Cloud won both D1 and E1 from pole in Abu Dhabi as McLaren scored 195 BOTT points. Three wins, five podiums and eight top-five finishes moved the team to second overall, 14 behind VCARB.
HPJones supplied McLaren's third victory in D2. The round put McLaren 50 ahead of VCARB and 63 ahead of Ferrari, converting the weekly result into a close late-season championship chase.
Two poles become two cloud wins
D1 preserved Cloud and piastrigoat in first and second, while Sillyslyguy gained two places to third. E1 kept Cloud first but moved Techubi from P4 to second as demaiko slipped from P2 to third.
The identical pole-to-win routes sat inside different podium movement. That distinction keeps the double from becoming two copies while preserving the shared achievement that drove McLaren's team total.
McLaren moves from third to second
VCARB remained first on 1481, McLaren reached 1467 and Ferrari stood on 1418. The three-team compression from Monza had evolved into a 14-point top-two gap with Ferrari 63 further back.
Abu Dhabi joined individual and team momentum. Cloud converted two poles, McLaren won three divisions, and the 195-point round placed the team one modest swing from the BOTT lead.
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