Round 1: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, March 3 -5.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Race Result

That was a somewhat disjointed and chaotic race, with the red flag and the FCYs and in complete contrast to last year's race, which only had one FCY.

Only 12 cars finished on the lead lap.

What a terrible result, for Andretti Autosport. Three drivers make it to the Fast 6, with one getting Pole and all three go out of the race. An indifferent race for Penske, which wasn't helped by Power's penalty and McLaughlin tangling with Grosjean. Otherwise a good start for Ganassi, with 1st and 3rd for Ericsson and Dixon and not too bad a start for Arrow McLaren, though O'Ward was unlucky with the misfire in the plenum chamber, sounds painful. However, still a creditable 2nd place and a good 4th place for Rossi. Good to see Callum Illot and Graham Rahal finish in the top 6.

There's just over a month to go until Texas. There was a similar gap between rounds 1 and 2 last year. IndyCar should look to fill this gap with another race.