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. 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 R Rookie W Past winner
Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 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 1:01.9716OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Race results Driver Team Engine &Aero Kit Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 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 Honda 110 +27.7102 3 8 26 8 41 Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 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 Honda 110 +38.6910 4 12 20 11 15 Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 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 Honda 110 +52.2688 4 5 17 14 26 Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 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 Honda 110 +1:02.4581 4 16 14 17 98 Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda 110 +1:03.0667 5 22 13 18 25 Simona de Silvestro Andretti Autosport Honda 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 Honda 100 +10 Laps 5 20 8 23 19 Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 70 Engine 4 23 7 24 18 Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing Honda 70 Steering 1 24 6 OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes 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
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Juan Pablo Montoya 51 2 Will Power 44 3 Tony Kanaan 35 4 Hélio Castroneves 33 5 Simon Pagenaud 31
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
External links Lap Report – Verizon IndyCar Series, March 29, 2015