2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Flag of the United States.svg 2019 St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2019 IndyCar season
St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg
DateMarch 10, 2019
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 Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time1:00.4594
Fastest lap
Driver Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Time1:01.7350 (on lap 52 of 110)
Podium
First Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Second Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Will Power  (Team Penske)

The 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the 1st round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 10, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Will Power qualified on pole position, while Josef Newgarden took victory in the 110-lap race.

Contents

Results

KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power W21:00.68281:00.30111:00.4594
22 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 11:04.28601:00.20031:00.5570
310 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist R11:03.86961:00.81001:00.6884
49 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 21:00.83731:00.53701:00.8544
528 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 21:00.15481:00.41351:01.0784
627 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi 11:03.21001:00.70861:01.7739
760 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey 21:00.79701:00.9531
823 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 11:02.99441:01.0146
95 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W11:03.17311:01.0185
1015 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W21:00.59331:01.0944
1188 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta R21:00.46181:01.4182
1281 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley R11:04.14771:02.3703
1322 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 11:04.6298
1426 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach 21:00.9061
1520 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones 11:06.1422
1621 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 21:00.9495
1798 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 1No time
187 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson R21:01.1345
1918 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais W1No time
2030 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 21:01.1511
2114 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 1No time
224 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist 21:01.1579
2319 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci R1No time
2459 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton 21:01.3785
Source: [1]

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/StatusPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts. 1
12 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 1102:04:18.2588326053
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110+2.89983440
312 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 110+12.7442311737
410 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist R Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110+14.5858333133
527 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 110+18.361636231
65 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 110+31.15963928
722 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 110+31.440131326
888 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta R Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 110+40.470031124
919 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 110+57.602932322
1060 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda 110+59.19093720
1121 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 110+1:02.686641619
1215 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 109+1 Lap41018
1398 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 109+1 Lap41717
1426 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 109+1 Lap31416
1514 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 109+1 Lap32115
1659 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Racing Chevrolet 109+1 Lap42414
1723 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Carlin Racing Chevrolet 109+1 Lap4813
1881 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley R DragonSpeed Chevrolet 108+2 Laps51212
1930 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75Gearbox22011
207 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson R Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 54Water pressure21810
2120 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet 25Crash T91159
224 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 25Crash T91228
2328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 19Engine157
2418 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais W Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 11Engine1196
Source: [2]

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. "OFFICIAL BOX SCORE - March 9, 2019" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-17.
  2. "OFFICIAL BOX SCORE - March 10, 2019" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-17.
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