going into the final round of the season, ricciardo sat just three points behind championship leader mikhail aleshin and 13 ahead of third-place man esteban guerrieri. managing his 8th pole of the season, ricciardo managed a lights-to-flag victory, setting the fastest lap and placing himself equal first with one race remaining. after securing second place on the grid for the second race of the weekend, ricciardo managed to hold position until the pit stops, where he was successfully 'jumped' by two of his rivals, including teammate vergne. with only two laps left in the race and struggling for pace, ricciardo was overtaken by championship rival aleshin. finishing in that order, ricciardo failed to secure the title in his debut year, losing out to mikhail aleshin by only two points.