2021 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Race details
2nd round of the 2021 IndyCar season
St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg
DateApril 25, 2021
Official name Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Location Streets of St. Petersburg
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance100 laps
180.000 mi / 289.682 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Andretti Autosport)
Time01:00.3210
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:01.4568 (on lap 67 of 100)
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Andretti Autosport)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Third Flag of France.svg 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.

Contents

Background

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]

Entry list

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
SOURCE [2]

Practice

Practice 1

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]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
12 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 1:00.8029
212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 1:00.8102
326 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 1:00.8348
OFFICIAL REPORT

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
12 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 1:00.0622
227 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 1:00.1749
360 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 1:00.2192
OFFICIAL REPORT

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

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.

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal
grid
Round 1Round 2Round 3
Group 1Group 2
126 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.3659N/A01:00.220701:00.32101
260 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A01:00.502801:00.426201:00.57092
32 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:00.443701:00.342801:00.60783
422 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 01:00.6375N/A01:00.438501:00.63534
514 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:00.7182N/A01:00.357301:01.00175
65 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:00.6026N/A01:00.399901:01.07996
721 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A01:00.541401:00.4858N/A7
89 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:00.7921N/A01:00.4997N/A8
915 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:00.482501:00.5678N/A9
1010 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:00.652101:00.6220N/A10
1127 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.2949N/A01:00.6476N/A11
1229 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A01:00.636801:00.8671N/A12
1328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.8524N/AN/AN/A13
143 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:00.7044N/AN/A14
1530 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:00.9167N/AN/AN/A15
168 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:00.7058N/AN/A16
177 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:00.9569N/AN/AN/A17
1851 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A01:00.8127N/AN/A18
1920 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:01.4220N/AN/AN/A19
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:01.1140N/AN/A20
2118 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 01:01.4453N/AN/AN/A21
2259 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet N/A01:01.5065N/AN/A22
2348 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:01.8364N/AN/AN/A23
244 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A01:02.3396N/AN/A24
Source: [4] [5] [6] [7]
Notes

Warmup

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
126 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.6632
230 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:00.6768
39 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:00.8092
Source: [8]

Race

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
126 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 1001:51:51.4115219754
22 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 100+2.49332340
322 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 100+6.149624136
460 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 100+8.08332232
59 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100+8.94972830
630 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 100+11.680221528
78 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100+11.939321626
812 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 100+13.236332024
921 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 100+13.71942722
1014 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 100+15.99512520
113 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 100+17.592631419
127 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 100+18.563831718
1351 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 100+22.727631817
1428 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 100+24.127531316
1515 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 100+24.79283915
1620 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 100+48.160351914
1710 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 99+1 Lap210214
1829 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 99+1 Lap31212
195 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 99+1 Lap3611
2018 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 99+1 Lap52110
2127 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 98+2 Laps3119
2248 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95+5 Laps3238
234 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 67Off Course2237
2459 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 18Mechanical1226
Fastest lap: Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:01.4568 (lap 67)
Source: [9]

Championship standings after the race

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