Champion crownedA two-round comeback endsIMS story

VCARB crowned Season 1 D2 constructors' champion after late Austria charge

A 36-point finale completed the comeback and left Aston Martin 11 points short of the inaugural D2 team title.

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Red Bull Ring from trackside
S1 · R8Austria
Championship secured

How the title was sealed

D2 · WCCVCARBSeason 1 champion
Points at seal
149
Nearest rival
138
Margin
+11
Still available
0

Crowned at the Austria season finale.

VCARB finished Season 1 leading the D2 constructors' standings on 149 points, 11 ahead of Aston Martin. A 36-point Austria return moved the team from second to first in the final completed event.

tofo17 climbed from fifth on the grid to finish second, scoring 23 points. FTR Button won for Mercedes and Webbah87 placed third for Aston Martin.

Thirty-six points finish the comeback

VCARB entered Austria on 113 points and added 36. Aston Martin began on 103, rose from fourth to second with 35 and ended on 138.

The previous round had left VCARB two points from the lead. Austria supplied the final step and an 11-point cushion over the team that emerged as runner-up.

The driver title belongs to Aston Martin

Ranga20063239 led the final D2 drivers' table on 118 points, 22 ahead of tofo on 96. VCARB's team success and Aston Martin's driver success split the season's two supplied honours.

Austria was the end of the completed Season 1 calendar. VCARB had needed the last two rounds to cross the gap; the final table records that it did.

Season progression

VCARB completes the D2 team comeback

VCARB ends 11 clear

Cumulative constructor points over the final two rounds. Each bar shows the cumulative total after that round.

VCARBAston Martin
R7
VCARB113
Aston Martin103

VCARB+10

R8
VCARB149
Aston Martin138

VCARB+11

After the round

Championship picture

Drivers
1
Ranga20063239
118
2
tofo17
96

22 points between first and second

Constructors
1
VCARB
149
2
Aston Martin
138

11 points between first and second

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