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Three title fights, three endings: how D1, E2 and E3 turned late

A dead heat in Japan launched cloud's D1 run, four drivers led E2 across the final six rounds, and E3 arrived at an exact 272-point tie in Brazil.

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Who took the titles

TitleChampionDecidedMargin
WDCD1[VA] cloudSeason 6 championR13Spa+53Tratracer23
WDCE2MagMagnussenSeason 6 championR14Brazil+9Rizla
WDCE3NesbiLeGrandSeason 6 championR14BrazilCountbackElias_endale

Season 6 crowned Cloud in D1, MagMagnussen in E2 and NesbiLeGrand in E3 after three different forms of late championship tension: a tie broken decisively, four changes of leader and a title awarded on countback at 272-272.

The numbers do not need artificial peril added to them. Cloud and Tratracer23 were tied on 156 after Japan; MagMagnussen led Rizla by one after Spa; NesbiLeGrand and Elias_endale ended Brazil at 272 apiece, with Nesbi listed first.

D1: level at Japan, 83 apart by Brazil

Tratracer23 held 156 points after Monza, 30 more than cloud's 126. Cloud's Japan win added 30 while Tratracer23 did not add to the total, leaving both on 156 and cloud listed first.

From there, the gap moved to 22 after Abu Dhabi and 53 after Bahrain. Both scored 33 at Spa, preserving that margin; Brazil then added 30 for cloud and none for Tratracer23. The final totals were 282 and 199.

E2: the lead was borrowed, not owned

Gennaro1173 led Rickk116 by five after both Monza and Japan. Abu Dhabi then put Rizla first by six over gennaro1173; Bahrain moved Rickk116 to the top, four ahead of Rizla. Three leaders in three rounds would already have been untidy enough.

Spa introduced a fourth. MagMagnussen jumped from 175 to 215 with 40 points and displaced Rickk116, while Rizla's 32 produced 214 and a one-point deficit. In Brazil, Mag added 31 to Rizla's 23 and converted that single point into a nine-point final margin, 246 to 237.

E3: fourteen points erased, first place retained

NesbiLeGrand took first from Aardvark after Japan on 202 points, then led Elias_endale by 26 after Abu Dhabi, 18 after Bahrain and 14 after Spa. The trend was clear even if the finale's arithmetic remained wonderfully rude.

Elias finished second in Brazil and scored 23. Nesbi added nine. The 14-point swing removed the entire pre-race advantage, leaving both on 272 and Nesbi listed first in the final standings.

These were not three copies of the same championship story. D1 turned on a tie and then opened decisively; E2 passed through four leaders; E3 compressed all the way to zero. One season, three routes, and no need to recycle the plot.

Season progression

D1: the tie that became an 83-point gap

Level on 156

Cumulative points from Monza through Brazil. Each bar shows the cumulative total after that round.

cloudTratracer23
R9
cloud126
Tratracer23156

Tratracer23+30

R10
cloud156
Tratracer23156

cloud+0

R11
cloud187
Tratracer23165

cloud+22

R12
cloud219
Tratracer23166

cloud+53

R13
cloud252
Tratracer23199

cloud+53

R14
cloud282
Tratracer23199

cloud+83

Season progression

E2: MagMagnussen turns one point into nine

MagMagnussen +1

The final three rounds between the eventual top two. Each bar shows the cumulative total after that round.

MagMagnussenRizla
R12
MagMagnussen175
Rizla182

Rizla+7

R13
MagMagnussen215
Rizla214

MagMagnussen+1

R14
MagMagnussen246
Rizla237

MagMagnussen+9

Season progression

E3: Elias closes all the way to zero

Tied on 272

Cumulative points from Japan through Brazil. Each bar shows the cumulative total after that round.

NesbiLeGrandElias_endale
R10
NesbiLeGrand202
Elias_endale156

NesbiLeGrand+46

R11
NesbiLeGrand213
Elias_endale187

NesbiLeGrand+26

R12
NesbiLeGrand236
Elias_endale218

NesbiLeGrand+18

R13
NesbiLeGrand263
Elias_endale249

NesbiLeGrand+14

R14
NesbiLeGrand272
Elias_endale272

NesbiLeGrand+0

After the round

Championship picture

Drivers
1
gennaro1173
161
2
Rickk116
156

5 points between first and second

Drivers
1
[VA] cloud
156
2
Tratracer23
156

0 points between first and second

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