2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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.

United States 2019 St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2019 IndyCar season
DateMarch 10, 2019
Official nameFirestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
LocationStreets of St. Petersburg
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance110 laps
198.000 mi / 318.670 km
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time1:00.4594
Fastest lap
DriverJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time1:01.7350 (on lap 52 of 110)
Podium
FirstJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
SecondScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdWill Power (Team Penske)

Results edit

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying edit

Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
1 12   Will Power W 2 1:00.6828 1:00.3011 1:00.4594
2 2   Josef Newgarden 1 1:04.2860 1:00.2003 1:00.5570
3 10   Felix Rosenqvist R 1 1:03.8696 1:00.8100 1:00.6884
4 9   Scott Dixon 2 1:00.8373 1:00.5370 1:00.8544
5 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay 2 1:00.1548 1:00.4135 1:01.0784
6 27   Alexander Rossi 1 1:03.2100 1:00.7086 1:01.7739
7 60   Jack Harvey 2 1:00.7970 1:00.9531
8 23   Charlie Kimball 1 1:02.9944 1:01.0146
9 5   James Hinchcliffe W 1 1:03.1731 1:01.0185
10 15   Graham Rahal W 2 1:00.5933 1:01.0944
11 88   Colton Herta R 2 1:00.4618 1:01.4182
12 81   Ben Hanley R 1 1:04.1477 1:02.3703
13 22   Simon Pagenaud 1 1:04.6298
14 26   Zach Veach 2 1:00.9061
15 20   Ed Jones 1 1:06.1422
16 21   Spencer Pigot 2 1:00.9495
17 98   Marco Andretti 1 No time
18 7   Marcus Ericsson R 2 1:01.1345
19 18   Sébastien Bourdais W 1 No time
20 30   Takuma Sato 2 1:01.1511
21 14   Tony Kanaan 1 No time
22 4   Matheus Leist 2 1:01.1579
23 19   Santino Ferrucci R 1 No time
24 59   Max Chilton 2 1:01.3785
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2019-05-17 at the Wayback Machine

Race edit

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Status Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.1
1 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 110 2:04:18.2588 3 2 60 53
2 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 +2.8998 3 4 40
3 12   Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +12.7442 3 1 17 37
4 10   Felix Rosenqvist R Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 +14.5858 3 3 31 33
5 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +18.3616 3 6 2 31
6 5   James Hinchcliffe W Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 110 +31.1596 3 9 28
7 22   Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +31.4401 3 13 26
8 88   Colton Herta R Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 110 +40.4700 3 11 24
9 19   Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 110 +57.6029 3 23 22
10 60   Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda 110 +59.1909 3 7 20
11 21   Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 110 +1:02.6866 4 16 19
12 15   Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 109 +1 Lap 4 10 18
13 98   Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 109 +1 Lap 4 17 17
14 26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 109 +1 Lap 3 14 16
15 14   Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 3 21 15
16 59   Max Chilton Carlin Racing Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 4 24 14
17 23   Charlie Kimball Carlin Racing Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 4 8 13
18 81   Ben Hanley R DragonSpeed Chevrolet 108 +2 Laps 5 12 12
19 30   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 Gearbox 2 20 11
20 7   Marcus Ericsson R Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 54 Water pressure 2 18 10
21 20   Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet 25 Crash T9 1 15 9
22 4   Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 25 Crash T9 1 22 8
23 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 19 Engine 1 5 7
24 18   Sébastien Bourdais W Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 11 Engine 1 19 6
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2019-05-17 at the Wayback Machine

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 edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit


Previous race:
None
IndyCar Series
2019 season
Next race:
2019 IndyCar Classic
Previous race:
2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Next race:
2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg