Race details | |
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2nd round of the 2021 IndyCar season | |
Date | April 25, 2021 |
Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
Location | Streets of St. Petersburg |
Course | Temporary street circuit 1.800 mi / 2.897 km |
Distance | 100 laps 180.000 mi / 289.682 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) |
Time | 01:00.3210 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 01:01.4568 (on lap 67 of 100) |
Podium | |
First | Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) |
Second | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
Third | Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) |
The 2021 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the second round of the 2021 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 25, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The race lasted for 100 laps, and was won by Colton Herta.
The race was originally due to take place on 7 March 2021 as the opening round of the championship, but the COVID-19 pandemic was still a concern for event organisers and IndyCar officials as the 2020 race was postponed from March to October. On January 6 2021, the race was rescheduled to 25 April 2021 so the event can accommodate more fans with loosening restrictions but it was capped to 20,000 fans to attend. [1]
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
There were 2 red flags during the session, one at the start due to timing and scoring issues, causing the session to be extended by 10 minutes, and another at the end after Sebastien Bourdais spun and stalled his car. [3]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1:00.8029 |
2 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1:00.8102 |
3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 1:00.8348 |
OFFICIAL REPORT |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1:00.0622 |
2 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 1:00.1749 |
3 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 1:00.2192 |
OFFICIAL REPORT |
The field was split into two groups of twelve drivers, with the top 6 of each group progressing to the Fast 12. The top 6 of the Fast 12 proceeded to the Firestone Fast 6.
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.6632 |
2 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:00.6768 |
3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:00.8092 |
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