The 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2018 IndyCar Series. The race was held on March 11, 2018, in St. Petersburg, Florida, on the city's temporary street circuit.
Background The race was the debut of the new standard aero kits.
Report
Qualifying Rookie Robert Wickens took the pole in his first ever IndyCar Series start, while newcomers Matheus Leist and Jordan King also made the Firestone Fast Six, qualifying third and fourth, respectively.
Race
The race featured a record number of cautions (8), on-track passes (366) and lead changes (11).
Robert Wickens lead most of the race, until the last restart, when the 2nd place car of Alexander Rossi attempted a pass down the inside of turn 1. It seemed as though Rossi had completed the move, until he slid up the track, taking Wickens out, and leaving himself to limp home to 3rd in a damaged car.
Results Icon Meaning R Rookie W Past winner
Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6 1 6 Robert Wickens R 1 1:00.0999 1:00.5428 1:01.6643 212 Will Power W 21:00.5969 1:00.5911 1:01.7346 34 Matheus Leist R2 1:00.6331 1:00.7679 1:01.7631 420 Jordan King R11:00.04761:00.7305 1:01.7633 530 Takuma Sato 21:00.9580 1:00.8470 1:01.8821 628 Ryan Hunter-Reay1 1:00.4087 1:00.9243 1:02.0385 75 James Hinchcliffe W21:00.84411:00.9986 888 Gabby Chaves21:00.85071:01.1191 99 Scott Dixon21:00.84351:01.6527 10 14 Tony Kanaan11:00.28281:01.7213 1122 Simon Pagenaud11:00.32421:04.6739 1227 Alexander Rossi11:00.09361:07.0377 131 Josef Newgarden11:00.4320 14 18 Sébastien Bourdais W21:00.95871526 Zach Veach R11:00.45851621 Spencer Pigot21:00.9668 1710 Ed Jones 11:00.5009 1898 Marco Andretti21:01.3013 1960 Jack Harvey R11:01.0270 2059 Max Chilton21:01.3360 2123 Charlie Kimball11:01.18682219 Zachary Claman DeMelo R21:01.85672332 René Binder R11:01.70032415 Graham Rahal W21:04.0990OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Source for individual rounds:
Race DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps Led118 Sébastien Bourdais WDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda1102:17:48.49544143051215 Graham Rahal WRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda110 +0.126932440327 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda110 +0.710931253645 James Hinchcliffe WSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda110 +1.51753732528 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda110 +1.99074613169 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda110 +2.2716692871 Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet110 +3.384241326810 Ed JonesChip Ganassi RacingHonda110 +4.299231724998 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda110 +4.8363318221012 Will Power WTeam PenskeChevrolet110 +6.127242201114 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet110 +6.5176310191230 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda110 +7.400555181322 Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet110 +7.9903411171488 Gabby ChavesHarding RacingChevrolet110 +9.227248161521 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet109 +1 Lap616151626 Zach Veach RAndretti AutosportHonda109 +1 Lap515141719 Zachary Claman DeMelo RDale Coyne RacingHonda109 +1 Lap52213186 Robert Wickens RSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda108Contact3169161959 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet108 +2 Laps520112023 Charlie KimballCarlinChevrolet107 +3 Laps621102120 Jordan King REd Carpenter RacingChevrolet107 +3 Laps545102232 René Binder RJuncos RacingChevrolet100Contact52382360 Jack Harvey RMichael Shank Racing with Schmidt PetersonHonda38Off Course1197244 Matheus Leist RA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet16Contact236OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Notes: 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
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sebastien Bourdais 51 2 Graham Rahal 40 3 Alexander Rossi 36 4 James Hinchcliffe 32 5 Ryan Hunter-Reay 31
Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 96 2 Chevrolet 46
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
External links Official Pit Stop Data