# 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the 1st round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 10, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Will Power qualified on pole position, while Josef Newgarden took victory in the 110-lap race.

## Results

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power W | 2 | 1:00.6828 | 1:00.3011 | 1:00.4594 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 1 | 1:04.2860 | 1:00.2003 | 1:00.5570 |
| 3 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | 1 | 1:03.8696 | 1:00.8100 | 1:00.6884 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 2 | 1:00.8373 | 1:00.5370 | 1:00.8544 |
| 5 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 2 | 1:00.1548 | 1:00.4135 | 1:01.0784 |
| 6 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 1 | 1:03.2100 | 1:00.7086 | 1:01.7739 |
| 7 | 60 | Jack Harvey | 2 | 1:00.7970 | 1:00.9531 | |
| 8 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | 1 | 1:02.9944 | 1:01.0146 | |
| 9 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | 1 | 1:03.1731 | 1:01.0185 | |
| 10 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | 2 | 1:00.5933 | 1:01.0944 | |
| 11 | 88 | Colton Herta R | 2 | 1:00.4618 | 1:01.4182 | |
| 12 | 81 | Ben Hanley R | 1 | 1:04.1477 | 1:02.3703 | |
| 13 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 1 | 1:04.6298 | | |
| 14 | 26 | Zach Veach | 2 | 1:00.9061 | | |
| 15 | 20 | Ed Jones | 1 | 1:06.1422 | | |
| 16 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 2 | 1:00.9495 | | |
| 17 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 1 | No time | | |
| 18 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | 2 | 1:01.1345 | | |
| 19 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | 1 | No time | | |
| 20 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 2 | 1:01.1511 | | |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | 1 | No time | | |
| 22 | 4 | Matheus Leist | 2 | 1:01.1579 | | |
| 23 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | 1 | No time | | |
| 24 | 59 | Max Chilton | 2 | 1:01.3785 | | |
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### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:04:18.2588 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 53 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 110 | +2.8998 | 3 | 4 | | 40 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | +12.7442 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
| 4 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 110 | +14.5858 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 33 |
| 5 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 110 | +18.3616 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 110 | +31.1596 | 3 | 9 | | 28 |
| 7 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | +31.4401 | 3 | 13 | | 26 |
| 8 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 110 | +40.4700 | 3 | 11 | | 24 |
| 9 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 110 | +57.6029 | 3 | 23 | | 22 |
| 10 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson | Honda | 110 | +59.1909 | 3 | 7 | | 20 |
| 11 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | +1:02.6866 | 4 | 16 | | 19 |
| 12 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 109 | +1 Lap | 4 | 10 | | 18 |
| 13 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 109 | +1 Lap | 4 | 17 | | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 109 | +1 Lap | 3 | 14 | | 16 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 3 | 21 | | 15 |
| 16 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 4 | 24 | | 14 |
| 17 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Carlin Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 4 | 8 | | 13 |
| 18 | 81 | Ben Hanley R | DragonSpeed | Chevrolet | 108 | +2 Laps | 5 | 12 | | 12 |
| 19 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 75 | Gearbox | 2 | 20 | | 11 |
| 20 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 54 | Water pressure | 2 | 18 | | 10 |
| 21 | 20 | Ed Jones | Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa | Chevrolet | 25 | Crash T9 | 1 | 15 | | 9 |
| 22 | 4 | Matheus Leist | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 25 | Crash T9 | 1 | 22 | | 8 |
| 23 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 19 | Engine | 1 | 5 | | 7 |
| 24 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 11 | Engine | 1 | 19 | | 6 |
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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

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Josef Newgarden | 53 |
| 2 | Scott Dixon | 40 |
| 3 | Will Power | 37 |
| 4 | Felix Rosenqvist | 33 |
| 5 | Alexander Rossi | 31 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 91 |
| 2 | Honda | 72 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.