2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Flag of the United States.svg 2018 St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg
DateMarch 11, 2018
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 Robert Wickens  (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Time1:01.6664
Fastest lap
Driver Alexander Rossi  (Andretti Autosport)
Time1:01.7244 (on lap 87 of 110)
Podium
First Sebastien Bourdais  (Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan)
Second Graham Rahal  (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Third Alexander Rossi  (Andretti Autosport)

The 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2018 IndyCar Series. The race was held on March 11, 2018, in St. Petersburg, Florida, on the city's temporary street circuit.

Contents

Background

The race was the debut of the new standard aero kits.

Report

Qualifying

Rookie Robert Wickens took the pole in his first ever IndyCar Series start, while newcomers Matheus Leist and Jordan King also made the Firestone Fast Six, qualifying third and fourth, respectively.

Race

The race featured a record number of cautions (8), on-track passes (366) and lead changes (11). [1]

Robert Wickens lead most of the race, until the last restart, when the 2nd place car of Alexander Rossi attempted a pass down the inside of turn 1. It seemed as though Rossi had completed the move, until he slid up the track, taking Wickens out, and leaving himself to limp home to 3rd in a damaged car.

Results

IconMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens R11:00.09991:00.54281:01.6643
212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power W21:00.59691:00.59111:01.7346
34 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist R21:00.63311:00.76791:01.7631
420 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King R11:00.04761:00.73051:01.7633
530 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 21:00.95801:00.84701:01.8821
628 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 11:00.40871:00.92431:02.0385
75 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W21:00.84411:00.9986
888 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves 21:00.85071:01.1191
99 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 21:00.84351:01.6527
1014 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 11:00.28281:01.7213
1122 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 11:00.32421:04.6739
1227 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi 11:00.09361:07.0377
131 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 11:00.4320
1418 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais W21:00.9587
1526 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach R11:00.4585
1621 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 21:00.9668
1710 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones 11:00.5009
1898 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 21:01.3013
1960 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey R11:01.0270
2059 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton 21:01.3360
2123 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 11:01.1868
2219 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zachary Claman DeMelo R21:01.8567
2332 Flag of Austria.svg René Binder R11:01.7003
2415 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W21:04.0990
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Source for individual rounds: [2]

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps LedPts. 1
118 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais W Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 1102:17:48.49544143051
215 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110+0.126932440
327 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 110+0.7109312536
45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 110+1.51753732
528 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 110+1.990746131
69 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110+2.27166928
71 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 110+3.384241326
810 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110+4.299231724
998 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 110+4.836331822
1012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 110+6.12724220
1114 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 110+6.517631019
1230 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110+7.40055518
1322 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 110+7.990341117
1488 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 110+9.22724816
1521 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 109+1 Lap61615
1626 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 109+1 Lap51514
1719 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zachary Claman DeMelo R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 109+1 Lap52213
186 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 108Contact316916
1959 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 108+2 Laps52011
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 107+3 Laps62110
2120 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King R Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 107+3 Laps54510
2232 Flag of Austria.svg René Binder R Juncos Racing Chevrolet 100Contact5238
2360 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey R Michael Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson Honda 38Off Course1197
244 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 16Contact236
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

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References

  1. "Record-Setting Weekend for IndyCar at St. Pete • The Apex". The Apex. 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  2. "Race Report: 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg • The Apex - Page 2". The Apex. 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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