Pascal Wehrlein came through a rollercoaster Austrian Grand Prix to claim Manor's first point since 2014, having been last and a lap down at one stage of the race.
Wehrlein, who had started 12th, stopped for the second time a lap before the deployment of the safety car mid-way through the race. Though he was allowed to un-lap himself before the restart he was 12 seconds behind the nearest car when the race resumed.
The German fought back to 11th on the final lap, before Sergio Perez's crash allowed him to move into the final points-paying position several corners from the finish.
"Under these circumstances, it feels great," Wehrlein said. "In the middle of the race I was thinking the race was done because we were so unlucky with the safety car. But I kept pushing and tried to manage my tyres because I didn't want to stop again and in the end I was fighting with Bottas and Gutierrez and the team told me you need to keep Gutierrez behind you. He is on fresh tyres but you need to keep him behind and you can maybe score a point. It was a tough race at the end."
Though he saw the Force India driver at the wall at Turn 3, Wehrlein was still unsure where he was when he crossed the line.
"When I crossed the start-finish line, I looked at the screen and I saw my name in P10 and I thought it must have been Perez. I asked the team, I was lapped and I wasn't sure what the rule is. So I asked if we managed to finish P10 or P11 and they said P10. Amazing."
Wehrlein's race started in bizarre circumstances, when he pulled into a vacant grid slot meant for Felipe Massa, who had to start from the pit lane. The Manor rookie quickly reversed his car and was back in his correct slot before the lights sequence started.
Asked if he was nervous of getting a penalty, he said: "No because I saw the lights. I reversed, stopped and saw the lights. Half a second later... then you have so many buttons and engine modes to put in, then I needed to find reverse gear. I was like a DJ on my steering wheel!"