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FatCat's P18 recovery completes Williams D1 one-two in Qatar

Jonno converted pole while FatCatBatMan465 gained 16 places to finish second, putting Williams first and second in the race and first in the constructors' standings.

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Williams Formula 1 car on track at Lusail International Circuit
S5 · R9Qatar

Jonno won Qatar D1 from pole and FatCatBatMan465 climbed from P18 to second, completing a Williams one-two. FatCat's 16-place gain ranked fourth among IMS recovery charges through Season 5 Round 9.

Piastrigoat finished third for VCARB from P7. Williams reached the first two positions from opposite ends of the grid, and the result moved the team into the D1 constructors' lead.

P1 stays first, P18 becomes second

Jonno's route contained no positional change. FatCat's contained 16. That contrast is what makes the one-two distinctive: the same final team order joined a pole conversion to the deepest starting position in the field.

The recovery table shows the first four charges and highlights FatCat's Qatar result. It gives the 16-place claim its surrounding history while the grid bars show the result inside its own race podium.

The one-two changes the constructors' order

Williams' combined D1 score was enough to take first in the constructors' standings. Jonno also took 16 points out of Sammy278's drivers' advantage, although Sammy remained first on 149 and FatCat second on 125.

Qatar's Williams story is therefore a complete chain: pole became victory, P18 became second, the two finishes became a one-two and the one-two became the D1 constructors' lead.

Grid to flag

Qatar's Williams D1 one-two

P1 + P18 → Williams one-two

Official grid and finishing positions

D1
JonnoWilliams
P1P1
0
D1
FatCatBatMan465Williams
P18P2
+16
D1
piastrigoatVCARB
P7P3
+4
Historical proof · Through S5 R9

Biggest position gains in IMS history

This result: T#4

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#1Triske043S5 R4TexasP20 to P2 · E118 places
2T#2Duxnuts69S2 R3CanadaP18 to P1 · D317 places
3T#2TechubiS4 R8CanadaP18 to P1 · D117 places
4T#4FatCatBatMan465This storyS5 R9QatarP18 to P2 · D116 places
5T#4Darth UsshS2 R7JeddahP18 to P2 · E116 places
After the round

Championship picture

Drivers
1
Sammy278
149
2
FatCatBatMan465
125

24 points between first and second

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