Fourteen behind becomes four aheadIMS story

HPJones retakes D2 lead by four points before Brazil

Victory from pole at Silverstone-R turned a 14-point deficit to CONNOROCE into a 151-147 advantage, sending the D2 title fight to the finale after another reversal.

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Silverstone Circuit from trackside
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HPJones won D2 at Silverstone-R from pole and retook the championship lead from CONNOROCE. A 139-125 deficit after China became a 151-147 advantage, a 30-point relative swing that put HP four ahead before Brazil.

Tofo17 rose from P6 to second for McLaren and rjkooistra_18 from P4 to a first IMS podium in third for Alpine. HP's pole conversion supplied the maximum score while the previous leader fell outside the recorded top three.

The response arrives immediately

CONNOROCE had taken D2 first place in China by turning an 11-point deficit into a 14-point lead. One round later, HP answered with victory and moved back ahead. The championship changed hands twice in two events.

The official snapshot gives CONNOROCE eight additional points at Silverstone-R and HP 26. Their 18-point scoring difference erased the 14-point lead and created four points of daylight in the opposite direction.

Brazil receives a four-point contest

A four-point lead was not protection; it was the smallest live title margin among Season 4's five divisions after Round 11. The progression chart shows why: first CONNOROCE crossed HP, then HP crossed back.

Silverstone-R therefore owns the setup rather than the ending. HP won the race, recovered first place and carried 151 points to Brazil. CONNOROCE carried 147 and the knowledge that the lead had already proved reversible in consecutive rounds.

Season progression

The D2 lead changes twice

14 behind → four ahead

Cumulative points after China and Silverstone-R. Each bar shows the cumulative total after that round.

HPJonesCONNOROCE
R10
HPJones125
CONNOROCE139

CONNOROCE+14

R11
HPJones151
CONNOROCE147

HPJones+4

After the round

Championship picture

Drivers
1
HPJones
151
2
CONNOROCE
147

4 points between first and second

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