Ninth to second behind controlledIMS story

Romeo Gagliotti charges from P9 to a first IMS podium in Australia

The Haas driver finishes second behind pole-winner Raptorr, with Rizla completing a 12-place recovery to third.

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Romeo Gagliotti climbed from ninth on the Australia E1 grid to finish second and claim a first IMS podium for Haas.

Raptorr converted pole into victory for McLaren, while Rizla recovered from P15 to third for Ferrari.

Seven places create the breakthrough

Romeo's seven-place gain was enough for second. Rizla travelled farther—12 positions—but finished one place behind, while Raptorr needed no recovery to win.

Techubi remains first in the E1 standings on 168 points, 63 ahead of piastrigoat on 105. None of the listed top two reached the Australia podium.

Three routes to the same podium

Raptorr supplied control from pole, Romeo the milestone recovery and Rizla the largest climb. The result resists a single repeated winner's summary because each place was earned differently.

For Romeo, the lasting line is P9 to P2 and a first IMS podium. For E1, it is another race completed beneath Techubi's still-substantial 63-point lead.

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