2026 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
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1st round of the 2026 IndyCar season
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Layout of the St. Petersburg street course | |||||
| Date | March 1, 2026 | ||||
| Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | ||||
| Location | St. Petersburg street course, St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.800 mi / 2.897 km | ||||
| Distance | 100 laps 180.000 mi / 289.682 km | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | 1:00.5426 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Global) | ||||
| Time | 1:02.2131 (on lap 68 of 100) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Second | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) | ||||
| Third | Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
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The 2026 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2026 IndyCar Series. The race was held on March 1, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Streets of St. Petersburg. The race was contested of 100 laps. Álex Palou won the race, followed by Scott McLaughlin and Christian Lundgaard.