A puncture on SS16 cut Evans's lead to one virtual point going into the Power Stage. The piece runs the arithmetic of the last ten points, and how Sami Pajari finished six behind with more podiums than anyone.

The first formation lap failed and the start went under a red flag; the FIA's fix was a software update for every team. Then a Virtual Safety Car stop on lap 43 cost Verstappen the lead for a lap.

Sixteen full-course cautions by IMSA's count, a lightning red flag, Bamber's Cadillac in the Turn 1 barriers with 19 minutes left, and Jack Aitken champion for taking the start. LMP2 and GTD crowned champions who also won the race.

Alpine's statement after Baku declines to blame any one fanbase. Across the season's five episodes the abuse has found two rivals, a team-mate, a panel of stewards and Colapinto himself, and Alpine has had a driver on each side of it.

From 2028 every WEC regulation ends at the World Motor Sport Council, and from 2030 one Hypercar framework covers the WEC and IMSA. What the release does not set out: any fee, or the terms of Le Mans's place in the championship.