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2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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 original winner Josef Newgarden was disqualified two months following the race for push-to-pass violations.[1][2]

United States 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2024 IndyCar season
Layout of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
DateMarch 10, 2024
Official nameFirestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
LocationStreets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance100 laps
180.000 mi / 289.682 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time59.5714
Fastest lap
DriverCayman Islands Kyffin Simpson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:00.8779 (on lap 88 of 100)
Podium
FirstMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
SecondAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
ThirdUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Global)

Entry list

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Further information: 2024 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
4   Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6   Callum Ilott Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8   Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11   Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18   Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20   Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda
28   Marcus Ericsson  W  Andretti Global Honda
30   Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
41   Sting Ray Robb A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51   Colin Braun  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
60   Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
66   Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77   Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78   Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[3]

Practice

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Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
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:[4]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
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:[5]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held at 2:00 PM ET on March 9, 2024.

Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 59.5699 N/A 59.3214 59.5714 1
2 60   Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 59.6220 59.2706 59.5772 2
3 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 59.5507 N/A 59.5382 59.6540 3
4 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global Honda N/A 59.5596 59.3157 59.8189 4
5 77   Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 59.5709 59.5074 1:00.0642 5
6 28   Marcus Ericsson  W  Andretti Global Honda 59.3703 N/A 59.4484 1:03.5583 6
7 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 59.5805 N/A 59.5501 N/A 7
8 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 59.6888 59.5594 N/A 8
9 3   Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 59.6202 N/A 59.5741 N/A 9
10 11   Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 59.5263 N/A 59.6127 N/A 10
11 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 59.7200 59.8483 N/A 11
12 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 59.7940 1:00.0172 N/A 12
13 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 59.7897 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet N/A 59.8182 N/A N/A 14
15 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 59.8164 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 6   Callum Ilott Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 59.8911 N/A N/A 16
17 66   Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 59.9968 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda N/A 59.9102 N/A N/A 18
19 8   Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:00.0034 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 78   Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 59.9308 N/A N/A 20
21 20   Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 1:00.2021 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 15   Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 1:00.0953 N/A N/A 22
23 4   Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:00.2956 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 41   Sting Ray Robb A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet N/A 1:00.4125 N/A N/A 24
25 51   Colin Braun  R  Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing Honda 1:01.3044 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 30   Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 1:00.5336 N/A N/A 26
27 18   Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda N/A 1:00.5712 N/A N/A 27
Source:[6]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
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:[7]

Race

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The race was held at 12:15 PM ET on March 10, 2024.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops 		Grid Laps
Led 		Pts.
1 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 1:51:37.5075 2 3 0 50
2 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 100 +1.1438 2 8 0 301
3 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global Honda 100 +2.3457 2 4 1 36
4 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 +3.8915 2 13 0 32
5 60   Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 100 +6.4923 2 2 0 31
6 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 +7.8732 2 15 0 28
7 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 +8.3843 2 11 0 26
8 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 100 +10.9225 2 7 0 24
9 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 100 +15.1316 2 14 0 22
10 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 100 +16.6755 2 18 0 20
11 6   Callum Ilott Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 +20.7992 2 16 0 19
12 4   Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 +21.6541 2 23 0 18
13 30   Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 100 +24.9054 2 26 0 17
14 15   Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 100 +26.7834 3 22 0 16
15 66   Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 100 +32.5605 2 17 0 15
16 78   Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 100 +34.2126 2 20 0 14
17 18   Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda 100 +41.4332 2 27 0 13
18 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 100 +50.8226 3 12 7 13
19 20   Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 99 +1 Lap 2 21 0 11
20 51   Colin Braun  R  Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing Honda 99 +1 Lap 2 25 0 10
21 8   Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 97 +3 Laps 2 19 0 9
22 77   Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 82 Mechanical 2 5 0 8
23 28   Marcus Ericsson  W  Andretti Global Honda 52 Mechanical 1 6 0 7
24 41   Sting Ray Robb A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 33 Off Course 1 24 0 6
25 11   Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 25 Contact 0 10 0 5
DSQ 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 100 Disqualification2 – 1 – 1
DSQ 3   Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 100 Disqualification2 – 9 – 0
Fastest lap:   Kyffin Simpson (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 1:00.8779 (lap 88)
Source:[8]

Notes

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  • ^1 – Power was given a 10-point penalty due to a Push to Pass violation.
  • ^2 – Newgarden and McLaughlin were disqualified for Push to Pass violations.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "INDYCAR Announces St. Petersburg Penalties".
  2. ^ "Josef Newgarden stripped of season-opening IndyCar victory for manipulating push-to-pass system". AP News. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  3. ^ "Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg entry list" (PDF). March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Practice 1 results
  5. ^ Practice 2 results
  6. ^ Official Qualification results
  7. ^ Warmup results
  8. ^ Official race results


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