Companycup W4 poule 1 · Finale Race⏱ 1h

The 60-minute endurance final at Worldkarts Poperinge (750 m), held on 26 August 2026, brought together 18 teams on the Poperinge circuit for a demanding race that tested both outright pace and tactical consistency.

PCWV1 (kart #2) took the overall victory, completing 44 laps and posting a best lap of 1:04.480. Their median race pace of 1:13.206 ranked them 2nd on pure pace among all analysed teams, with a solid consistency figure of 1.87 seconds standard deviation — one of the tightest in the field. Their single stint was described as stable throughout, underlining a controlled and well-managed race effort.

Second place went to BMW Pautric Ieper (kart #13) with 35 laps completed and a best lap of 1:05.537. Notably, their median pace of 1:13.286 placed them 3rd on pure rhythm, and they recorded the lowest consistency deviation of the top finishers at 1.46 seconds — making them the most metronomic team at the front. VERHULST. (kart #23) rounded out the podium in 3rd with 46 laps and a best lap of 1:04.258, running a median pace of 1:13.340 (4th on pure pace).

OVERSTEER DADS (kart #7) set the fastest lap of the entire race — 1:03.619 — and recorded the best pure race pace of the day with a median of 1:12.145, over one second per lap quicker than the next rival. Yet they finished only 4th, with 36 laps to their credit. Their sole stint showed a degradation of 0.22 seconds per lap over 13 laps — the most pronounced drop-off recorded in the analysis — which, combined with their lap count, ultimately prevented them from converting their raw speed advantage into a higher finishing position.

The SKEYES team (kart #15) delivered the most notable strategic performance of the race: classified 5th overall despite ranking only 16th on pure pace (median 1:14.984), they completed 44 laps with a stable stint and a consistency of 2.18 seconds. A similar story unfolded in reverse for WATCH 4 US (kart #9), who posted the 6th-best pure pace in the analysis but finished 13th overall — the widest gap between outright speed and final classification.

V-RACING (kart #1) stood out for different reasons: their consistency deviation of just 1.40 seconds over 41 laps matched the best regularity figure in the field, completing 45 laps and finishing 7th. BMW Pautric Ieper (1.46 s) and PCWV2 (1.55 s, 6th) also delivered tightly controlled efforts.

Key takeaways for teams: This final at Worldkarts Poperinge confirmed that raw pace alone is not sufficient in endurance racing. OVERSTEER DADS' pace advantage was the most impressive of the day, yet a degradation trend and a lower lap count left them off the podium. SKEYES demonstrated that consistency and strategic management can compensate for a mediocre median pace, jumping eleven places above their pace ranking. For teams targeting future rounds, minimising tyre drop-off and maintaining a stable median rhythm over the full 60 minutes appear to be the decisive factors on this 750-metre circuit.