The 2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was Round 1 of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series. The event was held on the streets of St. Petersburg in Florida, United States on 12 March 2017. Will Power started on pole position and Sebastien Bourdais was the race winner.
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Sebastien Bourdais | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 21 | 110 | 02:04:32.4153 | 69 | Running | 53 | 95.391 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | Simon Pagenaud | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 14 | 110 | 02:04:42.7661 | 13 | Running | 41 | 95.259 | 3 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 2 | 110 | 02:04:59.9138 | - | Running | 35 | 95.041 | 3 |
| 4 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 110 | 02:05:08.5300 | - | Running | 32 | 94.932 | 4 |
| 5 | 26 | Takuma Sato | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 110 | 02:05:08.5828 | 2 | Running | 31 | 94.931 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 16 | 110 | 02:05:14.4438 | - | Running | 28 | 94.857 | 4 |
| 7 | 27 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 110 | 02:05:21.9370 | - | Running | 26 | 94.763 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 4 | 110 | 02:05:22.4596 | - | Running | 24 | 94.756 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 3 | 110 | 02:05:31.2781 | 21 | Running | 23 | 94.645 | 3 |
| 10 | 19 | Ed Jones | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 110 | 02:05:34.2764 | - | Running | 20 | 94.608 | 4 |
| 11 | 98 | Alexander Rossi | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 8 | 109 | 02:04:35.7348 | - | Running | 19 | 94.482 | 3 |
| 12 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 109 | 02:04:41.7438 | - | Running | 18 | 94.406 | 5 |
| 13 | 21 | JR Hildebrand | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 109 | 02:04:48.6246 | - | Running | 17 | 94.319 | 5 |
| 14 | 7 | Mikhail Aleshin | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 17 | 109 | 02:04:52.6910 | - | Running | 16 | 94.268 | 5 |
| 15 | 4 | Conor Daly | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 20 | 109 | 02:04:53.0871 | - | Running | 15 | 94.263 | 3 |
| 16 | 8 | Max Chilton | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 7 | 109 | 02:04:59.4343 | - | Running | 14 | 94.183 | 4 |
| 17 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 10 | 108 | 02:05:20.2974 | - | Running | 13 | 93.06 | 6 |
| 18 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 105 | 02:04:42.0444 | - | Running | 12 | 90.938 | 4 |
| 19 | 12 | Will Power | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 1 | 99 | 01:56:48.1774 | 5 | Mechanical | 13 | 91.539 | 6 |
| 20 | 20 | Spencer Pigot | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 71 | 01:50:47.9314 | - | Mechanical | 10 | 69.206 | 3 |
| 21 | 14 | Carlos Munoz | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 11 | 32 | 01:06:51.7833 | - | Mechanical | 9 | 51.688 | 2 |