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Ferrari's 214-point Vegas round ranks sixth in IMS history

One victory, four podiums and eight top-five finishes produced another all-time team score even without Ferrari dominating the six race results.

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Ferrari scored 214 points at Las Vegas, the sixth-highest IMS team-round total through Season 5 Round 8. The haul came from one win, four podiums and eight top-five finishes across 12 starts.

Williams finished second on 126 points and McLaren third on 104. Ferrari therefore won the BOTT round by 88 despite taking only one of the six race victories.

Sixth sits inside a dense top ten

The 214 total was five points below Ferrari's 219.8 in the Season 4 finale and one point above VCARB's 213 at the Season 3 Mystery Race. Three places on the table were separated by fewer than seven points.

Ferrari's own 289-point Bahrain record remained first, followed by 266 at the Mystery Race and 230 at Monza. Vegas became the team's fourth entry among the leading six.

Eight top fives do the heavy lifting

The single-win total shows why BOTT cannot be reduced to counting victories. Four podiums and eight top-five results supplied enough depth to outrun teams with other race winners.

Vegas added another form to Ferrari's record book: not the season's biggest peak, but a broad 214-point accumulation that still ranked sixth across IMS history.

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