Ranga20063239 beat HPJones by 0.999 seconds in Abu Dhabi’s E2 race, the ninth-closest IMS finish recorded through Season 3 Round 4. Both started where they finished: Ranga P1, HPJones P2.
Second place gave HPJones a first IMS podium. The 24-point breakthrough came less than a second from victory, with quenooo29 completing the podium after rising from P17.
Where 0.999 seconds sits in IMS history
The top five on the comparison run from TheMekanic17’s 0.111s Baku finish to MilitaryMaple18’s 0.288s Brazil result. Ranga and HPJones appear ninth, between Duxnuts69’s 0.794s Canada finish and Thalo4’s 1.161s Silverstone margin.
The full top 10 matters because ninth cannot be understood in isolation. Abu Dhabi is the last sub-second entry on that list; the next recorded finish crosses 1.1 seconds.
A first podium arrives at the winner’s rear wing
HPJones did not need a recovery drive to create the milestone. The Mercedes driver started second, finished second and made the proximity to Ranga—not a grid gain—the defining measure of the race.
The result belongs to both sides of the line: Ranga’s 32-point victory and HPJones’s first podium. A single 0.999-second interval made each achievement sharper without turning them into the same accomplishment.
Career ledger for Ranga20063239: win number 5
For Ranga20063239, career start 20 gave Ranga20063239 a 5th IMS victory at Abu Dhabi. Through that flag, Ranga20063239 had 5 wins, 11 podiums, 4 poles, 3 fastest laps and 349 points across S1, S2, S3. Below, Abu Dhabi stays in Ranga20063239's season table.
