The 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was Round 1 of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series. The event was held on the streets of St. Petersburg in Florida, United States on 11 March 2018. Robert Wickens 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 | 14 | 110 | 02:17:48.4954 | 30 | Running | 51 | 86.207 | 4 |
| 2 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 24 | 110 | 02:17:48.6223 | - | Running | 40 | 86.205 | 3 |
| 3 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 110 | 02:17:49.2063 | 5 | Running | 36 | 86.199 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 7 | 110 | 02:17:50.0129 | - | Running | 32 | 86.191 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 110 | 02:17:50.4861 | 1 | Running | 31 | 86.186 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 110 | 02:17:50.7670 | - | Running | 28 | 86.183 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 110 | 02:17:51.8796 | - | Running | 26 | 86.171 | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Ed Jones | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 17 | 110 | 02:17:52.7946 | - | Running | 24 | 86.162 | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 110 | 02:17:53.3317 | - | Running | 22 | 86.156 | 3 |
| 10 | 12 | Will Power | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 110 | 02:17:54.6226 | - | Running | 20 | 86.143 | 4 |
| 11 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 10 | 110 | 02:17:55.0130 | - | Running | 19 | 86.139 | 3 |
| 12 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 110 | 02:17:55.8959 | - | Running | 18 | 86.13 | 5 |
| 13 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 11 | 110 | 02:17:56.4857 | - | Running | 17 | 86.124 | 4 |
| 14 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 110 | 02:17:57.7226 | - | Running | 16 | 86.111 | 4 |
| 15 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 16 | 109 | 02:17:58.4449 | - | Running | 15 | 85.32 | 6 |
| 16 | 26 | Zach Veach | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 109 | 02:17:59.5769 | - | Running | 14 | 85.309 | 5 |
| 17 | 19 | Zachary Claman | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 22 | 109 | 02:18:01.0830 | - | Running | 13 | 85.293 | 5 |
| 18 | 6 | Robert Wickens | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 1 | 108 | 02:14:42.2366 | 69 | Contact | 16 | 86.59 | 3 |
| 19 | 59 | Max Chilton | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 20 | 108 | 02:17:58.8999 | - | Running | 11 | 84.533 | 5 |
| 20 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 21 | 107 | 02:17:59.9877 | - | Running | 10 | 83.739 | 6 |
| 21 | 20 | Jordan King | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 4 | 107 | 02:18:00.2211 | 5 | Running | 10 | 83.737 | 5 |
| 22 | 32 | Rene Binder | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 23 | 100 | 02:05:47.7910 | - | Contact | 8 | 85.853 | 5 |
| 23 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 19 | 38 | 00:51:57.7167 | - | Off Course | 7 | 78.981 | 1 |
| 24 | 4 | Matheus Leist | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 3 | 16 | 00:33:39.7289 | - | Contact | 6 | 51.334 | 2 |