2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Indycar race held in St. Petersburg, Florida
Race details | |
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1st round of the 2024 IndyCar season | |
![]() Layout of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | |
Date | March 10, 2024 |
Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
Location | Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida |
Course | Temporary street circuit 1.800 mi / 2.897 km |
Distance | 100 laps 180.000 mi / 289.682 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 59.5714 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 1:00.8779 (on lap 88 of 100) |
Podium | |
First | ![]() |
Second | ![]() |
Third | ![]() |
Motor car race
The 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Streets of St. Petersburg. The race consisted of 100 laps and was won by Pato O'Ward, making it his first victory on this event, after the original winner Josef Newgarden was disqualified two months following the race for push-to-pass violations.[1][2]
Entry list
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Practice
Practice 1
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 60 | ![]() | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 1:00.3390 |
2 | 5 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 1:00.8112 |
3 | 11 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:00.8182 |
Source:[4] |
Practice 2
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 26 | ![]() | Andretti Global | Honda | 1:00.1331 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1:00.3872 |
3 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1:00.4101 |
Source:[5] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held at 2:00 PM ET on March 9, 2023.
Qualifying classification
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
1 | 2 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 59.5699 | N/A | 59.3214 | 59.5714 | 1 |
2 | 60 | ![]() | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 59.6220 | 59.2706 | 59.5772 | 2 |
3 | 5 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 59.5507 | N/A | 59.5382 | 59.6540 | 3 |
4 | 26 | ![]() | Andretti Global | Honda | N/A | 59.5596 | 59.3157 | 59.8189 | 4 |
5 | 77 | ![]() | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.5709 | 59.5074 | 1:00.0642 | 5 |
6 | 28 | ![]() | Andretti Global | Honda | 59.3703 | N/A | 59.4484 | 1:03.5583 | 6 |
7 | 21 | ![]() | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 59.5805 | N/A | 59.5501 | N/A | 7 |
8 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.6888 | 59.5594 | N/A | 8 |
9 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 59.6202 | N/A | 59.5741 | N/A | 9 |
10 | 11 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 59.5263 | N/A | 59.6127 | N/A | 10 |
11 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 59.7200 | 59.8483 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 45 | ![]() | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 59.7940 | 1:00.0172 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 59.7897 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
14 | 14 | ![]() | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.8182 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
15 | 7 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 59.8164 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
16 | 6 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.8911 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 66 | ![]() | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 59.9968 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 27 | ![]() | Andretti Global | Honda | N/A | 59.9102 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
19 | 8 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:00.0034 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
20 | 78 | ![]() | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.9308 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
21 | 20 | ![]() | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 1:00.2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
22 | 15 | ![]() | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:00.0953 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
23 | 4 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:00.2956 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
24 | 41 | ![]() | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:00.4125 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
25 | 51 | ![]() | Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 1:01.3044 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
26 | 30 | ![]() | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:00.5336 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
27 | 18 | ![]() | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:00.5712 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
Source:[6] |
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 26 | ![]() | Andretti Global | Honda | 59.9267 |
2 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 59.9734 |
3 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:00.0292 |
Source:[7] |
Race
The race was held at 12:15 PM ET on March 10, 2023.
Race classification
Notes
- ^1 – Power was given a 10-point penalty due to a Push to Pass violation.
- ^2 – Newgarden and McLaughlin were disqualified for Push to Pass violations.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ "INDYCAR Announces St. Petersburg Penalties".
- ^ "Josef Newgarden stripped of season-opening IndyCar victory for manipulating push-to-pass system". AP News. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg entry list" (PDF). March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Practice 1 results
- ^ Practice 2 results
- ^ Official Qualification results
- ^ Warmup results
- ^ Official race results
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Andretti | Ganassi | Arrow McLaren | Carpenter | |||||
26 Herta 27 Kirkwood | 28 Ericsson | 4 Simpson 8 Lundqvist | 9 Dixon 10 Palou | 11 Armstrong | 5 O'Ward 6 Siegel | 7 Rossi | 20 Rasmussen / Carpenter 21 VeeKay | |
Penske | RLL | Coyne | Foyt | Juncos Hollinger | Meyer Shank | |||
2 Newgarden 3 McLaughlin | 12 Power | 15 Rahal 30 Fittipaldi | 45 Lundgaard | 18 Harvey 51 Ghiotto / Legge / Sowery | 14 Ferrucci 41 Robb | 77 Grosjean 78 Daly | 60 Rosenqvist 66 Malukas |
Andretti (Andretti), Blomqvist (Meyer Shank), Braun (Coyne), Canapino (Juncos Hollinger), Castroneves (Meyer Shank), Hunter-Reay (DRR), Ilott (Arrow McLaren), Larson (McLaren-Hendrick), McElrea (Coyne), Pourchaire (Arrow McLaren), Sato (RLL), Vautier (Coyne), Vips (RLL)