Indycar results from the St. Petersburg Grand Prix
The 2024 Indycar Series season is set to begin. The Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida are set to host the open wheel cars in the first race of the new season.
View St. Petersburg results for the Indycar Series below.
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Josef Newgarden and Felix Rosenqvist set the front row. 100 laps of racing are up next…
St. Petersburg
Race Report
Green flag, Newgarden gets the jump on Rosenqvist. They form four wide behind him into turn one. Lundgaard has a flat tire after Alex Palou gets into his rear tire.
Lap 10, Newgarden leads Rosenqvist by just 1 second. Newgarden is on the harder primary tire, Rosenqvist is on the softer alternates.
Lap 27, Marcus Armstrong locks up under braking into turn 10. He wiggles, runs wide and slams the tire barrier. He comes to a stop and the caution is out.
Newgarden leads the field to the pit lane but it’s a slow stop for him. Rosenqvist wins the race to the pit exit! Lundgaard stays out but he’s on older tires.
Green, Lundaard leads Rosenqvist into turn one.
Lap 33, Newgarden has a run on Rosenqvist into turn one. He dives inside, Newgarden to 2nd.
Lap 34, Sting Ray Robb pulls into the runoff area in turn one. He’s done for the race with a mechanical failure.
Lap 35
Lap 35, the caution is out. Lundgaard heads to the pit lane and Newgarden cycles back to the race lead.
Green, Newgarden leads O’Ward and Rosenqvist.
Lap 65, Newgarden pits from the lead under green.
33 to go, Newgarden cycles back to the race lead. O’Ward trails by 5.4 seconds.
32 to go, Linus Lundqvist is turned by Romain Grosjean into turn 10 and he backs it into the tire barrier. The caution is out.
Penalty: Grosjean has been handed a drive-through penalty for avoidable contact.
Green, Newgarden leads O’Ward. Herta gets sideways off turn three but he holds 3rd. McLaughlin looks inside of Herta into turn 10, McLaughlin to 3rd.
10 to go, Newgarden leads O’Ward by 5.4 seconds.
Josef Newgarden wins the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg!
St. Petersburg Results
March 10, 2024
Indycar Series
Pos | Driver
1. Josef Newgarden
2. Pato O’Ward
3. Scott McLaughlin
4. Will Power
5. Colton Herta
6. Alex Palou
7. Felix Rosenqvist
8. Alexander Rossi
9. Scott Dixon
10. Rinus Veekay
11. Santino Ferrucci
12. Kyle Kirkwood
13. Callum Ilott
14. Kyffin Simpson
15. Pietro Fittipaldi
16. Graham Rahal
17. Tom Blomqvist
18. Agustin Canapino
19. Jack Harvey
20. Christian Lundgaard
21. Christian Rasmussen
22. Colin Braun
23. Linus Lundqvist
24. Romain Grosjean
25. Marcus Ericsson
26. Sting Ray Robb
27. Marcus Armstrong
Indycar Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Josef Newgarden
54
2. Pato O’Ward
40
3. Scott McLaughlin
35
4. Will Power
32
5. Colton Herta
31
6. Alex Palou
28
7. Felix Rosenqvist
26
8. Alexander Rossi
24
9. Scott Dixon
22
10. Rinus Veekay
20
11. Santino Ferrucci
19
12. Kyle Kirkwood
18
13. Callum Ilott
17
14. Kyffin Simpson
16
15. Pietro Fittipaldi
15
16. Graham Rahal
14
17. Tom Blomqvist
13
18. Agustin Canapino
12
19. Jack Harvey
11
20. Christian Lundgaard
11
21. Christian Rasmussen
9
22. Colin Braun
8
23. Linus Lundqvist
7
24. Romain Grosjean
6
25. Marcus Ericsson
5
26. Sting Ray Robb
5
27. Marcus Armstrong
5
