United States 2021 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Race details
2nd round of the 2021 IndyCar season
DateApril 25, 2021
Official nameFirestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
LocationStreets of St. Petersburg
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance100 laps
180.000 mi / 289.682 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport)
Time01:00.3210
Fastest lap
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:01.4568 (on lap 67 of 100)
Podium
FirstUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport)
SecondUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
ThirdFrance 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.

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

Further information: 2021 IndyCar Series § Contracted teams and drivers
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 France Sébastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda
27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Canada James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51 France Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
59 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 United Kingdom 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
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 1:00.8029
2 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 1:00.8102
3 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 1:00.8348
OFFICIAL REPORT

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 1:00.0622
2 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 1:00.1749
3 60 United Kingdom 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.

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.3659 N/A 01:00.2207 01:00.3210 1
2 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:00.5028 01:00.4262 01:00.5709 2
3 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:00.4437 01:00.3428 01:00.6078 3
4 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 01:00.6375 N/A 01:00.4385 01:00.6353 4
5 14 France Sébastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:00.7182 N/A 01:00.3573 01:01.0017 5
6 5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:00.6026 N/A 01:00.3999 01:01.0799 6
7 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:00.5414 01:00.4858 N/A 7
8 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:00.7921 N/A 01:00.4997 N/A 8
9 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:00.4825 01:00.5678 N/A 9
10 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:00.6521 01:00.6220 N/A 10
11 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.2949 N/A 01:00.6476 N/A 11
12 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:00.6368 01:00.8671 N/A 12
13 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.8524 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:00.7044 N/A N/A 14
15 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:00.9167 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:00.7058 N/A N/A 16
17 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:00.9569 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 51 France Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:00.8127 N/A N/A 18
19 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:01.4220 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:01.1140 N/A N/A 20
21 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 01:01.4453 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet N/A 01:01.5065 N/A N/A 22
23 48 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:01.8364 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:02.3396 N/A N/A 24
Source:[4][5][6][7]
Notes

Warmup

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.6632
2 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:00.6768
3 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:00.8092
Source:[8]

Race

Race classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops 		Grid Laps
Led 		Pts.
1 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 100 1:51:51.4115 2 1 97 54
2 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 100 +2.4933 2 3 40
3 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 100 +6.1496 2 4 1 36
4 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 100 +8.0833 2 2 32
5 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 +8.9497 2 8 30
6 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 100 +11.6802 2 15 28
7 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 +11.9393 2 16 26
8 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 100 +13.2363 3 20 24
9 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 100 +13.7194 2 7 22
10 14 France Sébastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 100 +15.9951 2 5 20
11 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 100 +17.5926 3 14 19
12 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 100 +18.5638 3 17 18
13 51 France Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 100 +22.7276 3 18 17
14 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 100 +24.1275 3 13 16
15 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 100 +24.7928 3 9 15
16 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 100 +48.1603 5 19 14
17 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 99 +1 Lap 2 10 2 14
18 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 99 +1 Lap 3 12 12
19 5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 99 +1 Lap 3 6 11
20 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 99 +1 Lap 5 21 10
21 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 98 +2 Laps 3 11 9
22 48 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 +5 Laps 3 23 8
23 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 67 Off Course 2 23 7
24 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 18 Mechanical 1 22 6
Fastest lap: Spain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:01.4568 (lap 67)
Source:[9]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "St Pete: Postponed to April". www.indycar.com.
  2. ^ "St Petersburg entry list" (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Newgarden rebounds to lead opening practice at St. Pete".
  4. ^ "Qualifications - Results Qualifications - Segment 1 / Group 1" (PDF). indycar.com. April 24, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifications - Results Qualifications - Segment 1 / Group 2" (PDF). indycar.com. April 24, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Qualifications - Results Qualifications - Segment 2 / Top 12" (PDF). indycar.com. April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "Qualifications - Results Qualifications - Segment 3 / Firestone Fast 6" (PDF). indycar.com. April 24, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Results of Session - Warm-Up" (PDF). indycar.com. April 25, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 25, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Race Results - Racing-Reference". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

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