P6 finish earns its scaleIMS story

PRT Gignac09's 12-place Las Vegas charge ranks third in IMS history

The Ferrari driver rose from 18th to sixth in D3, matching IkonicKiyan7 and sitting one place behind the two early record holders.

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PRT Gignac09 climbed from 18th on the Las Vegas D3 grid to finish sixth, a gain of 12 places. Through Season 1 Round 4, that movement ranked joint third in IMS history.

The D3 podium belonged to Lurrrks, zoolander83 and Vendettasees. Gignac finished three positions beyond it, so the historical claim concerns ground recovered, not a podium the Ferrari driver did not earn.

Two drivers share 13; two more share 12

MSRT MagHeXC and jakebandy8 occupied the first two rows of the comparison with 13-place gains. Gignac and IkonicKiyan7 followed on 12, while GMDD VINKE95 completed the five-row view on 10.

The tie matters. Gignac did not stand alone as IMS's third-biggest mover; he joined Ikonic on the same historical value, one position shy of the record pair.

Ferrari's depth reaches beyond its two podiums

Ferrari scored 60 BOTT points from six starts, with two podiums and three top-five finishes. Gignac's P6 sat outside those countback markers but added another substantial climb to the team's Las Vegas ledger.

Silverstone offered the next chance to turn movement into a higher finish. Las Vegas had already fixed Gignac's place in the early record book — precisely third, jointly held, and fully visible.

Historical proof · Through S1 R4

Biggest position gains in IMS history

This result: T#3

The comparison uses IMS results available at the end of this round. The highlighted row is the result cited by this article.

TopRankEntryEventSupporting detailValue
1T#1MSRT MagHeXCS1 R1BrazilP20 to P7 · D113 places
2T#1jakebandy8S1 R2MonzaP16 to P3 · D113 places
3T#3PRT Gignac09This storyS1 R4Las VegasP18 to P6 · D312 places
4T#3IkonicKiyan7S1 R2MonzaP17 to P5 · D212 places
5T#5GMDD VINKE95S1 R1BrazilP19 to P9 · D210 places
Grid to flag

Gignac recovers 12 places in Las Vegas

P18 → P6 · joint third historically

Official grid and finish from the historical ranking

D3
PRT Gignac09Ferrari
P18P6
+12
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