BF Motorsport

07/05/2026

07/05/2026

Genk 24h 2026 - Race analysis

Strategy turned out to be crucial to reach the podium ! With a red flag caused by heavy rain/hail and more rain during the last 2 hours of the race, choosing when to make the 32 pitstops made all the difference (as well as consistent fast laptimes during the whole 24 hours obviously). The red flag followed by a safety kart restart showed a big gain for some (including Dely Waffles Racing Team) and loss for others (TKR) but the most important part was making as much pitstops during full rain as possible as each pitstop under full wet conditions gains you 30 secs. Many teams were caught out by a fast drying track after the safety kart restart and by pitting too early when the rain started very lighty near the end of the race as the gain at that point was only 10-15 secs per pitstop. BF Motorsport still had 15 pitstops to make when the rain started (4 more than most teams) and made the most of it, resulting in a well deserved podium finish (P3).

Bel-Amis Racing made 7 pitstops right after the red flag/safety kart which basically secured the win for them. The track dried out much faster than expected, leaving most other teams with just 4 pitstops in the wet at that point.

The gain/loss during the red flag/safety kart phase was determined by 3 factors: 1) position on track when it started to rain. 2) how many laps the team managed to complete before the red flag. 3) whether coming into the pit at that point was recorded as a valid pitstop. Dely Waffles Racing Team completed 4 laps in the wet and when they then came into the pit it recorded as a valid pitstop. Most other teams only managed 3 laps and no pitstop was recorded for them at that point. This explains the big gain Dely Waffles Racing Team got after the restart: 1 extra lap + 1 'free' pitstop.

The graph below show relative position between the Top 7 teams. The Y value is the difference in secs between a team and the winner Bel-Amis Racing. The big vertical bar is the red flag/safety kart restart. You can clearly see the huge gain Dely Waffles Racing Team got, the lead of Bel-Amis Racing after the restart and how the positions changed dramatically near the end when it started to rain again. Any of the P2-P6 teams could have reached the podium at that point.

Congrats to the Podium:

P1 Bel-Amis Racing
P2 TKR
P3 BF BF Motorsport

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04/05/2026

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03/05/2026

Yes, we did it. P3 at the 24h of Karting Genk: Home of Champions

Bjorn, Sander and Koen at their best, good solid stints and a perfectly executed strategy, nothing more than that👌👌

02/05/2026

Ready for today Karting Genk: Home of Champions

01/05/2026

Ready for the 24h of karting genk.

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Taking the youngest of the pack for a spin #164

@ Classic Cars Peer

- met Thomas Gonnissen

03/05/2025

Follow us live for the 24 hours of Karting Genk: Home of Champions

Quali @ 12h
Race @ 15h

Piloten
- Sander Mannaerts
- Koen Schoonbrood
- Bjorn Simons

https://www.apex-timing.com/live-timing/karting-genk/index.html