I have just completed a race, where the onscreen results showed me as first Place (even had the result in writing across the top stating "You finished in First place!". I finished in the same time as 2nd place.
When I got the message through, I got this:
You came 2nd in the Withdrawal race and have received 2 racing points! Your best lap was 01:55:40. Click here to join a new race.