BedrijvenCup - Try-Out 2 · Finale Race⏱ 1h08

The Worldkarts Kortrijk endurance final took place on 23 September 2026 on the 850-metre circuit in Kortrijk, bringing together 26 teams over 68 minutes of racing. The event delivered a fiercely competitive battle across the field, with strategy and consistency proving every bit as decisive as outright pace.

KYEMA BLOETMETJES (kart 9) took the victory, completing 41 laps and claiming the win by a margin equivalent to one full lap over the rest of the lead pack. They also set the fastest lap of the entire race with a 1:16.445. Their success rested on the best consistency figure in the field — a standard deviation of just 0.57 seconds across all timed laps — and four well-managed pit stops. Although their pure pace ranked only 3rd in the field, their relentless regularity and error-free race management made the difference at the top.

TOP MOTORS (kart 20) crossed the line in 2nd place with 43 laps completed, 24.935 seconds behind on corrected time. Their three-stop strategy allowed them to run longer stints, and their pace progressively improved through the race, finishing with a median lap time of 1:18.387 in their final stint. 1 VAMO RACING (kart 24) completed the podium in 3rd, 28.782 seconds adrift on 36 laps, ahead of 2 VAMO RACING (kart 29) in 4th — the team that carried the 2nd fastest pure pace in the race with a median of 1:17.988, but whose three-stop strategy could not fully convert that speed into a podium result.

QTEAM VDK (kart 4) finished 5th with the highest lap count of the race — 44 laps — demonstrating excellent endurance over a single long opening stint of 30 laps. GARAGE KOEN DE BYSER (kart 15) came home 6th, recording the 4th best pure rhythm (median 1:18.457), but their regularity (σ 1.03 s) and a slower final stint at 1:19.724 median limited their final standing.

One of the most striking stories of the race came from TP ELEKTRO (kart 18), who finished 7th despite holding the 22nd pure pace rank — a remarkable overperformance attributed entirely to strategy and stint management. Conversely, SABBE CONSULT (kart 21) owned the fastest pure median pace in the field at 1:17.599, yet could only manage 14th place at the flag — a stark illustration of how strategy and lap count can outweigh raw speed in endurance racing.

Further back, BV SCHILDERWERKEN (kart 13) finished 11th but ranked 6th in pure pace, while VENTICLEANING (kart 19) recorded the sharpest degradation in the race, losing 0.59 seconds per lap during their second stint. At the tail of the field, SKYLUX 2 (kart 25) ended the race five laps down in 26th position.

Key takeaways for teams: At Worldkarts Kortrijk, raw pace is far from sufficient on its own. The winner combined only the 3rd best pace with the best consistency in the field and four clean pit stops. The SABBE CONSULT case (1st in pace, 14th at the flag) is a clear lesson: lap count, regularity and pit strategy must all align. Teams with strong pace should work on minimising intra-stint degradation and optimising stop timing to translate speed into results.