SAGECO · Finale Race⏱ 58 min

The 58-minute endurance final at Top Gun Evasion Circuit du Bassin d'Arcachon (Biganos, 920 m layout) on 26 September 2026 brought together 13 teams for a hard-fought race decided by consistency rather than outright pace.

LE COYOTTE (kart 54) took the chequered flag with 49 laps completed, securing victory ahead of ALLO HOUSTON (51 laps) and AIR FORCE ONE (50 laps). The winning margin was classified as a lap on ALLO HOUSTON — a result that highlights the extent to which lap count and strategy shaped the final order.

In terms of pure pace, ALLO HOUSTON was the fastest team on track all afternoon. Their median race pace of 1:00.211 (ranked 1st) was nearly 2.3 seconds per lap quicker than the winner's 1:02.549 (ranked 2nd). They also set the fastest lap of the entire race — a 59.246 — the only sub-minute lap of the day. However, with a lap-time standard deviation of 2.19 s, their pace was the least consistent among the frontrunners, with marked swings between relays: a first stint that slowed by 0.33 s/lap, then a composed 18-lap closing relay that averaged 59.591 and produced their absolute best lap.

The key to LE COYOTTE's victory lay in regularity. Their standard deviation of just 0.75 s was the lowest of all 13 teams — the most consistent performance of the day. Three of their four analysed stints were perfectly stable, and even their fourth relay, which shed 0.20 s/lap, remained controlled. Their third stint was their fastest, producing a median of 1:01.922 and their best lap of 1:01.407. Both teams made 5 pit stops each.

AIR FORCE ONE (kart 46) completed the podium at 1 lap down, with a median pace of 1:03.143 (4th on pace) and generally stable stints, despite a third relay that degraded by 0.22 s/lap. They also made 5 pit stops.

Notable further down the order is K2000 (kart 50), who finished 8th with 46 laps but posted the 3rd best median pace (1:02.959). Their strong laps alternated with markedly slower stints — a high overall standard deviation of 2.79 s reflecting considerable pace variance between relays. DANS MA BENZ (kart 47) presented a similar profile: 5th-best pace (1:03.416) but classified 11th, with 7 pit stops and a second relay significantly off their usual rhythm at 1:07.399.

STARSKY ET HUTCH (kart 74) showed the steepest single-stint degradation of the race — losing 1.39 s/lap across their first relay — but recovered in later stints and ultimately finished 7th, outperforming their 10th-place pace ranking through strategic management across 5 pit stops.

Key takeaways for teams: At Biganos, this race confirmed that lap-time consistency over 58 minutes can override a raw pace advantage — LE COYOTTE's regularity (σ = 0.75 s) was decisive against ALLO HOUSTON's superior speed. Teams with strong pace but uneven stints (K2000, DANS MA BENZ) lost significant positions. Managing degradation from relay to relay, and calibrating pit stop timing over 5 stops, proved critical to the final classification.