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|series            = IndyCar Series
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|date              = March 10, 2019
|date              = March 10, 2019
|official name      = Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
|official name      = Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Template:USA 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Race 1 of 17 in the 2019 IndyCar Series season
StPete.png
Date March 10, 2019
Official Name Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Location St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Course Temporary street circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance 100 laps
180.000 mi / 289.700 km
Weather Dry
Pole Position
Driver Template:AUS Will Power Team Penske
Time 1:00.048
Fastest Lap
Driver Template:AUS Will Power Team Penske
Time 1:01.343
Podium
First Flag of Colombia svg.png Carlos Muñoz Chip Ganassi Racing
Second Template:BEL Thomas De Bock Team Penske
Third Template:USA Josef Newgarden Dale Coyne Racing



The 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2019 Airbnb IndyCar Series, following the series' two-year hiatus. The race was held on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Race Report

Starting from pole position, Will Power was able to retain the lead after defending from Carlos Muñoz and Ryan Hunter-Reay at the beginning of the race. Power was able to lead for almost the entire race and built a comfortable margin over the rest of the field. He was helped by Penske's tactics of leaving team-mate James Hinchcliffe out to back the remainder of the pack up, allowing Power to generate a gap of over thirty seconds ahead of Hinchcliffe.

After Hinchcliffe made his first stop, Power managed to spin at turn 4 and 2nd-placed Muñoz was able to reel in the Australian. Following a crash from J. R. Hildebrand in the late stages of the race, Power's Penske sustained damage from contact with the stricken Dale Coyne and had to pit for a new front wing, allowing Muñoz to take the first victory of the season. Former ARWS champion Thomas De Bock claimed 2nd in his first IndyCar grand prix, and Josef Newgarden took 3rd to cap off a bittersweet afternoon for the Dale Coyne Racing team.

Qualifying Results

Pos No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 3 Template:AUS Will Power Team Penske 1:00.048
2 10 Flag of Colombia svg.png Carlos Muñoz Chip Ganassi Racing 1:00.243 +0.195
3 64 Template:USA Ashley Cassidy Cassidy Racing 1:00.251 +0.203
4 4 Template:FRA Sébastien Bourdais KVSH Racing 1:00.268 +0.220
5 8 Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Chip Ganassi Racing 1:00.293 +0.245
6 12 Template:BEL Thomas De Bock Team Penske 1:00.335 +0.287
7 21 Template:AUS Ryan Briscoe Ed Carpenter Racing 1:00.345 +0.297
8 2 Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud Team Penske 1:00.348 +0.300
9 15 Template:USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 1:00.368 +0.320
10 83 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:00.383 +0.335
11 11 Template:SUI Simona de Silvestro KVSH Racing 1:00.409 +0.361
12 26 Flag of Brazil svg.png Felipe Massa Andretti Autosport 1:00.434 +0.386
13 22 Flag of Canada svg.png James Hinchcliffe Team Penske 1:00.446 +0.398
14 18 Template:USA Josef Newgarden Dale Coyne Racing 1:00.450 +0.402
15 5 Flag of Mexico svg.png Sergio Pérez Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 1:00.475 +0.427
16 7 Flag of India svg.png Karun Chandhok Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 1:00.483 +0.435
17 65 Flag of Italy svg.png Raffaele Marciello Cassidy Racing 1:00.498 +0.450
18 28 Template:USA Kyle Kaiser Andretti Autosport 1:00.535 +0.487
19 9 Flag of Canada svg.png Lance Stroll Chip Ganassi Racing 1:00.544 +0.496
20 19 Template:USA J. R. Hildebrand Dale Coyne Racing 1:00.551 +0.503
21 20 Template:USA Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing 1:00.574 +0.526
22 16 Flag of Argentina svg.png Esteban Guerrieri Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 1:00.607 +0.559
23 27 Template:USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 1:00.655 +0.607
24 41 Template:USA Collin Pratchett A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:00.752 +0.704
25 14 Template:GBR Max Chilton A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:00.776 +0.728
26 98 Template:USA Colton Herta Andretti Herta Autosport 1:00.923 +0.875

Race Results