BedrijvenCup - Try-Out 3 · Finale Race⏱ 1h03

The Finale of the 62-minute endurance race held on September 30, 2026 at Worldkarts Kortrijk (850 m circuit, Kortrijk) brought together 26 teams for a closely contested battle over strategy, consistency and raw pace. The event produced a rich set of data highlighting the gap between pure speed and final classification.

4 VAMO RACING (kart #7) took the chequered flag in first place with 43 laps completed, crossing the line ahead of teammates 1 VAMO RACING (kart #6, +26.082 s, 42 laps) and 2 VAMO RACING (kart #1, +51.684 s, 43 laps). A dominant showing from the VAMO Racing family, which locked out the top three. FAUBOURG RACING TEAM (kart #26) secured fourth place with the highest lap count of all classified finishers — 44 laps — just 1.067 s behind third after 62 minutes of racing. 3 VAMO RACING (kart #15) and CLOEDREZ (kart #23) completed the top six, separated by just 1.508 s.

The fastest lap of the race was set by 4 VAMO RACING in a time of 1:16.085, the benchmark for the entire field on the day.

The analysis data reveals a striking contrast between final standings and pure pace. FRALETTEN (10th, kart #18) posted the best median pace of the entire field at 1:17.385, running two long, stable stints and never really dropping off — yet finished tenth. Their race was arguably compromised by stint management rather than outright speed. At the other end of the spectrum, 4 VAMO RACING ranked only 5th in pure pace (median 1:18.306) but converted their strategy — including a well-timed 4th stint producing a median of 1:17.065 — into the overall victory.

1 VAMO RACING was the most consistent team of the race with a standard deviation of just 0.70 s across 42 laps and 3 pit stops, running four measured stints with no significant degradation — a textbook example of controlled endurance driving.

2 VAMO RACING showed the second-best pure pace (median 1:17.557) and their opening stint — 12 laps at a median of 1:16.391 with a best of 1:16.085 — was the sharpest of the race. However, an elevated standard deviation of 1.08 s over the full race suggests some inconsistency between stints that ultimately limited them to third place.

LO-CIEL (kart #12, 8th) deserve a mention: ranked 3rd in pure pace with a median of 1:18.064, their opening 19-lap stint at a median of 1:17.199 was outstanding, but four pit stops and a slower final stint left them classified eighth — a clear case of pace not fully rewarded in the results.

3 VAMO RACING produced the race's most striking strategic reversal. Ranked only 22nd in pure pace, they recovered to 5th place in the final standings — the biggest over-performance of the day. Their final stint of 19 laps at a median of 1:18.061 was their strongest by far, suggesting a well-judged conservation strategy over the first half of the race. Conversely, their third stint showed the race's steepest degradation at 0.52 s per lap.

Key takeaways for teams: At Worldkarts Kortrijk, the winning formula on September 30, 2026 combined acceptable pace with consistent pit stop execution and strong final stints. Teams with the highest raw speed — FRALETTEN, LO-CIEL, 2 VAMO RACING — failed to convert pace into top-two finishes. Consistency across all stints (see 1 VAMO RACING, σ = 0.70 s) proved as valuable as outright lap time. Stint length management and the timing of pit stops were clearly decisive differentiators over 62 minutes on this technical 850 m layout.