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Cloud's D1-E1 double powers McLaren to 248 in China

Four wins, seven podiums and eight top-five finishes produced the third-highest team round score in IMS history, with one driver winning two classifications.

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McLaren Formula 1 car on track at Shanghai International Circuit
S6 · R8China

Cloud won both D1 and E1 in China as McLaren scored 248 BOTT points. Four wins, seven podiums and eight top-five finishes made it the third-highest team round total recorded through Season 6 Round 8.

Cloud moved from P3 to first in D1 and P2 to first in E1. HPJones added McLaren's D2 win and John Marco its E2 win, giving the team four of the six divisions.

One driver supplies half the wins

D1 placed Tratracer23 second from P2 and Meowsy third from P9. E1 gave McLaren a one-two, with Raptorr advancing from P6 to second and ImYourMATe from P8 to third.

Cloud's double joined two different podium shapes: a multi-team D1 top three and a McLaren E1 lockout. The shared driver did not make the classifications interchangeable.

Third place needs its full table

McLaren's 248 sits third in the five largest team round scores to this point, with the two higher totals above it and the next two benchmarks immediately below.

VCARB still left China first in BOTT on 1053, with Ferrari on 1022 and McLaren on 1001. The record-scale round moved McLaren close without making 248 a season conclusion.

Grid to flag

Cloud's China double

D1 P1 · E1 P1

Official grid and finishing positions

D1
cloudMcLaren
P3P1
+2
D1
Tratracer23Aston Martin
P2P2
0
E1
cloudMcLaren
P2P1
+1
E1
RaptorrMcLaren
P6P2
+4
Historical proof · Through S6 R8

Highest-scoring team rounds in IMS history

This result: #3

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#1FerrariS5 R1Bahrain3 wins · 7 podiums289 points
2#2FerrariS3 R7Mystery Race4 wins · 5 podiums266 points
3#3McLarenThis storyS6 R8China4 wins · 7 podiums248 points
4#4FerrariS5 R2Monza2 wins · 8 podiums230 points
5#5VCARBS5 R1Bahrain1 wins · 4 podiums225 points
Across the divisions

The weekend in numbers

D1 · China[VA] cloudMcLaren · 35 pts
D2 · ChinaHPJonesMcLaren · 39 pts
D3 · ChinaBabbaMercedes · 41 pts
E1 · China[VA] cloudMcLaren · 35 pts
E2 · China[VR] John MarcoMcLaren · 31 pts
E3 · ChinaAardvark [aL]VCARB · 41 pts
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