EVENT SUMMARY: 2014 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

2014 Season, Event Summaries — By More Front Wing Staff on March 25, 2014 12:26 pm

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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Sunday, March 30, 2014

Winner: Will Power
Official box score – View PDF

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POST-RACE ANALYSIS

Box score:	View PDF
Lap chart:	View PDF
Tire use chart:	View PDF
Leader lap summary:	View PDF
Pit stop summary:	View PDF
Top section times:	View PDF

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POST-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	12	Will Power	53
2	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	40
3	3	Helio Castroneves	36
4	9	Scott Dixon	32
5	77	Simon Pagenaud	30
6	10	Tony Kanaan	28
6	14	Takuma Sato	28
8	19	Justin Wilson	24
9	67	Josef Newgarden	22
10	8	Ryan Briscoe	20
11	17	Sebastian Saavedra	19
12	7	Mikhail Aleshin	18
13	11	Sebastien Bourdais	17
14	15	Graham Rahal	16
15	2	Juan Montoya	15
15	20	Mike Conway	15
17	34	Carlos Munoz	13
18	18	Carlos Huertas	12
19	27	James Hinchcliffe	11
20	83	Charlie Kimball	10
21	98	Jack Hawksworth	9
22	25	Marco Andretti	8

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Entrant standings:

Rank	Car	Entrant	Points
1	12	Verizon Team Penske	53
2	28	DHL Andretti Autosport	40
3	3	Hitachi Team Penske	36
4	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	32
5	77	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	30
6	10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	28
6	14	ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing	28
8	19	Dale Coyne Racing	24
9	67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	22
10	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	20
11	17	KV-AFS Racing	19
12	7	SMP Racing	18
13	11	KVSH Racing	17
14	15	National Guard RLL Racing	16
15	2	Verizon Penske Motorsports	15
15	20	Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing	15
17	34	Cinsay AndrettiTV.com HVM Racing	13
18	18	Dale Coyne Racing	12
19	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport	11
20	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	10
21	98	Bryan Herta Autosport	9
22	25	Snapple Andretti Autosport	8

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	117
2	Honda	70

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Bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	12	Will Power	$30,000
2	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$20,000
3	3	Helio Castroneves	$15,000
4	9	Scott Dixon	$10,000
5	77	Simon Pagenaud	$9,000
6	10	Tony Kanaan	$8,000
7	14	Takuma Sato	$7,000
8	19	Justin Wilson	$5,000
9	67	Josef Newgarden	$4,000
10	8	Ryan Briscoe	$2,000

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	$20,000

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IMPORTANT TIMES

Green flag:	3:20 PM EDT*
Race broadcast:	3:00 PM EDT on ABC
Qualifying:	5:20-6:30 PM EDT Saturday (REVISED due to rain delay) (No broadcast)
Practice sessions:	10:00-10:45 AM EDT Friday 2:00-2:45 PM EDT Friday 10:00-10:45 AM EDT Saturday 9:45-10:15 AM EDT Sunday
Drivers Meeting:	2:00-3:00 PM EDT Sunday (Live stream on INDYCAR 14)
Full weekend schedule:	View PDF
Radio/live timing and scoring:	INDYCAR Race Control

*2:20 PM CDT, 1:20 PM MDT, 12:20 PM PDT, 4:20 PM BRT, 7:20 PM GMT, 8:20 AM Mon NZDT, 6:20 AM Mon AEDT, 4:20 AM Mon JST

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TRACK FACTS

Track type:	Temporary street circuit
Length:	1.8 miles
Race distance:	110 laps (198 miles)
Number of turns:	14
Track map:	View PDF
Start:	Rolling
Restarts:	Single-file
Last lap for race re-entry:	100
Event Twitter account and hashtag:	@GPSTPETE, #firestonegp
Weather forecast:	Disabled

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ENTRANT FACTS

Entry list:	View PDF
Past driver performance:	View PDF
Spotter guide:	View PDF
Pit assignments:	View PDF
Engineer and race strategist list:	Visit thesetupsheet.com
Wing configuration:	Road/street
Boost specs:	150 kPa; increase to 160 kPa for push-to-pass
Push-to-pass specs:	10 pushes; 15 seconds per push; no activation delay
Tires available per entry:	Primary: 6 sets per entry; used at team testing since December 2013; no change to tread compound from 2013Alternate: 3 sets per entry; will be used at all 2014 street courses; no change to tread compound from 2013

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HISTORY

Last five wins:	2013 – James Hinchcliffe, Andretti Autosport 2012 – Helio Castroneves, Team Penske 2011 – Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing 2010 – Will Power, Team Penske 2009 – Ryan Briscoe, Team Penske
Last five poles:	2013 – Will Power, Team Penske (1:01.2070) 2012 – Will Power, Team Penske (1:01.3721) 2011 – Will Power, Team Penske (1:01.9625) 2010 – Will Power, Team Penske (1:01.6026) 2009 – Graham Rahal, Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (1:02.4110)
Track lap record:	1:00.928 (2003, Sebastien Bourdais)

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SESSION TIMES

Race – Official results

Rank	Start	Car	Driver	Engine	Laps	Comment
1	4	12	Will Power	C	110
2	3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	H	110
3	10	3	Helio Castroneves	C	110
4	5	9	Scott Dixon	C	110
5	14	77	Simon Pagenaud	H	110
6	2	10	Tony Kanaan	H	110
7	1	14	Takuma Sato	H	110
8	16	19	Justin Wilson	H	110
9	22	67	Josef Newgarden	H	110
10	9	8	Ryan Briscoe	C	110
11	11	17	Sebastian Saavedra	C	110
12	15	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	H	110
13	13	11	Sebastien Bourdais	C	110
14	21	15	Graham Rahal	H	110
15	18	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	C	110
16	12	20	Mike Conway	C	110
17	7	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	H	110
18	17	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	H	110
19	19	27	James Hinchcliffe	H	109
20	20	83	Charlie Kimball	C	108
21	8	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	H	83	Contact
22	6	25	Marco Andretti	H	82	Contact

Red=Non-Leaders Circle entry

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Official starting grid

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Practice 4 – Sunday morning warm-up

Notes:
8:00: Red flag for 2-Montoya, who contacts tire barrier in turn 10. Car is restarted and returns to pit lane with front wing damage.

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Qualifying

Notes:
Round 1 Group 1, 3:00: Red flag for 15-Rahal, who makes light contact with wall in turn 4 and loses two fastest laps.
10:00: Red flag for 27-Hinchcliffe, who spins and contacts wall in turn 4 and loses two fastest laps.

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Practice 3 – Saturday morning

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Qualifying groups:
Group 1: 3-Castroneves, 7-Aleshin, 8-Briscoe, 10-Kanaan, 11-Bourdais, 15-Rahal, 18-Huertas, 20-Conway, 25-Andretti, 27-Hinchcliffe, 28-Hunter-Reay.
Group 2: 2-Montoya, 9-Dixon, 12-Power, 14-Sato, 17-Saavedra, 19-Wilson, 34-Munoz, 67-Newgarden, 77-Pagenaud, 83-Kimball, 98-Hawksworth.
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Practice 2 – Friday afternoon

Notes:
7:00 – Red flag for 7-Saavedra off course in turn 10. Car is restarted and returns to pits under own power and with no damage.
30:00 – Red flag for 67-Newgarden off course in turn 4. Newgarden climbs from car without assistance.
39:00 – Red flag for 98-Hawksworth who contacts tire barrier in turn 12. Car returns to pit lane under own power.

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Practice 1 – Friday morning

Notes:
39:00 – Red flag for 11-Bourdais off course in turn 4. Assisted by Holmatro Safety Team and returns to pit under own power and with no damage.

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