Today, the NTT Indycar Series are set for the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. Three rounds of qualifying will be used to set the starting positions for the St. Petersburg Grand Prix.
View full 2021 St Petersburg starting lineup results below.
Round 1
Scott Dixon locks up. The rearend steps up and he nearly tags the outside wall.
Dixon has been handed a penalty. He fastest lap is disallowed. However, he will still advance on his second fastest lap time.
Ryan Hunter-Reay has been handed a penalty. He spun, caused a local yellow and impeded a competitor as a result.
Round 1 – Group 2 : 1. Alexander Rossi (1:00.2949); 2. Colton Herta (1:00.3659); 3. Pato O’Ward;
Will Power spins after the conclusion of his lap! He’s already out.
As he climbs from the car, Power calls it “the worst qualifying attempt of my life.”
Joseph Newgarden is quickest in group two of round one.
Round 1 – Group 2 : 1. Joseph Newgarden (1:00.4437); 2. Graham Rahal (1:00.4825); 3. Jack Harvey (1:00.4825);
Round 2
Only 12 drivers have advanced into round two:
Pato O’Ward runs wide into turn one on his opening lap.
Colton Herta is the fastest of the six drivers to advance into the final round.
Round 2 Results: 1. Colton Herta (1:00.2207); 2. Josef Newgarden (1:00.3428); 3. Sebastien Bourdais (1:00.3573); 4. Pato O’Ward (1:00.3999); 5. Jack Harvey (1:004262); 6. Simon Pagenaud (1:00.4385);
Round 3
Pato O’Ward is all over the track. He’s using every inch of the track as he chases his loose machine.
Colton Herta is quickest at the end of round three. He could have run another lap but he wont need to as everyone else has already shut it down.
Colton Herta will start from the pole position in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
St Petersburg
Starting Lineup
April 25, 2021
Indycar Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Colton Herta
1:00.3210
2. Jack Harvey
1:00.5709
3. Josef Newgarden
1:00.6078
4. Simon Pagenaud
1:006353
5. Sebastien Bourdais
1:01.0017
6. Pato O’Ward
1:01.0799
7. Rinus VeeKay
1:00.4858
8. Scott Dixon
1:00.4997
9. Graham Rahal
1:00.5678
10. Alex Palou
1:00.6220
11. Alexander Rossi
1:00.6476
12. James Hinchcliffe
1:00.8671
13. Ryan Hunter-Reay
1:00.8524
14. Scott McLaughlin
1:00.7044
15. Takuma Sato
1:00.9167
16. Marcus Ericsson
1:00.7058
17. Felix Rosenqvist
1:00.9569
18. Romain Grosjean
1:00.8127
19. Conor Daly
1:01.4220
20. Will Power
1:01.1140
21. Ed Jones
1:01.4453
22. Max Chilton
1:01.5065
23. Jimmie Johnson
1:01.8364
24. Dalton Kellett
1:02.3396
Links
St Petersburg Grand Prix | Indycar