2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Flag of the United States.svg 2016 St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2016 IndyCar Series season
St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg
DateMarch 13, 2016
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)
Time1:00.2450
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Time1:02.2307 (on lap 42 of 110)
Podium
First Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya  (Team Penske)
Second Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  (Team Penske)
Third Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  (Andretti Autosport)
Chronology
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The 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2016 IndyCar Series. The race was held on March 13, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Florida on the city's temporary street circuit. Team Penske driver Will Power qualified on pole for the race, but was diagnosed with a concussion shortly after the conclusion of the session and was forced to miss the race. Oriol Servià filled in place of Power. [1] Second place qualifier Simon Pagenaud inherited the pole position.

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Simon Pagenaud led the opening 48 laps of the race before being passed by his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya would lead 44 laps en route to his second win in a row at St. Petersburg and most recent IndyCar victory to date. Rookie driver Conor Daly also led 15 laps during the race due to pit strategy, but was shuffled outside the top 10 by the end of the race. Alexander Rossi was the highest finishing rookie in the race, coming across the line in 12th position. The race tied the record for fewest caution flags in a race at St. Petersburg with only two coming out over the whole of the race. The first came on lap 46 when Luca Filippi and Marco Andretti made contact in the first turn. The second came on the restart from the prior caution when Carlos Muñoz made contact with Graham Rahal in turn four, creating a logjam that completely blocked the race course. [2]

After the race, Will Power was reevaluated and deemed not to have a concussion, but instead to be suffering from a lingering ear infection. [3] Power would be cleared to race for the following round at Phoenix International Raceway.

Report

KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2Round 3
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power W21:00.56781:00.06581:00.2450
222 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 21:00.65031:00.38051:00.4421
33 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves W21:00.73201:00.51681:00.4995
42 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya W21:00.70601:00.44311:00.5312
59 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 11:00.89211:00.23181:00.5395
628 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 21:00.98301:00.55301:00.8803
715 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W11:00.95781:00.5893
811 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 11:01.14501:00.6711
95 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W11:00.99731:00.6724
1041 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth 11:01.13221:00.7188
1114 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 21:00.79201:00.9745
1221 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 11:01.08361:01.0571
1326 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz 11:01.1856
1483 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 21:01.0433
1527 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 11:01.2417
1619 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 21:01.1699
178 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton R11:01.5372
187 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin 21:01.2934
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi R11:01.5794
2010 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 21:01.3414
2118 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly R11:01.9385
2216 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot R21:01.3881
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Source for Individual Rounds: [4]

Race Results

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps LedPts. 1
12 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya W Team Penske Chevrolet 1102:13:28.4650334451
222 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 110+2.3306314843
328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 110+8.876435336
43 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves W Team Penske Chevrolet 110+9.32373232
57 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 110+9.716751730
614 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 110+26.037351028
79 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110+40.70564426
826 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 110+55.945951224
910 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110+59.120441922
1083 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109Contact41320
1141 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 109+1 Lap7919
1298 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi R Andretti Herta Autosport Honda 109+1 Lap41818
1318 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 109+1 Lap4201518
1416 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot R Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 109+1 Lap52116
1527 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 109+1 Lap51415
1615 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 109+1 Lap5614
178 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton R Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109+1 Lap41613
1812 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Team Penske Chevrolet 109+1 Lap42212
195 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 109+1 Lap7811
2019 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Dale Coyne Racing Honda 108+2 Laps61510
2111 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais KVSH Racing Chevrolet 87Contact479
2221 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 47Electrical8118
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.

Source for time gaps: [5]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "Power diagnosed with concussion; Servia replaces him for St. Pete race". IndyCar Series . INDYCAR. March 13, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  2. "Montoya repeats trip to St. Pete victory lane". IndyCar Series . INDYCAR. March 13, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  3. "Thorough testing concludes Power does not have concussion". IndyCar Series . INDYCAR. March 16, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. "Indycar: St. Petersburg Qualifying Results". Crash.net. St. Petersburg, Florida: Crash Media Group. March 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  5. Malsher, David (March 13, 2016). "Montoya clinches second straight St. Petersburg win". Motorsport.com . St. Petersburg, Florida: Motorsport Network, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
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