Aardvark won Spain E3 from pole and Elias_endale finished second from P2, completing a Kick Sauber one-two. Elias left Round 4 first in the standings on 84 points, four ahead of Aardvark.
Jan completed the podium for McLaren from P3, so the first three grid positions finished unchanged. The championship movement came from the scores behind that stable race order: Aardvark took 26 points out of NesbiLeGrand's prior advantage.
The podium stays in grid order
Aardvark, Elias and Jan began P1, P2 and P3 and finished P1, P2 and P3. Kick Sauber's first two positions supplied the team lockout without a recovery graphic pretending movement that did not occur.
The standings were less static. Elias reached 84, Aardvark 80 and Nesbi fell behind both. The race winner therefore sat second in the championship, four points behind the team-mate who finished second.
First in the race differs from first overall
That distinction is Spain's useful angle. Aardvark owned the maximum race result and the 26-point swing. Elias owned the cumulative table because 84 across four rounds exceeded Aardvark's 80.
Kick Sauber could celebrate both positions without confusing them. Its drivers finished one-two in E3, and the driver on the second step left Spain holding the four-point championship lead.
Career ledger for Aardvark: win number 1
For Aardvark, career start 8 gave Aardvark a first IMS victory at Spain. Through that flag, Aardvark had 1 wins, 3 podiums, 3 poles, 0 fastest laps and 90 points across S5, S6. Below, Spain stays in Aardvark 's season table.
