Thirteen laps. That was all the time that the qualifying ban bought the rest of D3.
TheMDog started 16th and last, led by lap 13 and crossed the line 20.870 seconds clear on the road. His ten-second penalty reduced the official margin to 10.870. It did not make the result look substantially more normal.
ContexRL finished second, only 0.324 seconds ahead of Trident65. OnlineGuy99 followed in fourth from pole, while Opts Tryhard climbed from eighth to fifth for a fantastic result.
| Pos | +/− | Team | Driver | Grid | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | 15 | Ferrari | TheMDog | 16 | Winner | 30 |
| P2 | 0 | Cadillac | ContexRL | 2 | +10.870 | 23 |
| P3 | 1 | Williams | Trident65 | 4 | +11.194 | 19 |
| P4 | 3 | Williams | OnlineGuy99 | 1 | +17.353 | 16 |
| P5 | 3 | Haas | Opts Tryhard | 8 | +18.929 | 13 |
| P6 | 1 | Red Bull | jazzy-draught9 | 7 | +26.236 | 11 |
| P7 | 4 | Ferrari | atmjosh15 | 11 | +33.402 | 9 |
| P8 | 5 | VCARB | Jacko | 3 | +34.732 | 7 |
| P9 | 3 | Alpine | Carlos Velez | 12 | +41.520 | 5 |
| P10 | 4 | Mercedes | Poulparindo4256 | 14 | +41.703 | 3 |
Last place lasts 13 laps
There was nobody behind TheMDog and everybody in front of him. Jacko's post-race summary—“Last to first by 1/3 distance”—was barely an exaggeration; the remarkable part was how much of the race remained after the recovery was already complete.
This was his fifth consecutive win in D3, extending a run that began in Qatar and continued through Baku, Japan and Abu Dhabi. Brazil was the first of those victories from beyond the front two rows. Considerably beyond them, as it happened.
| Race | Grid | Finish | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Baku | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Abu Dhabi | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1 | 30 |
He ends the season with five wins from seven D3 starts, all of them arriving consecutively at the end. The streak did not merely survive the back-row start; it made the punishment look like poor value for money.
Contex survives Trident's final attack by 0.324 seconds
The winner had disappeared up the road. Behind him, second place remained unresolved to the flag.
Contex started alongside polesitter Online and held off Trident by 0.324 seconds. Their fight had already included contact at the beginning of the hard-tyre stint, for which Contex apologised afterwards.
Trident's review of the finish was admirably economical: “I sold that.” He had still gained a place from fourth on the grid and reached his third podium of the season; 0.324 seconds gave him no room to negotiate with his own conclusion.
Online finished another 6.159 seconds behind in fourth. Pole brought one bonus point, yet it was not enough to protect the championship position he had held since before the finale.
Five wins settle a 163-point tie
quenooo29 had secured the D3 title at Monza. Brazil was left to decide who would finish behind him.
Online arrived on 147 points, 14 ahead of TheMDog and 19 ahead of Trident. The finale erased that advantage exactly: TheMDog's 30 points and Online's 16 left them level on 163.
Countback supplied the separation: Online won twice this season; TheMDog won five times. That moved the Ferrari driver from third to second at the final attempt, with Trident fourth on 147.
| Final D3 drivers' standings | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1. quenooo29 | 222 | 1 |
| 2. TheMDog | 163 | 5 |
| 3. OnlineGuy99 | 163 | 2 |
| 4. Trident65 | 147 | 0 |
Williams had already secured the constructors' championship in Abu Dhabi. Another 35 points from Trident and Online carried them to 352, 96 clear of Aston Martin, but Brazil's final championship move belonged to Ferrari: TheMDog arrived 14 points behind Online and left level on points, ahead on countback and second only to the champion.
