Race details | |
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1st round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
Date | February 27, 2022 |
Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
Location | Streets of St. Petersburg |
Course | Temporary street circuit 1.800 mi / 2.897 km |
Distance | 100 laps 180.000 mi / 289.682 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
Time | 00:59.4821 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Conor Daly (Ed Carpenter Racing) |
Time | 01:00.9868 (on lap 53 of 100) |
Podium | |
First | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
Second | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
The 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was an IndyCar motor race held on February 27, 2022 at the Streets of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida. It was the season opener of the 2022 IndyCar Series. The race lasted for 100 laps.
Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske scored his first pole in qualifying and claimed his first race victory in the series over Álex Palou, after leading the most laps in the race. Will Power, McLaughlin's teammate, finished third to complete the podium.
In September 2021, it was announced that St. Petersburg, Florida would host the first race of the 2022 season on February 27, 2022. This marked the first February start for the IndyCar series since the 2004 season and the earliest the season has started since 2003 (at the same circuit).[1]
Colton Herta was the defending race winner, having won the previous Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2021.[2]
Further information: 2022 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries |
26 drivers entered the race, with six of them classified as rookies for the 2022 season. Four rookies made their IndyCar race debut, two of them for A. J. Foyt Enterprises: Kyle Kirkwood made his debut with the team after winning the 2021 Indy Lights championship,[3] alongside former Super Formula and WEC driver Tatiana Calderón, who secured her seat after impressing the team after a test with the team in 2021.[4] 2021 Indy Lights runner-up David Malukas debuted for Dale Coyne Racing, while Canadian driver Devlin DeFrancesco, who had finished sixth in the 2021 Indy Lights championship, debuted for Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport.
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 1:01:0525 |
2 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 1:01:1567 |
3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1:01:2282 |
Source:[6] |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:59.7342 |
2 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:00.0851 |
3 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:00.0853 |
Source:[7] |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:59.5846 | 00:59.5157 | 00:59.4821 | 1 |
2 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:59.3929 | 00:59.3466 | 00:59.6058 | 2 |
3 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:59.4662 | N/A | 00:59.4051 | 00:59.7104 | 3 |
4 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 00:59.8046 | N/A | 00:59.6232 | 00:59.8102 | 4 |
5 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 00:59.6267 | 00:59.5559 | 00:59.8116 | 5 |
6 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:59.7039 | 00:59.5881 | 01:00.2041 | 6 |
7 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.8106 | N/A | 00:59.7579 | N/A | 7 |
8 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:59.8815 | 00:59.8241 | N/A | 8 |
9 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:59.9148 | N/A | 00:59.8862 | N/A | 9 |
10 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:59.8956 | 00:59.9584 | N/A | 10 |
11 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:59.7760 | N/A | 00:59.9870 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 00:59.8534 | N/A | 01:00.2616 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:59.9931 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
14 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:59.9521 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
15 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:00.0276 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
16 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:00.0021 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:00.1426 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:00.0850 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
19 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:00.2121 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
20 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:00.1921 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
21 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:00.3918 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
22 | 51 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:00.2930 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
23 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:00.5333 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 |
24 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 01:00.4601 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
25 | 11 | Tatiana Calderón R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:00.9391 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:01.0273 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
Source:[8] |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:00.3283 |
2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:00.5971 |
3 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:00.8311 |
Source:[9] |
The race started at 12:00 PM ET on February 27, 2022.
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