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Red Bull's Australian D1 pair enters the all-time top ten

Websey's victory and LimitlessDraco3's first podium combined for 61.6 points, eighth on the IMS driver-pair list through the opening round of Season 4.

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Red Bull Formula 1 car on track at Albert Park Circuit
S4 · R1Australia

Websey won from pole and LimitlessDraco3 rose from P5 to P3 in Australia's D1 classification. Together the Red Bull drivers scored 61.6 points, the eighth-highest same-team driver-pair total in IMS history at the Season 4 opener.

That haul put Red Bull on 44 D1 constructors' points, 24 clear of Aston Martin. It also gave the historical claim its practical value: the top-ten pairing immediately translated into the first championship lead.

Eighth belongs in a crowded table

The list was led by Wadz51 and Darth Ussh's 75-point Ferrari E1 pairing from the Season 3 Mystery Race. Websey and LimitlessDraco3 sat behind seven entries and just 0.6 points above two pairings tied on 61.

That context is why the rank is worth showing rather than decorating the headline with an ordinal. Australia did not approach the 75-point peak, but it cleared a compact cluster near the lower edge of the top ten.

A team score built at both ends

Red Bull's wider BOTT score was 69.1, so the D1 pair supplied most of the team's Australian return. One driver delivered the win; the other made his first IMS podium. The combination, not either result in isolation, created the historical position.

Austria would decide whether that opening depth could travel. Australia had already established the benchmark: two Red Bull D1 finishers in the top three, 61.6 paired points and the constructors' lead.

Historical proof · Through S4 R1

Highest-scoring driver pairings in IMS history

This result: #8

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#1Wadz51 + Darth UsshS3 R7Mystery RaceFerrari · E175 points
2#2Wadz51 + Darth UsshS3 R8MonzaFerrari · E172 points
3#3LKR Gerardo6 + MeowsyS3 R8MonzaMercedes · D168 points
4#4Darth Ussh + TheIceman729S2 R3CanadaFerrari · E164 points
5T#5TheIceman729 + Darth UsshS2 R8BakuFerrari · E163 points
6T#5ttvwuwumx + ForestalWaif1S2 R9MonacoVCARB · D263 points
7#7Darth Ussh + TheIceman729S2 R11JapanFerrari · E162 points
8#8Websey + LimitlessDraco3This storyS4 R1AustraliaRed Bull · D161.6 points
9T#9TheIceman729 + Darth UsshS2 R5PortugalFerrari · E161 points
10T#9MilitaryMaple18 + Tedoi6974S2 R8BakuRed Bull · E161 points
Grid to flag

Red Bull's Australian D1 pairing

61.6 paired points · eighth

Official grid and finishing positions

D1
WebseyRed Bull
P1P1
0
D1
LimitlessDraco3Red Bull
P5P3
+2
After the round

Championship picture

Constructors
1
Red Bull
44
2
Aston Martin
20

24 points between first and second

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