2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

United States 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2024 IndyCar season
DateMarch 10, 2024
Official nameFirestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
LocationStreets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance100 laps
180.000 mi / 289.682 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time59.5714
Fastest lap
DriverCayman Islands Kyffin Simpson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:00.8779 (on lap 88 of 100)
Podium
FirstMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
SecondAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
ThirdUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Global)

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.[1][2]

  1. ^ "INDYCAR Announces St. Petersburg Penalties".
  2. ^ "Josef Newgarden stripped of season-opening IndyCar victory for manipulating push-to-pass system". AP News. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-26.