IndyCar was on track at St. Petersburg. Photo: Kevin Dejewski
Romain Grosjean stunned the field by taking a convincing pole at the IndyCar season opener from St. Petersburg.
READ MORE: IndyCar St. Petersburg – Qualifying Report
Grosjean’s Andretti Autosport team-mate Colton Herta came up just short in his bid to get pole, but was still emblematic of how strong the team looked all afternoon.
A few dramatic spins in the final Fast 6 session took a few good drivers out of contention for pole as they attempted to set the fastest laps of the weekend.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | 0:59.553 | |||
| 2 |  |
Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | 0:59.968 | |||
| 3 |  |
Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren | 1:00.016 | |||
| 4 |  |
Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:00.443 | |||
| 5 | |
Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | 0:00.000 | |||
| 6 |  |
Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 0:00.000 | |||
| 7 |  |
Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0:59.778 | |||
| 8 | |
Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | 0:59.797 | |||
| 9 | |
Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0:59.801 | |||
| 10 |  |
Will Power | Team Penske | 0:59.948 | |||
| 11 |  |
Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 0:59.961 | |||
| 12 | |
Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | 1:00.004 | |||
| 13 | |
Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:00.315 | |||
| 14 | |
Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 1:00.060 | |||
| 15 |  |
Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | 1:00.504 | |||
| 16 | |
David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.079 | |||
| 17 | |
Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:00.530 | |||
| 18 |  |
Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Autosport | 1:00.179 | |||
| 19 |  |
Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 1:00.727 | |||
| 20 | |
Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 1:00.371 | |||
| 21 |  |
Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 1:01.069 | |||
| 22 | |
Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 1:00.386 | |||
| 23 | |
Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:02.371 | |||
| 24 |  |
Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | 1:00.483 | |||
| 25 | |
Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | 0:00.000 | |||
| 26 | |
Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | 1:00.606 | |||
| 27 | |
Benjamin Pedersen | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:01.435 |
Keyword: IndyCar St. Petersburg – Qualifying Results