Kaтю́shа Snowstorm won Las Vegas D2 from pole for a first IMS victory. PerfectPaulie88 climbed from P8 to second and left the round first in the championship on 119 points, 11 ahead of Aban-96-.
Opts Tryhard completed the podium from P10, giving the result two substantial recoveries behind the pole winner. PerfectPaulie gained six places; Opts gained seven.
Pole owns the race, P8 owns the table
Kaтю́shа's classification was direct: P1 became P1. PerfectPaulie's route was more transformative for the standings, with second place supplying enough points to move from eight behind after Brazil to 11 ahead after Vegas.
The two leading stories therefore belong to different drivers without competing for validity. Kaтю́shа achieved the new milestone. PerfectPaulie changed the live championship order through a second consecutive high-scoring recovery.
Thirty points swing across two rounds
PerfectPaulie had been 31 behind after Silverstone, cut the gap to eight in Brazil and left Las Vegas 11 ahead. The two-round relative movement totalled 42 points from the Silverstone deficit, with the final 19-point reversal occurring in Vegas.
Vegas ended with two kinds of P1. Kaтю́shа stood first in the race order after converting pole. PerfectPaulie stood first in the season order after turning P8 into second and the title deficit into an 11-point lead.
