GT Elitee finished third from pole in Brazil D3 to claim a first IMS podium for Red Bull. Her Wet Cat won from second and NesbiLeGrand moved from sixth to second.
The pole did not become victory, but it remained a top-three result. GT Elitee's two-place loss contrasted with the gains of one and four made by the drivers ahead.
One of two Red Bull podiums
Red Bull scored 150 BOTT points from nine starts, with one win, two podiums and three top-five finishes. GT Elitee's 20 points supplied one podium; MilitaryMaple18's E1 victory supplied the other.
McLaren edged Red Bull by four points for third in the round table. The difference came despite both teams recording one victory, with McLaren producing three podiums to Red Bull's two.
Her Wet Cat moves 61 clear
The race winner reached 222 points and extended the D3 lead over Nesbi to 61. GT Elitee's first podium arrived behind the exact pair heading the championship table.
Australia followed with GT Elitee's name added to the podium list, even if the pole conversion had stopped at third. A breakthrough does not have to arrive in its most flattering possible shape to count.
