# 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Streets of St. Petersburg. The race consisted of 100 laps and was won by Pato O'Ward, making it his first victory on this event, after the original winner Josef Newgarden was disqualified two months following the race for push-to-pass violations.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kyffin Simpson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Callum Ilott | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Linus Lundqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | Jack Harvey | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 20 | Christian Rasmussen R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda |
| 28 | Marcus Ericsson W | Andretti Global | Honda |
| 30 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 41 | Sting Ray Robb | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Colin Braun R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 66 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Romain Grosjean | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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## Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 2:00 PM ET on March 9, 2024.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Time | Time | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group 1 | Group 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 59.5699 | N/A | 59.3214 | 59.5714 | 1 |
| 2 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 59.6220 | 59.2706 | 59.5772 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 59.5507 | N/A | 59.5382 | 59.6540 | 3 |
| 4 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Global | Honda | N/A | 59.5596 | 59.3157 | 59.8189 | 4 |
| 5 | 77 | Romain Grosjean | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.5709 | 59.5074 | 1:00.0642 | 5 |
| 6 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson W | Andretti Global | Honda | 59.3703 | N/A | 59.4484 | 1:03.5583 | 6 |
| 7 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 59.5805 | N/A | 59.5501 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.6888 | 59.5594 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 59.6202 | N/A | 59.5741 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 59.5263 | N/A | 59.6127 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 59.7200 | 59.8483 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 59.7940 | 1:00.0172 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 59.7897 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.8182 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 59.8164 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | Callum Ilott | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.8911 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 66 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 59.9968 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda | N/A | 59.9102 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Linus Lundqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:00.0034 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 78 | Agustín Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 59.9308 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | Christian Rasmussen R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 1:00.2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:00.0953 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 4 | Kyffin Simpson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:00.2956 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 41 | Sting Ray Robb | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:00.4125 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 51 | Colin Braun R | Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 1:01.3044 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 30 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:00.5336 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 18 | Jack Harvey | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:00.5712 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race was held at 12:15 PM ET on March 10, 2024.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 100 | 1:51:37.5075 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 100 | +1.1438 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Global | Honda | 100 | +2.3457 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 100 | +3.8915 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 100 | +6.4923 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 100 | +7.8732 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 100 | +8.3843 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | +10.9225 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | +15.1316 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda | 100 | +16.6755 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 6 | Callum Ilott | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 100 | +20.7992 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 4 | Kyffin Simpson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 100 | +21.6541 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 30 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 100 | +24.9054 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 100 | +26.7834 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 66 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 100 | +32.5605 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 78 | Agustín Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | +34.2126 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 18 | Jack Harvey | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 100 | +41.4332 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 100 | +50.8226 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| 19 | 20 | Christian Rasmussen R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | +1 Lap | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | 51 | Colin Braun R | Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 99 | +1 Lap | 2 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| 21 | 8 | Linus Lundqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 97 | +3 Laps | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | 77 | Romain Grosjean | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | Mechanical | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson W | Andretti Global | Honda | 52 | Mechanical | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | 41 | Sting Ray Robb | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | Off Course | 1 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 25 | Contact | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 100 | Disqualified | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 27 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 100 | Disqualified | – | 9 | – | 0 |
| Fastest lap: Kyffin Simpson (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 1:00.8779 (lap 88) |||||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Power was given a 10-point penalty due to a Push to Pass violation.
* ^2 – Newgarden and McLaughlin were disqualified for Push to Pass violations.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Pato O'Ward | 50 |
| | 2 | Colton Herta | 36 (-14) |
| | 3 | Alex Palou | 32 (-16) |
| | 4 | Felix Rosenqvist | 31 (-17) |
| | 5 | Will Power | 30 (-18) |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.