Race details | |
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1st round of the 2024 IndyCar season | |
Date | March 10, 2024 |
Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
Location | Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida |
Course | Temporary street circuit 1.800 mi / 2.897 km |
Distance | 100 laps 180.000 mi / 289.682 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
Time | 59.5714 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Kyffin Simpson (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 1:00.8779 (on lap 88 of 100) |
Podium | |
First | Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) |
Second | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Third | Colton Herta (Andretti Global) |
The 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Streets of St. Petersburg. The race consisted of 100 laps and was won by Pato O'Ward, making it his first victory on this event, after the orignal race winner Josef Newgarden was disqualified citing Push to Pass violations. [1]
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 1:00.3390 |
2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 1:00.8112 |
3 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:00.8182 |
Source: [3] |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global | Honda | 1:00.1331 |
2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1:00.3872 |
3 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1:00.4101 |
Source: [4] |
Qualifying was held at 2:00 PM ET on March 9, 2023.
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global | Honda | 59.9267 |
2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 59.9734 |
3 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:00.0292 |
Source: [6] |
The race was held at 12:15 PM ET on March 10, 2023.
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