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2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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United States 2016 St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2016 IndyCar Series season
DateMarch 13, 2016
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)
Time1:00.2450
Fastest lap
DriverJosef Newgarden (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Time1:02.2307 (on lap 42 of 110)
Podium
FirstJuan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske)
SecondSimon Pagenaud (Team Penske)
ThirdRyan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)

The 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2016 IndyCar Series. The race was held on March 13, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Florida on the city's temporary street circuit. Team Penske driver Will Power qualified on pole for the race, but was diagnosed with a concussion shortly after the conclusion of the session and was forced to miss the race. Oriol Servià filled in place of Power.[1] Second place qualifier Simon Pagenaud inherited the pole position.

Simon Pagenaud led the opening 48 laps of the race before being passed by his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya would lead 44 laps en route to his second win in a row at St. Petersburg and most recent IndyCar victory to date. Rookie driver Conor Daly also led 15 laps during the race due to pit strategy, but was shuffled outside the top 10 by the end of the race. Alexander Rossi was the highest finishing rookie in the race, coming across the line in 12th position. The race tied the record for fewest caution flags in a race at St. Petersburg with only two coming out over the whole of the race. The first came on lap 46 when Luca Filippi and Marco Andretti made contact in the first turn. The second came on the restart from the prior caution when Carlos Muñoz made contact with Graham Rahal in turn four, creating a logjam that completely blocked the race course.[2]

After the race, Will Power was reevaluated and deemed not to have a concussion, but instead to be suffering from a lingering ear infection.[3] Power would be cleared to race for the following round at Phoenix International Raceway.

Report

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Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

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Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
1 12 Australia Will Power W 2 1:00.5678 1:00.0658 1:00.2450
2 22 France Simon Pagenaud 2 1:00.6503 1:00.3805 1:00.4421
3 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves W 2 1:00.7320 1:00.5168 1:00.4995
4 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya W 2 1:00.7060 1:00.4431 1:00.5312
5 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 1 1:00.8921 1:00.2318 1:00.5395
6 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 2 1:00.9830 1:00.5530 1:00.8803
7 15 United States Graham Rahal W 1 1:00.9578 1:00.5893
8 11 France Sébastien Bourdais 1 1:01.1450 1:00.6711
9 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe W 1 1:00.9973 1:00.6724
10 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 1 1:01.1322 1:00.7188
11 14 Japan Takuma Sato 2 1:00.7920 1:00.9745
12 21 United States Josef Newgarden 1 1:01.0836 1:01.0571
13 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz 1 1:01.1856
14 83 United States Charlie Kimball 2 1:01.0433
15 27 United States Marco Andretti 1 1:01.2417
16 19 Italy Luca Filippi 2 1:01.1699
17 8 United Kingdom Max Chilton R 1 1:01.5372
18 7 Russia Mikhail Aleshin 2 1:01.2934
19 98 United States Alexander Rossi R 1 1:01.5794
20 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan 2 1:01.3414
21 18 United States Conor Daly R 1 1:01.9385
22 16 United States Spencer Pigot R 2 1:01.3881
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Source for Individual Rounds:[4]

Race Results

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya W Team Penske Chevrolet 110 2:13:28.4650 3 3 44 51
2 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +2.3306 3 1 48 43
3 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +8.8764 3 5 3 36
4 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves W Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +9.3237 3 2 32
5 7 Russia Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 110 +9.7167 5 17 30
6 14 Japan Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 110 +26.0373 5 10 28
7 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110 +40.7056 4 4 26
8 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +55.9459 5 12 24
9 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110 +59.1204 4 19 22
10 83 United States Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109 Contact 4 13 20
11 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 109 +1 Lap 7 9 19
12 98 United States Alexander Rossi R Andretti Herta Autosport Honda 109 +1 Lap 4 18 18
13 18 United States Conor Daly R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 109 +1 Lap 4 20 15 18
14 16 United States Spencer Pigot R Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 109 +1 Lap 5 21 16
15 27 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 109 +1 Lap 5 14 15
16 15 United States Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 109 +1 Lap 5 6 14
17 8 United Kingdom Max Chilton R Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 4 16 13
18 12 Spain Oriol Servià Team Penske Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 4 22 12
19 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe W Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 109 +1 Lap 7 8 11
20 19 Italy Luca Filippi Dale Coyne Racing Honda 108 +2 Laps 6 15 10
21 11 France Sébastien Bourdais KVSH Racing Chevrolet 87 Contact 4 7 9
22 21 United States Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 47 Electrical 8 11 8
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
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.

Source for time gaps:[5]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "Power diagnosed with concussion; Servia replaces him for St. Pete race". IndyCar Series. INDYCAR. March 13, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Montoya repeats trip to St. Pete victory lane". IndyCar Series. INDYCAR. March 13, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Thorough testing concludes Power does not have concussion". IndyCar Series. INDYCAR. March 16, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Indycar: St. Petersburg Qualifying Results". Crash.net. St. Petersburg, Florida: Crash Media Group. March 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Malsher, David (March 13, 2016). "Montoya clinches second straight St. Petersburg win". Motorsport.com. St. Petersburg, Florida: Motorsport Network, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
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