It looks like the diagram comes from some kind of book or internet, which means nothing.
Many books, publications, etc. can be found online that are worthless, accidentally or intentionally.
As for the given diagram, if it is a motor with one winding, it is a completely failed design. This is a winding with a very low winding factor and a very high content of harmful harmonics (almost five times higher diff. leakage coeff. then the standard one with span 1-4).
At first glance, the only reason for using such a winding could be if the motor contains one or two more windings (common case at crane motors), to avoid the magnetic connection between energized and non-energized windings. Or its purpose is only for a few seconds at startup (something like a PWS). Maybe.
But this topic opens up another dilemma:
It is well known that a two-layer lap winding can be made with a shortened or extended span.
So far I couldn't find an answer anywhere to the question: to what extent, i.e. how much can the span be shortened or extended. Let's see what would happen if the mentioned winding was done with span 1-7 (see the figure below). It would no longer be a motor at all.
It is similar case with the shortened step. For example, whether a 48 slots, 2 pole motor be made with a span of 1-17 or 1-6 or 1-2, regardless the bad winding factor and harmonics? Theoretically, where is the limit?