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L3on wins Vegas as champion uijyl’s absent D3 lead survives

A P3-to-P1 victory closed the racing season in Las Vegas while the standings leader remained on 167 points for a second consecutive absence.

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Kick Sauber Formula 1 car on track at Las Vegas Strip Circuit
S3 · R9Las Vegas
Champion status

The crown was already won

D3 · WDCuijylSeason 3 champion
Points at seal
167
Nearest rival
124
Margin
+43
Still available
42

Crowned at Monza, Round 8, with 1 round remaining.

L3on Tyl3r2500 won Las Vegas D3 from P3 and scored 40 points for Kick Sauber. Uijyl did not start the finale but finished Season 3 first in D3 on 167, 18 ahead of MakeSumUP.

The championship leader had also missed Monza. His total therefore remained fixed at 167 while the gap to second narrowed from 58 after the Mystery Race to 43 and then 18 across the two closing events.

P3 takes the finale from the pole-sitter

L3on Tyl3r2500 gained two places to win. Eetthedust moved from pole to second for Ferrari and jak75421 from P2 to third for VCARB. The official order credited the victory to a driver outside the final top-two championship comparison.

That kept the race result from becoming a proxy for the season. Las Vegas rewarded L3on Tyl3r2500's P3-to-P1 result; it did not add a point to the campaign leader's total or explain the prior 58-point cushion.

The target changes while 167 stands still

Uhmm What9409 occupied second after the Mystery Race on 109; JPThaJoker held it after Monza on 124; MakeSumUP ended there on 149. Uijyl's total never moved, but the identity and score of the nearest pursuer did.

The last two rounds thus measured erosion rather than defence: 40 points of the advantage disappeared without uijyl starting either event. Eighteen remained—enough to preserve first in the final table, but far removed from the 58-point buffer carried out of Round 7.

Career ledger for L3on Tyl3r2500: win number 1

For L3on Tyl3r2500, career start 16 gave L3on Tyl3r2500 a first IMS victory at Las Vegas. Through that flag, L3on Tyl3r2500 had 1 wins, 2 podiums, 0 poles, 0 fastest laps and 189 points across S1, S2, S3. Below, Las Vegas stays in L3on Tyl3r2500's season table.

Career at the flag

L3on Tyl3r2500's career at the flag

First IMS win

Every eligible IMS race start through S3 R9. No later result is included.

Starts
16
Wins
1
Podiums
2
Poles
0
Fastest laps
0
Points
189

DebutS1 R4 · Las Vegas · D3Mercedes

Career rangeS1 · S2 · S3D3 · E1 · D2

Teams representedMercedes · VCARB · Kick Sauber16 starts to win number one

SeasonTeamsDivisionsStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFLPoints
S1MercedesD3200005
S2VCARBE1 · D2100000100
S3Kick SauberD34120084
Win-by-win
#1S3 R9 · Las VegasD3 · Kick Sauber · Grid P3
Grid to flag

Las Vegas's D3 podium routes

P3 to P1 · 40 points

Official grid and finishing positions

D3
L3on Tyl3r2500Kick Sauber
P3P1
+2
D3
eetthedustFerrari
P1P2
-1
D3
jak75421VCARB
P2P3
-1
Season progression

The lead shrinks while the leader is absent

Final gap · 18 points

Uijyl against the driver in second after each closing round. Each bar shows the cumulative total after that round.

uijylSecond place
R7
uijyl167
Second place109

uijyl+58

R8
uijyl167
Second place124

uijyl+43

R9
uijyl167
Second place149

uijyl+18

Race classification

D3 podium

Full result ↗
PosDriverTeamGridGainPts
1L3on Tyl3r2500Kick Sauber3+240
2eetthedustFerrari1-125
3jak75421VCARB2-120
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