The first double-digit winner's ledgerIMS story

Darth Ussh reaches 10 IMS victories with a Spa win from P2

Ferrari success in E1 brought up double figures after 31 starts, 21 podiums and four seasons of front-running results.

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Ferrari Formula 1 car on track at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
S4 · R4Spa

Darth Ussh passed the double-digit threshold at Spa, moving from P2 to win E1 for Ferrari and register a 10th IMS victory.

Pole-sitter piastrigoat finished second for VCARB, with II M4IK II gaining one place to take third for Mercedes.

From Alpine debutant to a double-digit winner

The road began in Season 1 with Alpine and ran through D2, E1 and D1 before Ferrari supplied win number 10. By the Spa flag, 31 starts had produced 21 podiums, 10 poles, nine fastest laps and 708 points.

An Alpine debut at Austria in Season 1 had led into three Ferrari seasons across D2, E1 and D1. After 31 starts, the ledger stood at 10 wins, 21 podiums, 10 poles, nine fastest laps and 708 points.

Ten wins, not one isolated purple patch

Spa was not the crest of one brief run. The first nine victories were spread across three seasons and two divisions; number 10 merely made the breadth of that record impossible to miss.

The milestone's weight lies in its distribution. Four seasons, two teams and three divisions all sit beneath the total; Spa was simply where a long record finally acquired a second digit.

Career at the flag

Darth Ussh's career at the flag

10th IMS win

Every eligible IMS race start through S4 R4. No later result is included.

Starts
31
Wins
10
Podiums
21
Poles
10
Fastest laps
9
Points
708

DebutS1 R8 · Austria · D2Alpine

Career rangeS1 · S2 · S3 · S4D2 · E1 · D1

Teams representedAlpine · Ferrari10 wins through Spa

SeasonTeamsDivisionsStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFLPoints
S1AlpineD2100000
S2FerrariD2 · E11641087372
S3FerrariE1 · D192720230
S4FerrariE1 · D154402106
Win-by-win
#1S2 R1 · SilverstoneD2 · Ferrari · Grid P14
#2S2 R2 · ImolaE1 · Ferrari · Grid P1
#3S2 R3 · CanadaE1 · Ferrari · Grid P1
#4S2 R11 · JapanE1 · Ferrari · Grid P1
#5S3 R2 · QatarE1 · Ferrari · Grid P1
#6S3 R9 · Las VegasE1 · Ferrari · Grid P2
#7S4 R1 · AustraliaE1 · Ferrari · Grid P2
#8S4 R2 · AustriaD1 · Ferrari · Grid P4
#9S4 R2 · AustriaE1 · Ferrari · Grid P3
#10S4 R4 · SpaE1 · Ferrari · Grid P2
Grid to flag

Spa E1 podium routes

Darth Ussh · P2 to P1

Official grid and finishing positions

E1
Darth UsshFerrari
P2P1
+1
E1
piastrigoatVCARB
P1P2
-1
E1
II M4IK IIMercedes
P4P3
+1
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