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2021 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

{{Short description|Second round of the 2021 IndyCar Series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{American Championship Car race report infobox

|Country=USA

|Race=Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

|Image=St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg

|Caption=

|Date=April 25

|Year=2021

|Official name=Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

|Round_No=2nd

|Series=IndyCar

|Location=Streets of St. Petersburg

|Course=Temporary street circuit

|Course_mi=1.800

|Course_km=2.897

|Distance_laps=100

|Distance_mi=180.000

|Distance_km=289.682

|Pole_Driver={{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

|Pole_Team=Andretti Autosport

|Pole_Time=01:00.3210

|Pole_Country=USA

|Fast_Driver={{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

|Fast_Team=Chip Ganassi Racing

|Fast_Time=01:01.4568

|Fast_Lap=67

|Fast_Country=ESP

|First_Driver={{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

|First_Team=Andretti Autosport

|First_Country= USA

|Second_Driver={{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

|Second_Team=Team Penske

|Second_Country= USA

|Third_Driver={{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

|Third_Team=Team Penske

|Third_Country= FRA

}}

The 2021 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the second round of the 2021 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 25, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The race lasted for 100 laps, and was won by Colton Herta.

Background

The race was originally due to take place on 7 March 2021 as the opening round of the championship, but the COVID-19 pandemic was still a concern for event organisers and IndyCar officials as the 2020 race was postponed from March to October. On January 6, 2021, the race was rescheduled to 25 April 2021 so the event can accommodate more fans with loosening restrictions but it was capped to 20,000 fans to attend.{{Cite web|title=St Pete: Postponed to April|url=https://www.indycar.com/news/2021/01/01-06-schedule-update-announcement|website=www.indycar.com|language=en}}

Entry list

{{further|2021 IndyCar Series#Contracted teams and drivers}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Key

!Meaning

align="center" |{{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

|Rookie

align="center" |{{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Past winner

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
align=center | {{abbr|No.|Car Number}}DriverTeamEngine
2{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}Team PenskeChevrolet
3{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}Team PenskeChevrolet
4{{flagicon|CAN}} Dalton KellettA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
5{{flagicon|MEX}} Patricio O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet
7{{flagicon|SWE}} Felix RosenqvistArrow McLaren SPChevrolet
8{{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
9{{flagicon|NZ}} Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
10{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda
12{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}Team PenskeChevrolet
14{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15{{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18{{flagicon|UAE}} Ed JonesDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda
20{{flagicon|USA}} Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21{{flagicon|NLD}} Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
22{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet
26{{flagicon|USA}} Colton HertaAndretti AutosportHonda
27{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda
28{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda
29{{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}Andretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda
30{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
48{{Flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Johnson {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
51{{Flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda
59{{flagicon|GBR}} Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet
60{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack HarveyMeyer Shank RacingHonda
colspan=4|SOURCE {{cite web |url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/St-Petersburg-2021-entry-list.pdf |title=St Petersburg entry list|access-date=April 23, 2021}}

Practice

=Practice 1=

There were 2 red flags during the session, one at the start due to timing and scoring issues, causing the session to be extended by 10 minutes, and another at the end after Sebastien Bourdais spun and stalled his car.{{Cite web| url=https://www.indycar.com/news/2021/04/04-23-stpete-friday-practice|title=Newgarden rebounds to lead opening practice at St. Pete}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+ Top Practice Speeds
{{abbr|Pos|Position}}{{abbr|No.|Car Number}}DriverTeamEngineLap Time
style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;" |2

|{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

|1:00.8029

style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;" |12

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

|1:00.8102

style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;" |26

|{{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

|1:00.8348

colspan=6| [https://www.indycar.com/results/ntt-indycar-series/2021/firestone-grand-prix-of-st.-petersburg/practice-1 OFFICIAL REPORT]

=Practice 2=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+ Top Practice Speeds
{{abbr|Pos|Position}}{{abbr|No.|Car Number}}DriverTeamEngineLap Time
style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;" |2

|{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

|1:00.0622

style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;" |27

|{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

|1:00.1749

style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;" |60

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Harvey

|Meyer Shank Racing

|Honda

|1:00.2192

colspan=6| [https://www.indycar.com/results/ntt-indycar-series/2021/firestone-grand-prix-of-st.-petersburg/practice-2 OFFICIAL REPORT]

Qualifying

= Qualifying classification =

The field was split into two groups of twelve drivers, with the top 6 of each group progressing to the Fast 12. The top 6 of the Fast 12 proceeded to the Firestone Fast 6.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"

! rowspan="3" | {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

! rowspan="3" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="3" | Driver

! rowspan="3" | Team

! rowspan="3" | Engine

! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | Time

! rowspan="3" | {{Tooltip|Final
grid|Final starting grid position for race}}

scope="col" colspan="2" | Round 1

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|{{Nowrap|Round 2}}|Round 2/Firestone Fast 12}}

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|{{Nowrap|Round 3}}|Round 3/Firestone Fast 6}}

scope="col" | Group 1

! scope="col" | Group 2

scope="row" | 1

| align="center" | 26

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

| align="left" | Andretti Autosport

| align="left" | Honda

| 01:00.3659

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.2207

| 01:00.3210

| align="center" | 1

scope="row" | 2

| align="center" | 60

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Harvey

| align="left" | Meyer Shank Racing

| align="left" | Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.5028

| 01:00.4262

| 01:00.5709

| align="center" | 2

scope="row" | 3

| align="center" | 2

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Team Penske

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.4437

| 01:00.3428

| 01:00.6078

| align="center" | 3

scope="row" | 4

| align="center" | 22

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

| align="left" | Team Penske

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| 01:00.6375

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.4385

| 01:00.6353

| align="center" | 4

scope="row" | 5

| align="center" | 14

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| 01:00.7182

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.3573

| 01:01.0017

| align="center" | 5

scope="row" | 6

| align="center" | 5

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Patricio O'Ward

| align="left" | Arrow McLaren SP

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| 01:00.6026

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.3999

| 01:01.0799

| align="center" | 6

scope="row" | 7

| align="center" | 21

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NLD}} Rinus VeeKay

| align="left" | Ed Carpenter Racing

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.5414

| 01:00.4858

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="7"|N/A

| align="center" | 7

scope="row" | 8

| align="center" | 9

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZ}} Scott Dixon

| align="left" | Chip Ganassi Racing

| align="left" | Honda

| 01:00.7921

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.4997

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="8"|N/A

| align="center" | 8

scope="row" | 9

| align="center" | 15

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| align="left" | Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.4825

| 01:00.5678

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="9"|N/A

| align="center" | 9

scope="row" | 10

| align="center" | 10

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

| align="left" | Chip Ganassi Racing

| align="left" | Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.6521

| 01:00.6220

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="10"|N/A

| align="center" | 10

scope="row" | 11

| align="center" | 27

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| align="left" | Andretti Autosport

| align="left" | Honda

| 01:00.2949

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.6476

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="11"|N/A

| align="center" | 11

scope="row" | 12

| align="center" | 29

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport

| align="left" | Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.6368

| 01:00.8671

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="12"|N/A

| align="center" | 12

scope="row" | 13

| align="center" | 28

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| align="left" | Andretti Autosport

| align="left" | Honda

| 01:00.8524

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="13"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="13"|N/A

| align="center" | 13

scope="row" | 14

| align="center" | 3

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Team Penske

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.7044

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="14"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="14"|N/A

| align="center" | 14

scope="row" | 15

| align="center" | 30

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

| align="left" | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| align="left" | Honda

| 01:00.9167

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15"|N/A

| align="center" | 15

scope="row" | 16

| align="center" | 8

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

| align="left" | Chip Ganassi Racing

| align="left" | Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.7058

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="16"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="16"|N/A

| align="center" | 16

scope="row" | 17

| align="center" | 7

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist

| align="left" | Arrow McLaren SP

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| 01:00.9569

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="17"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="17"|N/A

| align="center" | 17

scope="row" | 18

| align="center" | 51

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing

| align="left" | Honda

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:00.8127

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="18"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="18"|N/A

| align="center" | 18

scope="row" | 19

| align="center" | 20

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| align="left" | Ed Carpenter Racing

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| 01:01.4220

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A

| align="center" | 19

scope="row" | 20

| align="center" | 12

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Team Penske

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:01.1140

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="20"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="20"|N/A

| align="center" | 20

scope="row" | 21

| align="center" | 18

| align="left" | {{flagicon|UAE}} Ed Jones

| align="left" | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan

| align="left" | Honda

| 01:01.4453

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="21"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="21"|N/A

| align="center" | 21

scope="row" | 22

| align="center" | 59

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Max Chilton

| align="left" | Carlin

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:01.5065

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="22"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="22"|N/A

| align="center" | 22

scope="row" | 23

| align="center" | 48

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Johnson {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Chip Ganassi Racing

| align="left" | Honda

| 01:01.8364

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="23"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="23"|N/A

| align="center" | 23

scope="row" | 24

| align="center" | 4

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Dalton Kellett

| align="left" | A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| align="left" | Chevrolet

| style="background: silver" align="center" |N/A

| 01:02.3396

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="24"|N/A

| style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="24"|N/A

| align="center" | 24

colspan="10" | Source:{{Cite web|date=April 24, 2021|title=Qualifications - Results Qualifications - Segment 1 / Group 1|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5823/2021-04-25/indycar-results-quals-r1g1.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=indycar.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327132701/http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5823/2021-04-25/indycar-results-quals-r1g1.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-27 }}{{Cite web|date=April 24, 2021|title=Qualifications - Results Qualifications - Segment 1 / Group 2|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5824/2021-04-25/indycar-results-quals-r1g2.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=indycar.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327132653/http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5824/2021-04-25/indycar-results-quals-r1g2.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-27 }}{{Cite web|date=April 24, 2021|title=Qualifications - Results Qualifications - Segment 2 / Top 12|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5825/2021-04-25/indycar-results-quals-r2.pdf|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=indycar.com}}{{Cite web|date=April 24, 2021|title=Qualifications - Results Qualifications - Segment 3 / Firestone Fast 6|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5826/2021-04-25/indycar-results-quals-r3.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=indycar.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327132713/http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5826/2021-04-25/indycar-results-quals-r3.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-27 }}

; Notes

  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

=Warmup=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+ Top Practice Speeds
{{abbr|Pos|Position}}{{abbr|No.|Car Number}}DriverTeamEngineLap Time
style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;" |26

|{{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

|01:00.6632

style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;" |30

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

|Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

|Honda

|01:00.6768

style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;" |9

|{{flagicon|NZ}} Scott Dixon

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

|01:00.8092

colspan=6| Source:{{Cite web|date=April 25, 2021|title=Results of Session - Warm-Up|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5827/2021-04-25/indycar-results-pf.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=indycar.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327134123/http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5827/2021-04-25/indycar-results-pf.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-27 }}

Race

= Race classification =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Engine

! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Laps

! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Time/Retired

! scope="col" | Pit
Stops

! scope="col" | Grid

! scope="col" | Laps
Led

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

1

| align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

| Andretti Autosport

| Honda

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| 1:51:51.4115

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 1

| align="center"| 97

| align="center"| 54

2

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +2.4933

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 40

3

| align="center"| 22

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +6.1496

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 4

| align="center"| 1

| align="center"| 36

4

| align="center"| 60

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Harvey

| Meyer Shank Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +8.0833

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 32

5

| align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|NZ}} Scott Dixon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +8.9497

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 8

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 30

6

| align="center"| 30

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +11.6802

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 15

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 28

7

| align="center"| 8

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +11.9393

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 16

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 26

8

| align="center"| 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +13.2363

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 20

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 24

9

| align="center"| 21

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Rinus VeeKay

| Ed Carpenter Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +13.7194

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 7

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 22

10

| align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +15.9951

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 20

11

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +17.5926

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 14

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 19

12

| align="center"| 7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist

| Arrow McLaren SP

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +18.5638

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 17

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 18

13

| align="center"| 51

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

| Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +22.7276

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 18

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 17

14

| align="center"| 28

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Andretti Autosport

| Honda

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +24.1275

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 13

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 16

15

| align="center"| 15

| {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +24.7928

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 9

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 15

16

| align="center"| 20

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| Ed Carpenter Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 100

| align="center"| +48.1603

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"| 19

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 14

17

| align="center"| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 99

| align="center"| +1 Lap

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 10

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 14

18

| align="center"| 29

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport

| Honda

| align="center"| 99

| align="center"| +1 Lap

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 12

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 12

19

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Patricio O'Ward

| Arrow McLaren SP

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 99

| align="center"| +1 Lap

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 6

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 11

20

| align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Ed Jones

| Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan

| Honda

| align="center"| 99

| align="center"| +1 Lap

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"| 21

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 10

21

| align="center"| 27

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| Andretti Autosport

| Honda

| align="center"| 98

| align="center"| +2 Laps

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 11

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 9

22

| align="center"| 48

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Johnson {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

| align="center"| 95

| align="center"| +5 Laps

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 23

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 8

23

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Dalton Kellett

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 67

| align="center"| Off Course

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 23

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 7

24

| align="center"| 59

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Max Chilton

| Carlin

| Chevrolet

| align="center"| 18

| align="center"| Mechanical

| align="center"| 1

| align="center"| 22

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 6

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|colspan="11" style="text-align:center"|Fastest lap: {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:01.4568 (lap 67)

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! colspan="11" | Source:{{Cite web|date=April 25, 2021|title=Race - Results (11inch) - Final

|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5798/2021-04-25/indycar-boxscore.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=indycar.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513150140/https://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5798/2021-04-25/indycar-boxscore.pdf |archive-date=2021-05-13 }}

Championship standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

|align="left"|67

align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

|align="left"|65

align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

|align="left"|65

align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

|align="left"|62

align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

|align="left"|54

colspan=4| Source:{{Cite web|title=Race Results - Racing-Reference|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2021_Firestone_Grand_Prix_of_St._Petersburg/O/|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=Racing-Reference}}

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;Engine manufacturer standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align="center"| 1

| Honda

| 178

align="center"| 2

| Chevrolet

| 148

colspan=4| Source:

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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External links

{{IndyCar Series race report

|Name_of_race = Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

|Year_of_race = 2021

|Previous_race_in_season = 2021 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

|Next_race_in_season = 2021 Genesys 300

|Previous_year's_race = 2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

|Next_year's_race = 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

}}

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