diff --git a/internal/ingest/ingest.go b/internal/ingest/ingest.go
index 7d02900..c7fdca5 100644
--- a/internal/ingest/ingest.go
+++ b/internal/ingest/ingest.go
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ func (s *Service) IngestMeeting(meetingKey int) (Summary, error) {
 	}
 
 	sessionFailures := 0
+	partialSessions := 0
 	for _, sess := range sessions {
 		s.opts.Progress.Step("ingesting Race Hub datasets for session %d (%s)", sess.SessionKey, sess.SessionName)
 		sessSummary, err := s.ingestSessionDatasets(sess.SessionKey, meetingKey)
@@ -230,11 +231,19 @@ func (s *Service) IngestMeeting(meetingKey int) (Summary, error) {
 				"session %d (%s): %v", sess.SessionKey, sess.SessionName, err,
 			))
 		}
+		if err == nil && sessSummary.Status == "partial" {
+			partialSessions++
+			for _, partialErr := range sessSummary.Errors {
+				summary.Errors = append(summary.Errors, fmt.Sprintf(
+					"session %d (%s): %s", sess.SessionKey, sess.SessionName, partialErr,
+				))
+			}
+		}
 		summary.SessionSummaries = append(summary.SessionSummaries, ss)
 		summary.mergeCounts(sessSummary)
 	}
 
-	summary.Status = meetingStatus(sessionFailures, len(sessions), s.opts.DryRun)
+	summary.Status = meetingStatus(sessionFailures, partialSessions, len(sessions), s.opts.DryRun)
 	s.finishRun(runID, summary)
 	s.opts.Progress.Summary(summary)
 
@@ -325,11 +334,12 @@ func (s *Service) IngestSession(sessionKey int) (Summary, error) {
 
 	datasetSummary, err := s.ingestSessionDatasets(sessionKey, meetingKey)
 	summary.mergeCounts(datasetSummary)
+	summary.Errors = append(summary.Errors, datasetSummary.Errors...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return s.finishFailed(runID, summary, err)
 	}
 
-	summary.Status = statusForDryRun(s.opts.DryRun)
+	summary.Status = datasetSummary.Status
 	s.finishRun(runID, summary)
 	s.opts.Progress.Summary(summary)
 	return summary, nil
@@ -427,26 +437,24 @@ func (s *Service) ingestSessionDatasets(sessionKey, meetingKey int) (Summary, er
 	}
 	s.delay()
 
-	if err := s.ingestStints(&summary, meetingKey, sk); err != nil {
-		return summary, err
+	optionalIngests := []struct {
+		name string
+		run  func(*Summary, int, int) error
+	}{
+		{name: "stints", run: s.ingestStints},
+		{name: "pit_stops", run: s.ingestPitStops},
+		{name: "positions", run: s.ingestPositions},
+		{name: "race_control", run: s.ingestRaceControl},
+		{name: "weather", run: s.ingestWeather},
+		{name: "laps", run: s.ingestLaps},
 	}
-	if err := s.ingestPitStops(&summary, meetingKey, sk); err != nil {
-		return summary, err
-	}
-	if err := s.ingestPositions(&summary, meetingKey, sk); err != nil {
-		return summary, err
-	}
-	if err := s.ingestRaceControl(&summary, meetingKey, sk); err != nil {
-		return summary, err
-	}
-	if err := s.ingestWeather(&summary, meetingKey, sk); err != nil {
-		return summary, err
-	}
-	if err := s.ingestLaps(&summary, meetingKey, sk); err != nil {
-		return summary, err
+	for _, optional := range optionalIngests {
+		if err := optional.run(&summary, meetingKey, sk); err != nil {
+			summary.Errors = append(summary.Errors, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %v", optional.name, err))
+		}
 	}
 
-	summary.Status = statusForDryRun(s.opts.DryRun)
+	summary.Status = statusForErrors(s.opts.DryRun, summary.Errors)
 	return summary, nil
 }
 
@@ -464,11 +472,14 @@ func (s *Summary) mergeCounts(other Summary) {
 	s.RawInserted += other.RawInserted
 }
 
-func meetingStatus(sessionFailures, sessionTotal int, dryRun bool) string {
+func meetingStatus(sessionFailures, partialSessions, sessionTotal int, dryRun bool) string {
 	if dryRun {
 		return "dry_run"
 	}
 	if sessionFailures == 0 {
+		if partialSessions > 0 {
+			return "partial"
+		}
 		return "completed"
 	}
 	if sessionFailures == sessionTotal {
@@ -674,6 +685,16 @@ func statusForDryRun(dryRun bool) string {
 	return "completed"
 }
 
+func statusForErrors(dryRun bool, errs []string) string {
+	if dryRun {
+		return "dry_run"
+	}
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		return "partial"
+	}
+	return "completed"
+}
+
 type fetchFunc[T any] func() (FetchResult, T, error)
 
 func fetchWithRetry[T any](s *Service, fn fetchFunc[T]) (FetchResult, T, error) {
diff --git a/internal/ingest/ingest_test.go b/internal/ingest/ingest_test.go
index 951bb59..a0f5354 100644
--- a/internal/ingest/ingest_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingest/ingest_test.go
@@ -476,6 +476,51 @@ func TestSourceErrorStopsRun(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestOptionalAnalyticsErrorMakesSessionPartialAndContinues(t *testing.T) {
+	_, sessionKey, src := testSessionFixtures()
+	src.failOn = "stints"
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+
+	opts := DefaultOptions()
+	opts.RequestDelay = 0
+	svc := NewService(st, src, opts)
+
+	summary, err := svc.IngestSession(sessionKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("IngestSession() error = %v, want nil partial result", err)
+	}
+	if summary.Status != "partial" {
+		t.Fatalf("summary.Status = %q, want partial", summary.Status)
+	}
+	if len(summary.Errors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("summary.Errors = %v, want 1 optional error", summary.Errors)
+	}
+	if summary.Drivers != 2 || summary.SessionResults != 2 || summary.StartingGrid != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("core counts = %+v, want drivers/results/grid preserved", summary)
+	}
+	if summary.Stints != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("summary.Stints = %d, want 0 for failed optional dataset", summary.Stints)
+	}
+	if summary.PitStops != 1 || summary.Positions != 3 || summary.RaceControl != 1 || summary.Weather != 1 || summary.Laps != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("optional counts after stints failure = %+v, want remaining analytics preserved", summary)
+	}
+	if summary.RawPayloads != 10 {
+		t.Fatalf("summary.RawPayloads = %d, want 10 successful payloads", summary.RawPayloads)
+	}
+
+	stints, err := st.ListStints(sessionKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListStints() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(stints) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("stints after failure = %d, want 0", len(stints))
+	}
+	positions, err := st.ListPositionSamples(sessionKey)
+	if err != nil || len(positions) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("positions = %+v, err = %v, want 3 preserved", positions, err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLiveSessionLockoutSurfacesControlledFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	_, sessionKey, src := testSessionFixtures()
 	src.liveLockout = true
@@ -567,6 +612,56 @@ func TestIngestMeetingWeekendIngestsAllSessions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIngestMeetingOptionalAnalyticsPartialDoesNotFailMeeting(t *testing.T) {
+	meetingKey, qualiKey, raceKey, src := testWeekendFixtures()
+	src.failSession = map[int]string{raceKey: "weather"}
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+
+	opts := DefaultOptions()
+	opts.RequestDelay = 0
+	svc := NewService(st, src, opts)
+
+	summary, err := svc.IngestMeeting(meetingKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("IngestMeeting() error = %v, want nil for optional partial", err)
+	}
+	if summary.Status != "partial" {
+		t.Fatalf("summary.Status = %q, want partial", summary.Status)
+	}
+	if len(summary.Errors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("summary.Errors = %v, want 1 optional error", summary.Errors)
+	}
+	if len(summary.SessionSummaries) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("session summaries = %d, want 2", len(summary.SessionSummaries))
+	}
+
+	var raceSummary Summary
+	for _, ss := range summary.SessionSummaries {
+		if ss.SessionKey == raceKey {
+			raceSummary = ss.Summary
+		}
+	}
+	if raceSummary.Status != "partial" {
+		t.Fatalf("race session summary status = %q, want partial", raceSummary.Status)
+	}
+	if len(raceSummary.Errors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("race session errors = %v, want 1 optional error", raceSummary.Errors)
+	}
+
+	qualiDrivers, err := st.ListSessionDrivers(qualiKey)
+	if err != nil || len(qualiDrivers) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("quali drivers = %+v, err = %v, want 2", qualiDrivers, err)
+	}
+	raceDrivers, err := st.ListSessionDrivers(raceKey)
+	if err != nil || len(raceDrivers) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("race drivers = %+v, err = %v, want 2", raceDrivers, err)
+	}
+	positions, err := st.ListPositionSamples(raceKey)
+	if err != nil || len(positions) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("race positions = %+v, err = %v, want 3 preserved", positions, err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestIngestMeetingPartialFailurePreservesSuccessfulSessions(t *testing.T) {
 	meetingKey, qualiKey, raceKey, src := testWeekendFixtures()
 	src.failSession = map[int]string{qualiKey: "session_result"}