Lia Block made it two podium trips in two weekends of F1 Academy, and this time she went one better than her Zandvoort P2.
Our American Williams Racing Driver Academy teenager has tasted victory in other categories, but she is now a winner in single-seater machinery.
Read on below to see how Lia's second trip to Singapore became one that will remain with her forever.
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Qualifying in P8 on Friday under the bright Singapore lights let Lia Block enjoy a front row start for Saturday's Race 1.
Sharing that front row with teammate Aurelia Nobels had Lia just ahead of the ART GP lockout and the pair went side by side into Turn 1.
With Nobels grabbing the inside line but going too quick to turn in, both cars sped across the run-off area with Lia retaining the lead before an early Safety Car slowed the race.
Tackling the restart with poise, Lia avoided any attack for her P1 spot with the green flags waving, and instead saw Nobels under attack from behind.
Growing the gap to 2 seconds, Lia's lead over her teammate morphed into a lead over championship challenger, the hard charging Maya Weug who had vaulted from P8 to P2 in six laps.
See the best photos from Lia Block's F1 Academy victory
That gap vanished when Alisha Palmoski and Lisa Billard retired on Lap 7 to trigger a second Safety Car to bunch the pack up.
Now with a fired-up Weug behind, Lia had to perfect the Lap 9 restart and drive the final five laps without making a mistake to stay in first.
And that is exactly what she did, retaining the lead by half a second once the Safety Car peeled off into the pit lane, and keeping the Dutch driver at bay until the flag.
Things didn't go as well in Race 2, where a lock-up at Turn 14 dropped Lia to the back, but she'll head to next month's season finale full of confidence.
Next Up:
Lia's final F1 Academy races will come on home soil as the series heads to Las Vegas for more street circuit action.
Rules dictates that no driver can remain in the series for over two seasons, so Lia will have to savour the two races that will come over 21-22 November.
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