2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

2015 St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season
Date March 29, 2015
Official name Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Location Streets of St. Petersburg
Course Temporary street circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance 110 laps
198.000 mi / 318.670 km
Pole position
Driver Will Power (Team Penske)
Time 1:00.6931
Fastest lap
Driver Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske)
Time 1:01.8607 (on lap 95 of 110)
Podium
First Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske)
Second Will Power (Team Penske)
Third Tony Kanaan (Chip Ganassi Racing)

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.[1] 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 Australia Will Power W 2 1:00.8344 1:00.6509 1:00.6931
2 22 France Simon Pagenaud 1 1:01.4300 1:00.8645 1:00.7252
3 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves W 2 1:01.0488 1:01.0425 1:00.8356
4 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 1 1:01.1878 1:00.9720 1:00.8532
5 14 Japan Takuma Sato 1 1:01.3370 1:00.9704 1:01.1496
6 11 France Sébastien Bourdais 2 1:01.4272 1:00.9378 1:01.1545
7 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan 1 1:01.4209 1:01.1182
8 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:01.4907 1:01.1670
9 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 2 1:01.1961 1:01.2285
10 21 United States Josef Newgarden 1 1:01.4945 1:01.2478
11 25 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro 1 1:01.5475 1:01.3657
12 27 United States Marco Andretti 2 1:01.3776 1:01.4765
13 83 United States Charlie Kimball 1 1:01.5727
14 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz 2 1:01.4890
15 15 United States Graham Rahal W 1 1:01.5742
16 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe W 2 1:01.5780
17 4 Monaco Stefano Coletti R 1 1:01.6727
18 8 United States Sage Karam R 2 1:01.8011
19 20 Italy Luca Filippi 1 1:01.6736
20 7 United Kingdom James Jakes 2 1:01.8323
21 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 1 1:02.0095
22 98 Colombia Gabby Chaves R 2 1:01.9705
23 19 Italy Francesco Dracone R 2 1:04.2654
24 18 Colombia Carlos Huertas 2 1:01.9716
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race results

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya W Team Penske Chevrolet 110 2:16:58.1079 3 4 27 51
2 1 Australia Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +0.9930 3 1 75 44
3 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110 +11.1685 3 7 35
4 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves W Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +11.4376 3 3 1 33
5 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +12.3909 3 2 2 31
6 11 France Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 110 +16.4923 3 6 28
7 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +27.7102 3 8 26
8 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 110 +34.9206 5 21 5 25
9 20 Italy Luca Filippi CFH Racing Chevrolet 110 +38.1564 3 19 22
10 27 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +38.6910 4 12 20
11 15 United States Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 +40.3895 4 15 19
12 21 United States Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Chevrolet 110 +51.7710 3 10 18
13 14 Japan Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 110 +52.2688 4 5 17
14 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +56.7210 5 14 16
15 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110 +59.6613 6 9 15
16 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe W Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 110 +1:02.4581 4 16 14
17 98 Colombia Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda 110 +1:03.0667 5 22 13
18 25 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +1:03.1422 8 11 12
19 8 United States Sage Karam R Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 4 18 11
20 4 Monaco Stefano Coletti R KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 6 17 10
21 83 United States Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 5 13 9
22 7 United Kingdom James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 100 +10 Laps 5 20 8
23 19 Italy Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 70 Mechanical 4 23 7
24 18 Colombia Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing Honda 70 Mechanical 1 24 6
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes

1 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 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 51
2 Australia Will Power 44
3 Brazil Tony Kanaan 35
4 Brazil Helio Castroneves 33
5 France Simon Pagenaud 31

References

  1. Lewandowski, Dave (March 29, 2015). "Montoya overpowering in season-opening win". IndyCar Series. INDYCAR. Retrieved July 16, 2016.

External links

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Next race:
2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana
Previous race:
2014 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Next race:
2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
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