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One win and six podiums take VCARB to 212.7 at Imola

HPJones supplied the sole victory, but five further podium finishes across D1, D3, E1 and E2 built the third-highest BOTT round score in the historical comparison.

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VCARB Formula 1 car on track at Imola Circuit
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VCARB scored 212.7 BOTT points at Imola from one win, six podiums and seven top-five finishes. The total ranked third among IMS team rounds through Season 4 Round 7 and beat Ferrari's 196.5 despite Ferrari winning E1 and E2.

HPJones delivered VCARB's victory in D2. Lord Mahaveer added D1 third, jak75421 D3 second, ForestalWaif1 E1 third, and HPJones plus BBLDRiZZY6523 filled second and third in E2.

The points arrive in every division

Five classifications produced VCARB podium representation in all five. D2 and E2 supplied three of the six podiums through HPJones alone; D1, D3 and E1 each added another. The distribution explains why a one-win round could cross 200 points.

Ferrari's two wins still carried substantial weight, and its 196.5 would have led many weekends. Imola's difference was the space beneath P1: VCARB placed six cars on podiums and seven in the top five from ten starts.

Third is shown, not merely claimed

The historical table presents ranks one through five and marks VCARB's 212.7 in third. That matters because the point is not simply that the score was large; it is where the score sits relative to the two higher team rounds and the results immediately below it.

Ferrari remained first overall after Imola on 843.3, with VCARB second on 810.8. A record-scale round had not completed the chase, but it left the BOTT leaders only 32.5 apart after seven events.

Historical proof · Through S4 R7

Highest-scoring team rounds in IMS history

This result: #3

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#1FerrariS3 R7Mystery Race4 wins · 5 podiums266 points
2#2VCARBS3 R7Mystery Race1 wins · 3 podiums213 points
3#3VCARBThis storyS4 R7Imola1 wins · 6 podiums212.7 points
4#4FerrariS3 R8Monza1 wins · 5 podiums211 points
5#5FerrariS2 R8Baku2 wins · 4 podiums207 points
Across the divisions

The weekend in numbers

D1 · ImolaFatCatBatMan465Mercedes · 37 pts
D2 · ImolaHPJonesVCARB · 35 pts
D3 · ImolaJarvisInitiateMcLaren · 35 pts
E1 · ImolaDarth UsshFerrari · 35 pts
E2 · ImolaJPlanteXFerrari · 34 pts
1
VCARB1W · 6 podiums
212.7
2
Ferrari2W · 4 podiums
196.45000000000002
3
Mercedes1W · 2 podiums
106.4
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