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NesbiLeGrand leaves Monza leading D3 and E3 after two podiums

Second place in D3 and victory in E3 turned one weekend into two championship leads, with Ferrari's cross-division driver scoring reinforcing another eight-podium team round.

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NesbiLeGrand finished second in Monza's D3 race and won E3, leaving Round 2 first in both drivers' standings. The totals were 64 in D3 and 63 in E3.

The Round Table won D3 from pole, with Nesbi retaining P2. In E3, Nesbi moved from P2 to P1 as geo2002 climbed from P4 to second and pole-sitter Hugoo669 finished third.

One unchanged result, one winning move

Nesbi's D3 race preserved the first two grid positions: The Round Table first and Nesbi second. E3 required the opposite movement at the front, with Nesbi gaining one place and Hugoo669 losing two.

Those distinct classifications fed two live tables. D3 stood at 64 to The Round Table's 32; E3 at 63 to geo2002's 57. The same driver held first in both, but one lead was 32 points and the other only six.

Two leads of very different size

The contrast is the substance. D3 had already opened into a full race-win margin after two rounds. E3 remained close enough for the next result to reverse it, despite Nesbi winning at Monza.

Ferrari's 230-point round contained eight podiums, but Nesbi's two appearances deserve their own lens. One driver occupied P2 and P1 in separate divisions, then left the weekend occupying P1 in both championships.

Grid to flag

Nesbi's two Monza podiums

D3 P2 · E3 P1

Official grid and finishing positions

D3
NesbiLeGrandFerrari
P2P2
0
D3
The Round TableFerrari
P1P1
0
E3
NesbiLeGrandFerrari
P2P1
+1
E3
geo2002Ferrari
P4P2
+2
After the round

Championship picture

Drivers
1
NesbiLeGrand
64
2
The Round Table
32

32 points between first and second

Drivers
1
NesbiLeGrand
63
2
geo2002
57

6 points between first and second

Across the divisions

The weekend in numbers

D1 · MonzaMeowsyMercedes · 31 pts
D2 · MonzaAban-96-Williams · 31 pts
D3 · MonzaThe Round TableFerrari · 32 pts
E1 · MonzaSintiumAlpine · 31 pts
E2 · MonzaRickk116McLaren · 30 pts
E3 · MonzaNesbiLeGrandFerrari · 30 pts
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