at the finish) ranked only 7th in pure pace, making their 5th-place finish an efficient performance relative to their raw speed.

Among the notable performances in the mid-field, FAST BEAMERS (kart #2, 12th) ranked 8th in pure pace with a median of 1:07.094 — quicker in pure terms than several teams ahead of them on the road. SPIDER COCHONS (kart #8, 11th) displayed the biggest gain through strategy, finishing 11th despite ranking only 22nd in pure pace. At the other end of the spectrum, LES KARTS FANTASTIQUES (kart #15, 25th) showed the 11th-best pure pace but finished 25th, their extra pit stop likely costing them positions. The sharpest pace loss in a single stint was recorded by LES ROUILLÉS (kart #7), who dropped 0.31 s per lap during their second stint.

Key takeaways for teams: At Biganos, consistency proved as decisive as outright speed — BEAM ME UP's race-long regularity (0.86 s std. dev.) and SEPERMIS RETIRÉ's combination of top pace and stability were the defining factors at the front. Mid-field teams such as FAST BEAMERS and SPIDER COCHONS showed that managing pit stop timing and maintaining rhythm across all stints can compensate for a moderate raw pace — or conversely, that a pace advantage can be neutralised by a poorly-timed extra stop.