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TheIceman729's E1 opener ranks sixth among IMS's closest finishes

A 2.685-second victory over pole-sitter Darth Ussh placed the new division's first supplied result inside a ten-row historical comparison.

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TheIceman729 won Silverstone E1 by 2.685 seconds over Darth Ussh, a margin ranked sixth-closest in IMS history through the Season 2 opener. Katriel FX finished third.

TheIceman gained one place from second on the grid, while Ussh lost one from pole. The classification provides a simple reversal at the front and a measured separation at the finish.

Five smaller margins lead the ten-row comparison

The historical display begins at 0.438 seconds and passes 1.610, 2.059 and 2.088 before FTR Button's 2.193-second Austria win occupies row five. TheIceman and Ussh follow on 2.685.

Four further rows extend the proof to tenth, from Lurrrks' 2.747-second Las Vegas win to aaAGOGE's 3.388 in Austria. Sixth is neither rounded up nor left unsupported.

The first E1 table mirrors the podium pair

TheIceman led the opening E1 standings on 31 points, six ahead of Ussh on 25. Kick Sauber also led Ferrari by 16 in the E1 constructors' table.

Imola came next with E1's first hierarchy already defined by 2.685 seconds. It was close enough for history, wide enough for a winner and exact enough to need no garnish.

Career ledger for TheIceman729: win number 1

For TheIceman729, career start 1 gave TheIceman729 a first IMS victory at Silverstone. Through that flag, TheIceman729 had 1 wins, 1 podiums, 0 poles, 1 fastest laps and 31 points across S2. Below, Silverstone stays in TheIceman729's season table.

Career at the flag

TheIceman729's career at the flag

First IMS win

Every eligible IMS race start through S2 R1. No later result is included.

Starts
1
Wins
1
Podiums
1
Poles
0
Fastest laps
1
Points
31

DebutS2 R1 · Silverstone · E1Kick Sauber

Career rangeS2E1

Teams representedKick Sauber1 starts to win number one

SeasonTeamsDivisionsStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFLPoints
S2Kick SauberE11110131
Win-by-win
#1S2 R1 · SilverstoneE1 · Kick Sauber · Grid P2
Historical proof · Through S2 R1

Closest finishes in IMS history

This result: #6

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

TopRankEntryEventSupporting detailValue
1#1TheMekanic17 over SleekMoverS1 R6Abu DhabiRed Bull · D10.438s
2#2jakebandy8 over Ranga20063239S1 R1BrazilMcLaren · D21.61s
3#3Ranga20063239 over ricardo1803S1 R2MonzaAston Martin · D22.059s
4#4Yvngeze5654 over Ranga20063239S1 R6Abu DhabiAlpine · D22.088s
5#5FTR Button over tofo17S1 R8AustriaMercedes · D22.193s
6#6TheIceman729 over Darth UsshThis storyS2 R1SilverstoneKick Sauber · E12.685s
7#7Lurrrks over zoolander83🇮🇹 🇯🇵S1 R4Las VegasRed Bull · D32.747s
8#8Thalo4 over piastrigoatS1 R7SpaMercedes · D13.15s
9#9tofo17 over TheMekanic17S1 R7SpaVCARB · D23.224s
10#10aaAGOGE over zoolander83🇮🇹 🇯🇵S1 R8AustriaHaas · D33.388s
Grid to flag

Silverstone E1 reverses its front row

Margin · 2.685s

Official grid and finishing positions

E1
TheIceman729Kick Sauber
P2P1
+1
E1
Darth UsshFerrari
P1P2
-1
E1
Katriel FXWilliams
P4P3
+1
After the round

Championship picture

Drivers
1
TheIceman729
31
2
Darth Ussh
25

6 points between first and second

Constructors
1
Kick Sauber
45
2
Ferrari
29

16 points between first and second

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