A breakthrough from third rowDriver feature

Zak Styler charges from P6 to claim first IMS victory in Great Britain

The Williams driver's five-place gain delivered the D0 win, while cloud's second place expanded the championship lead to 22 points.

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Williams Formula 1 car on track at Silverstone Circuit
S7 · R3Silverstone

Zak Styler won the Great Britain D0 race from sixth on the grid, claiming a first IMS victory for Williams.

Cloud finished second from P3 and Will Gibson took third from P2, the latter earning a first IMS podium. Zak's five-place gain supplied the largest movement among the recorded top three.

Williams takes the win; Mercedes strengthens the table

Cloud's 23 points moved the D0 championship total to 67, 22 ahead of Karl Verghese. The lead had been 14 entering the round, so second place increased the cushion despite missing the victory.

Mercedes also remained first in the D0 constructors on 90 points, 13 ahead of Aston Martin. Great Britain therefore gave Williams the race headline and Mercedes the more comfortable cumulative position.

Two firsts in one top three

Zak's first win and Will Gibson's first podium arrived in the same classification. One came through a five-place gain to P1; the other converted P2 on the grid into P3 at the finish.

The result belongs to Zak, the championship advantage to cloud and the debut podium to Will Gibson. D0 left Great Britain with three fresh perspectives and no excuse for publishing the same paragraph three times.

Career at the flag

Zak Styler's career at the flag

First IMS win

Every eligible IMS race start through S7 R3. No later result is included.

Starts
2
Wins
1
Podiums
1
Poles
1
Fastest laps
0
Points
46

DebutS6 R14 · Brazil · E1Ferrari

Career rangeS6 · S7E1 · D0

Teams representedFerrari · Williams2 starts to win number one

SeasonTeamsDivisionsStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFLPoints
S6FerrariE11001016
S7WilliamsD01110030
Win-by-win
#1S7 R3 · SilverstoneD0 · Williams · Grid P6
Grid to flag

Great Britain D0 podium routes

Zak Styler · +5 places

Official grid and finishing positions

D0
Zak StylerWilliams
P6P1
+5
D0
cloudMercedes
P3P2
+1
D0
Will GibsonAudi
P2P3
-1
After the round

Championship picture

Drivers
1
[VA] cloud
67
2
[TRT] Karl Verghese
45

22 points between first and second

Constructors
1
Mercedes
90
2
Aston Martin
77

13 points between first and second

Official IMS broadcast coverage

Watch the race

5 division broadcasts · Season 7 Round 3

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