Sentence examples for points finish from inspiring English sources

Things were not so enjoyable for two-time world champion Alonso, though, as another mechanical issue with his McLaren cost him a first points finish of the season.

Still, it was Massa's first points finish this year, and Ferrari looked as if it was recovering from its worst start to a season in decades.

Just a week after the team's best points finish in the opening grand prix in Australia, with Sutil seventh and Di Resta eighth, to leave Malaysia with nothing was a bitter blow for Mallya.

Behind the podium finishers, Timo Glock and Sebastian Vettel both performed well to pick up decent points hauls, while Kazuki Nakajima made it a rare double points finish for Williams.

Aside from an aggressive move by Alonso to defend his position and hold Vettel back, that is exactly what happened, as none of the drivers took chances to lose out on a points finish, and they all got through the first laps in the same position.

Dumfries was enjoying a fine debut, moving into fifth after a Brundle pit stop, but a catastrophic tyre change from an unprepared Lotus crew added 39.41 seconds to his time and dented any hopes of a points finish for the Brit.

Taylor, averaging 15.3 points, finished with 12 points.

His teammate Stoffel Vandoorne has managed only three points finishes.

Wade, who was averaging a league-best 29.1 points, finished with 17 points.

Sprewell, scoring just 2 second-half points, finished with 12 points and shot 5 for 14.

Chandler (16 points) finished a number of alley-oop dunks off pick-and-rolls.