2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Date | March 29, 2015 |
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Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
Location | Streets of St. Petersburg |
Course | Temporary street circuit 1.800 mi / 2.897 km |
Distance | 110 laps 198.000 mi / 318.670 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Time | 1:00.6931 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
Time | 1:01.8607 (on lap 95 of 110) |
Podium | |
First | Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske) |
Second | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Third | Tony Kanaan (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
The 2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2015 IndyCar Series, the race took place on March 29 in St. Petersburg, Florida, on the city's temporary street course. The race was won by Juan Pablo Montoya with Will Power finishing second, both racing for Team Penske.[1] Tony Kanaan finished third ahead of Hélio Castroneves, and Simon Pagenaud. The top finishing rookie in the race was Gabby Chaves, in 17th position.
Report
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Qualifying
Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||
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1 | 1 | Will Power W | 2 | 1:00.8344 | 1:00.6509 | 1:00.6931 | ||||
2 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 1 | 1:01.4300 | 1:00.8645 | 1:00.7252 | ||||
3 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves W | 2 | 1:01.0488 | 1:01.0425 | 1:00.8356 | ||||
4 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 1:01.1878 | 1:00.9720 | 1:00.8532 | ||||
5 | 14 | Takuma Sato | 1 | 1:01.3370 | 1:00.9704 | 1:01.1496 | ||||
6 | 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | 2 | 1:01.4272 | 1:00.9378 | 1:01.1545 | ||||
7 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | 1 | 1:01.4209 | 1:01.1182 | |||||
8 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 1 | 1:01.4907 | 1:01.1670 | |||||
9 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 2 | 1:01.1961 | 1:01.2285 | |||||
10 | 21 | Josef Newgarden | 1 | 1:01.4945 | 1:01.2478 | |||||
11 | 25 | Simona de Silvestro | 1 | 1:01.5475 | 1:01.3657 | |||||
12 | 27 | Marco Andretti | 2 | 1:01.3776 | 1:01.4765 | |||||
13 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | 1 | 1:01.5727 | ||||||
14 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz | 2 | 1:01.4890 | ||||||
15 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | 1 | 1:01.5742 | ||||||
16 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | 2 | 1:01.5780 | ||||||
17 | 4 | Stefano Coletti R | 1 | 1:01.6727 | ||||||
18 | 8 | Sage Karam R | 2 | 1:01.8011 | ||||||
19 | 20 | Luca Filippi | 1 | 1:01.6736 | ||||||
20 | 7 | James Jakes | 2 | 1:01.8323 | ||||||
21 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth | 1 | 1:02.0095 | ||||||
22 | 98 | Gabby Chaves R | 2 | 1:01.9705 | ||||||
23 | 19 | Francesco Dracone R | 1 | 1:04.2654 | ||||||
24 | 18 | Carlos Huertas | 2 | 1:01.9716 | ||||||
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |
Race results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine & Aero Kit |
Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops |
Grid | Laps Led |
Pts.1 |
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1 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:16:58.1079 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 51 |
2 | 1 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | +0.9930 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 44 |
3 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | +11.1685 | 3 | 7 | 35 | |
4 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | +11.4376 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
5 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | +12.3909 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
6 | 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 110 | +16.4923 | 3 | 6 | 28 | |
7 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport
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Honda
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110 | +27.7102 | 3 | 8 | 26 | |
8 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Honda
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110 | +34.9206 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 25 |
9 | 20 | Luca Filippi | CFH Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | +38.1564 | 3 | 19 | 22 | |
10 | 27 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport
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Honda
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110 | +38.6910 | 4 | 12 | 20 | |
11 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda
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110 | +40.3895 | 4 | 15 | 19 | |
12 | 21 | Josef Newgarden | CFH Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | +51.7710 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |
13 | 14 | Takuma Sato | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Honda
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110 | +52.2688 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
14 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz | Andretti Autosport
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Honda
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110 | +56.7210 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |
15 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | +59.6613 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
16 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
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Honda
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110 | +1:02.4581 | 4 | 16 | 14 | |
17 | 98 | Gabby Chaves R | Bryan Herta Autosport | Honda
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110 | +1:03.0667 | 5 | 22 | 13 | |
18 | 25 | Simona de Silvestro | Andretti Autosport
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Honda
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110 | +1:03.1422 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |
19 | 8 | Sage Karam R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 4 | 18 | 11 | |
20 | 4 | Stefano Coletti R | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 6 | 17 | 10 | |
21 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 5 | 13 | 9 | |
22 | 7 | James Jakes | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
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Honda
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100 | +10 Laps | 5 | 20 | 8 | |
23 | 19 | Francesco Dracone R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda
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70 | Engine | 4 | 23 | 7 | |
24 | 18 | Carlos Huertas | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda
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70 | Steering | 1 | 24 | 6 | |
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.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- INDYCAR. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
External links
- Lap Report – Verizon IndyCar Series, March 29, 2015