The 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was Round 1 of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series. The event was held on the streets of St. Petersburg in Florida, United States on 13 March 2016. Will Power started on pole position and Juan Pablo Montoya 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 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 3 | 110 | 02:13:28.4650 | 44 | Running | 51 | 89.006 | 3 |
| 2 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 1 | 110 | 02:13:30.7956 | 48 | Running | 43 | 88.98 | 3 |
| 3 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 110 | 02:13:37.3414 | 3 | Running | 36 | 88.907 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 110 | 02:13:37.7887 | - | Running | 32 | 88.902 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Mikhail Aleshin | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 17 | 110 | 02:13:38.1817 | - | Running | 30 | 88.898 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | Takuma Sato | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 10 | 110 | 02:13:54.5023 | - | Running | 28 | 88.717 | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 4 | 110 | 02:14:09.1706 | - | Running | 26 | 88.556 | 4 |
| 8 | 26 | Carlos Munoz | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 110 | 02:14:24.4109 | - | Running | 24 | 88.388 | 5 |
| 9 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 110 | 02:14:27.5854 | - | Running | 22 | 88.354 | 4 |
| 10 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 109 | 02:13:02.3902 | - | Contact | 20 | 88.485 | 4 |
| 11 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 109 | 02:13:30.1412 | - | Running | 19 | 88.178 | 7 |
| 12 | 98 | Alexander Rossi | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 109 | 02:13:36.5456 | - | Running | 18 | 88.108 | 4 |
| 13 | 18 | Conor Daly | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 20 | 109 | 02:13:37.2666 | 15 | Running | 18 | 88.1 | 4 |
| 14 | 16 | Spencer Pigot | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 21 | 109 | 02:13:39.8979 | - | Running | 16 | 88.071 | 5 |
| 15 | 27 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 14 | 109 | 02:13:51.6551 | - | Running | 15 | 87.942 | 5 |
| 16 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 109 | 02:14:05.6227 | - | Running | 14 | 87.789 | 5 |
| 17 | 8 | Max Chilton | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 16 | 109 | 02:14:08.3976 | - | Running | 13 | 87.759 | 4 |
| 18 | 12 | Oriol Servia | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 109 | 02:14:08.7408 | - | 4 | 12 | 87.755 | 4 |
| 19 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 8 | 109 | 02:14:14.6752 | - | Running | 11 | 87.691 | 7 |
| 20 | 19 | Luca Filippi | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 108 | 02:13:39.1415 | - | Running | 10 | 87.271 | 6 |
| 21 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 87 | 01:51:30.6830 | - | Contact | 9 | 84.26 | 3 |
| 22 | 21 | Josef Newgarden | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 11 | 47 | 01:41:08.0756 | - | Electrical | 8 | 50.191 | 7 |