# 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2025 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 2, 2025, in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Streets of St. Petersburg. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Álex Palou won the race. Scott Dixon finished 2nd, and Josef Newgarden finished 3rd. Scott McLaughlin and Kyle Kirkwood rounded out the top five, and Marcus Ericsson, Felix Rosenqvist, Christian Lundgaard, Rinus VeeKay, and Alexander Rossi rounded out the top ten.
A collision on the first lap resulted in the retiring of Nolan Siegel, Will Power, and Louis Foster.

## 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 | David Malukas | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Nolan Siegel R | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyffin Simpson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | Rinus VeeKay | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 20 | Alexander Rossi W | ECR | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Christian Rasmussen | ECR | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Jack Harvey | DRR-Cusick Motorsports | 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 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 33 | Ed Carpenter | ECR | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Louis Foster R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Jacob Abel R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 66 | Marcus Armstrong | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 76 | Conor Daly | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 83 | Robert Shwartzman R | Prema Racing | Chevrolet |
| 90 | Callum Ilott | Prema Racing | Chevrolet |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 2:30 PM ET on March 1, 2025.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 59.4624 | 1 |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | 2 | Final grid | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 59.6393 | 2 |
| 3 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 59.6989 | 3 |
| 4 | 66 | Marcus Armstrong | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 59.8278 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 59.8663 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 59.9216 | 6 |
| 7 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson W | Andretti Global | Honda | 01:00.0034 | 7 |
| 8 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:00.0363 | 8 |
| 9 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda | 01:00.0491 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:00.1424 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | Nolan Siegel R | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:00.2257 | 11 |
| 12 | 18 | Rinus VeeKay | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 01:00.3086 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 59.8752 | 13 |
| 14 | 30 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:00.1019 | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Kyffin Simpson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:00.0095 | 15 |
| 16 | 45 | Louis Foster R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:00.2365 | 16 |
| 17 | 4 | David Malukas | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 01:00.0128 | 17 |
| 18 | 83 | Robert Shwartzman R | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | 01:00.4609 | 18 |
| 19 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 01:00.0141 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Alexander Rossi W | ECR | Chevrolet | 01:00.4871 | 20 |
| 21 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:00.0513 | 21 |
| 22 | 76 | Conor Daly | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:00.5856 | 22 |
| 23 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:00.3671 | 23 |
| 24 | 21 | Christian Rasmussen | ECR | Chevrolet | 01:00.6207 | 24 |
| 25 | 51 | Jacob Abel R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 01:00.8076 | 25 |
| 26 | 77 | Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:00.7986 | 26 |
| 27 | 90 | Callum Ilott | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | 01:00.8349 | 27 |
| Qualifying results |||||||

#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time.

## Race

The race was held at 12:00 PM ET on March 2, 2025.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 100 | 01:51:08.5118 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 51 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 100 | 01:51:11.3787 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 41 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:51:14.7162 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:51:17.1996 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 36 |
| 5 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda | 100 | 01:51:19.4872 | 3 | 9 | - | 30 |
| 6 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson W | Andretti Global | Honda | 100 | 01:51:31.5953 | 3 | 7 | - | 28 |
| 7 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 100 | 01:51:32.8013 | 3 | 3 | - | 26 |
| 8 | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:51:40.7163 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 25 |
| 9 | 18 | Rinus VeeKay | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 100 | 01:51:47.4561 | 3 | 12 | - | 22 |
| 10 | 20 | Alexander Rossi W | ECR | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:51:50.8503 | 3 | 20 | - | 20 |
| 11 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:51:51.2411 | 4 | 23 | - | 19 |
| 12 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 100 | 01:51:57.0110 | 3 | 21 | - | 18 |
| 13 | 4 | David Malukas | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:51:57.6618 | 3 | 17 | - | 17 |
| 14 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:51:58.0334 | 3 | 19 | - | 16 |
| 15 | 21 | Christian Rasmussen | ECR | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:52:00.8953 | 3 | 24 | - | 15 |
| 16 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 100 | 01:52:01.2166 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 17 | 76 | Conor Daly | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:52:08.1442 | 3 | 22 | - | 13 |
| 18 | 8 | Kyffin Simpson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 100 | 01:52:08.6819 | 3 | 15 | - | 12 |
| 19 | 90 | Callum Ilott | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:52:09.7427 | 3 | 27 | - | 11 |
| 20 | 83 | Robert Shwartzman R | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 01:52:10.8872 | 3 | 18 | - | 10 |
| 21 | 77 | Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 01:51:18.9181 | 3 | 26 | - | 9 |
| 22 | 30 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 99 | 01:51:36.6424 | 4 | 14 | - | 8 |
| 23 | 51 | Jacob Abel R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 99 | 01:52:05.2339 | 3 | 25 | - | 7 |
| 24 | 66 | Marcus Armstrong | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 46 | 00:57:39.3556 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | 6 | Nolan Siegel R | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 0 | Accident | 0 | 11 | - | 5 |
| 26 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 0 | Accident | 0 | 13 | - | 5 |
| 27 | 45 | Louis Foster R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 0 | Accident | 0 | 16 | - | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) - 1:01.6900 (Lap 89) |||||||||||
| Race Results |||||||||||

## Championship standings after the race

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Álex Palou | 51 |
| 2 | Scott Dixon | 41 (–10) |
| 3 | Josef Newgarden | 36 (–15) |
| 4 | Scott McLaughlin | 36 (–15) |
| 5 | Kyle Kirkwood | 30 (–21) |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 90 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 67 (–23) |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.