Draft:2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 14th round of the 2020 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the Streets of St. Petersburg | |
| Date | October 25, 2020 |
| Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
| Location | Streets of St. Petersburg |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.800 mi / 2.897 km |
| Distance | 100 laps 180.000 mi / 289.682 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 01:01.0369 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 01:01.2384 (on lap 93 of 100) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Second |  Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) |
| Third |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
The 2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the fourteenth and final round of the 2020 IndyCar season. The race was held on October 25, 2020, in the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. Originally, the race was scheduled to open the season on March 15 but was postponed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The race consisted of 100 laps and was won by Josef Newgarden.
Scott Dixon won his sixth IndyCar, holding off Newgarden from winning what would have been his second championship in two years and three in four. Rinus VeeKay won rookie of the year honors.[1]
Entry list[edit]
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice[edit]
Practice 1[edit]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Colton Herta
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Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:01.1306 |
| 2 | 26 |  James Hinchcliffe W
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:01.2279 |
| 3 | 55 |  Álex Palou R
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Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh | Honda | 01:01.4319 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying started at 3:05 PM ET on October 24, 2020.
Qualifying classification[edit]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Will Power W
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:00.7730 | 01:00.3324 | 01:01.0369 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.8867 | N/A | 01:00.7629 | 01:01.1730 | 2 |
| 3 | 88 | Colton Herta
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Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:00.6614 | 01:00.3687 | 01:01.1815 | 3 |
| 4 | 26 | James Hinchcliffe W
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.6526 | N/A | 01:00.7356 | 01:01.3626 | 4 |
| 5 | 60 |  Jack Harvey
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Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:00.7312 | N/A | 01:00.6264 | 01:01.3675 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
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Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:00.9412 | 01:00.6181 | 01:01.7725 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 |  Sébastien Bourdais W
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:00.8805 | 01:00.8102 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Josef Newgarden W
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:00.7431 | N/A | 01:00.8676 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay R
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Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:00.7721 | 01:00.8837 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Oliver Askew R
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Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:01.0185 | 01:00.9772 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 9 | Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:00.8725 | N/A | 01:01.0283 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:00.8749 | N/A | 01:01.2298 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 30 |  Takuma Sato
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:00.9423 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 20 | Conor Daly
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Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:01.1609 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:00.9619 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 55 | Álex Palou R
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Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh | Honda | N/A | 01:01.1630 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Graham Rahal W
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:01.1458 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | Santino Ferrucci
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Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan | Honda | N/A | 01:01.1797 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:01.1732 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 4 | Charlie Kimball
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:01.2425 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin R
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:01.6409 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:01.5224 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 98 | Marco Andretti
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Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:01.6833 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 59 | Max Chilton
|
Carlin | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:21.7909 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| Source:[4] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup[edit]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Colton Herta
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Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:01.6011 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:01.6254 |
| 3 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:01.8360 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Race[edit]
The race started at 2:20 PM ET on October 25, 2020.
Race classification[edit]
Championship standings after the race[edit]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References[edit]
- ^ Horrall, Zach (October 25, 2020). "Newgarden wins at St. Pete, falls 16 points short of Dixon in dramatic race". Indycar.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "indycar-entrylist-st. pete" (PDF). indycar.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. October 24, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. October 24, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Warmup Results". indycar.com. October 25, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. October 25, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ @INDYCAR (October 25, 2020). "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023 – via NBC Sports.
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