2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

February 2025 USA St. Petersburg St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg March 13 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 1st 2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix IndyCar Series Streets of St. Petersburg Temporary street circuit 1.800 2.897 110 198.000 318.670 Will Power Team Penske 1:00.2450 Australia Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing 1:02.2307 42 USA Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Colombia Simon Pagenaud Team Penske France Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport USA 2015 2017 The 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2016 IndyCar Series. The race was held on March 13, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Florida on the city's temporary street circuit. Team Penske driver Will Power qualified on pole for the race, but was diagnosed with a concussion shortly after the conclusion of the session and was forced to miss the race. Oriol Servià filled in place of Power.http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/03/03-13-Servia-in-St-Pete-warmup IndyCar Series INDYCAR March 13, 2016 July 16, 2016 Power diagnosed with concussion; Servia replaces him for St. Pete race Second place qualifier Simon Pagenaud inherited the pole position. Simon Pagenaud led the opening 48 laps of the race before being passed by his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya would lead 44 laps en route to his second win in a row at St. Petersburg and most recent IndyCar victory to date. Rookie driver Conor Daly also led 15 laps during the race due to pit strategy, but was shuffled outside the top 10 by the end of the race. Alexander Rossi was the highest finishing rookie in the race, coming across the line in 12th position. The race tied the record for fewest caution flags in a race at St. Petersburg with only two coming out over the whole of the race. The first came on lap 46 when Luca Filippi and Marco Andretti made contact in the first turn. The second came on the restart from the prior caution when Carlos Muñoz made contact with Graham Rahal in turn four, creating a logjam that completely blocked the race course.http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/03/03-13-St-Pete-race-lead IndyCar Series INDYCAR March 13, 2016 July 17, 2016 Montoya repeats trip to St. Pete victory lane After the race, Will Power was reevaluated and deemed not to have a concussion, but instead to be suffering from a lingering ear infection.http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/03/03-16-Power-condition-update IndyCar Series INDYCAR March 16, 2016 July 17, 2016 Thorough testing concludes Power does not have concussion Power would be cleared to race for the following round at Phoenix International Raceway. Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 112 AUS Will Power W21:00.56781:00.06581:00.2450 2 22 FRA Simon Pagenaud21:00.65031:00.38051:00.4421 33 BRA Hélio Castroneves W21:00.73201:00.51681:00.4995 42 COL Juan Pablo Montoya W21:00.70601:00.44311:00.5312 59 NZL Scott Dixon11:00.89211:00.23181:00.5395 628 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay21:00.98301:00.55301:00.8803 715 USA Graham Rahal W11:00.95781:00.5893 811 FRA Sébastien Bourdais11:01.14501:00.6711 95 CAN James Hinchcliffe W11:00.99731:00.6724 1041 GBR Jack Hawksworth11:01.13221:00.7188 1114 JPN Takuma Sato21:00.79201:00.9745 1221 USA Josef Newgarden11:01.08361:01.0571 1326 COL Carlos Muñoz11:01.1856 1483 USA Charlie Kimball21:01.0433 1527 USA Marco Andretti11:01.2417 1619 ITA Luca Filippi21:01.1699 178 GBR Max Chilton R11:01.5372 187 RUS Mikhail Aleshin21:01.2934 1998 USA Alexander Rossi R11:01.5794 2010 BRA Tony Kanaan21:01.3414 2118 USA Conor Daly R11:01.9385 2216 USA Spencer Pigot R21:01.3881OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Source for Individual Rounds:Indycar: St. Petersburg Qualifying Results http://www.crash.net/indycar/results/228384/1/st-petersburg-qualifying-results.html July 17, 2016 Crash.net Crash Media Group March 12, 2016 St. Petersburg, Florida June 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160610171733/http://www.crash.net/indycar/results/228384/1/st-petersburg-qualifying-results.html dead Race results Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts. Pointsrace5 112 COL Juan Pablo Montoya WTeam PenskeChevrolet1102:13:28.4650334451222 FRA Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet110 +2.3306314843328 USA Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda110 +8.87643533643 BRA Hélio Castroneves WTeam PenskeChevrolet110 +9.3237323257 RUS Mikhail AleshinSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda110 +9.716751730614 JPN Takuma SatoA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda110 +26.03735102879 NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet110 +40.70564426826 COL Carlos MuñozAndretti AutosportHonda110 +55.945951224910 BRA Tony KanaanChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet110 +59.1204419221083 USA Charlie KimballChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet109Contact413201141 GBR Jack HawksworthA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda109 +1 Lap79191298 USA Alexander Rossi RAndretti Herta AutosportHonda109 +1 Lap418181318 USA Conor Daly RDale Coyne RacingHonda109 +1 Lap42015181416 USA Spencer Pigot RRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda109 +1 Lap521161527 USA Marco AndrettiAndretti AutosportHonda109 +1 Lap514151615 USA Graham Rahal WRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda109 +1 Lap5614178 GBR Max Chilton RChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet109 +1 Lap416131812 ESP Oriol ServiàTeam PenskeChevrolet109 +1 Lap42212195 CAN James Hinchcliffe WSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda109 +1 Lap78112019 ITA Luca FilippiDale Coyne RacingHonda108 +2 Laps615102111 FRA Sébastien BourdaisKVSH RacingChevrolet87Contact4792221 USA Josef NewgardenEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet47Electrical8118OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Notes race1 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. Source for time gaps:Montoya clinches second straight St. Petersburg win David Malsher http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/montoya-clinches-second-straight-st-petersburg-win-679308/?s=1&q=St.+Petersburg July 17, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. March 13, 2016 St. Petersburg, Florida Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 51 2 FRA Simon Pagenaud 43 3 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 36 4 BRA Hélio Castroneves 32 5 RUS Mikhail Aleshin 30 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Official Pit Stop Data Official Race Broadcast Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2016 None 2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix 2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Category:Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Category:21st century in St. Petersburg, Florida Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg