2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Flag of the United States.svg 2015 St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season
St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg
DateMarch 29, 2015
Official name Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Location Streets of St. Petersburg
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance110 laps
198.000 mi / 318.670 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time1:00.6931
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves  (Team Penske)
Time1:01.8607 (on lap 95 of 110)
Podium
First Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya  (Team Penske)
Second Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Third Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Chronology
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The 2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2015 IndyCar Series, the race took place on March 29 in St. Petersburg, Florida, on the city's temporary street course. The race was won by Juan Pablo Montoya with Will Power finishing second, both racing for Team Penske. [1] Tony Kanaan finished third ahead of Hélio Castroneves, and Simon Pagenaud. The top finishing rookie in the race was Gabby Chaves, in 17th position.

Contents

Report

KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2Round 3
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power W21:00.83441:00.65091:00.6931
222 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 11:01.43001:00.86451:00.7252
33 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves W21:01.04881:01.04251:00.8356
42 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya 11:01.18781:00.97201:00.8532
514 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 11:01.33701:00.97041:01.1496
611 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 21:01.42721:00.93781:01.1545
710 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 11:01.42091:01.1182
828 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 11:01.49071:01.1670
99 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 21:01.19611:01.2285
1021 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 11:01.49451:01.2478
1125 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro 11:01.54751:01.3657
1227 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 21:01.37761:01.4765
1383 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 11:01.5727
1426 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz 21:01.4890
1515 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W11:01.5742
165 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W21:01.5780
174 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti R11:01.6727
188 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam R21:01.8011
1920 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 11:01.6736
207 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes 21:01.8323
2141 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth 11:02.0095
2298 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves R21:01.9705
2319 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dracone R11:04.2654
2418 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Huertas 21:01.9716
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race results

PosNo.DriverTeamEngine &
Aero Kit		LapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops		GridLaps
Led		Pts. 1
12 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya W Team Penske Chevrolet 1102:16:58.1079342751
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 110+0.9930317544
310 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110+11.16853735
43 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves W Team Penske Chevrolet 110+11.437633133
522 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 110+12.390932231
611 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 110+16.49233628
728 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 110+27.71023826
841 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 110+34.9206521525
920 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi CFH Racing Chevrolet 110+38.156431922
1027 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 110+38.691041220
1115 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110+40.389541519
1221 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Chevrolet 110+51.771031018
1314 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 110+52.26884517
1426 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 110+56.721051416
159 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110+59.66136915
165 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 110+1:02.458141614
1798 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda 110+1:03.066752213
1825 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro Andretti Autosport Honda 110+1:03.142281112
198 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam R Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109+1 Lap41811
204 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti R KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 109+1 Lap61710
2183 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109+1 Lap5139
227 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 100+10 Laps5208
2319 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 70Engine4237
2418 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing Honda 70Steering1246
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes

1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ Lewandowski, Dave (March 29, 2015). "Montoya overpowering in season-opening win". IndyCar Series . INDYCAR . Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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