Event Recap: 2018 Indy Lights Statistics from St. Petersburg, Race 1 (March 10, 2018)

Event statistics following the first race of the 2018 Indy Lights season, Race 1 of the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in the Streets of St. Petersburg in Florida.

Patricio O’Ward led all 35 laps to score his first career Indy Lights victory by more than six seconds over Santiago Urrutia.

Race Statistics

Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Race 1

Streets of St. Petersburg – St. Petersburg, Florida

- Winner (starting position): Patricio O’Ward (2nd)

- Podium: Patricio O’Ward, Santiago Urrutia, Colton Herta

- Full Results: Patricio O’Ward, Santiago Urrutia, Colton Herta, Victor Franzoni, Shelby Blackstock, Ryan Norman, Neil Alberico, Dalton Kellett, Aaron Telitz

- Laps Completed: 35

- Race Leaders: 1

- Laps Led: Patricio O’Ward (35)

- Pole Position: Aaron Telitz (99.497 mph; 65.1279 seconds)

- Fastest Race Lap: Colton Herta (98.939 mph; 65.4946 seconds)

- Hard Charger: Santiago Urrutia (+2; 4th to 2nd)

- Margin of Victory: 6.6014 seconds

- Car Count: 9

- Cars Entered: 9

- Cars Running at Finish: 8 (of 9; or 89 percent of the field)

- Drivers to Finish on Lead Lap: 7

- Cautions: None

- Average Speed: 97.651 mph

- Lead Changes: 0

- Manufacturer Breakdown: Mazda (9)

Notes of Interest – Race Recap (Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Race 1)

- This is Patricio O’Ward first career victory in the Indy Lights, in his fifth career race. This was his first race with Andretti Autosport.

- O’Ward now has two podiums. He scored his maiden podium in the 2017 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Race 2.

- Santiago Urrutia finished second, scoring his 17th career Indy Lights podium in 35 races (48.6 percent).

- Colton Herta finished third, recording his eighth career Indy Lights podium in 17 races (47 percent).

- Victor Franzoni finished fourth in his first career Indy Lights race.

- Shelby Blackstock finished fifth in his 51st career Indy Lights race. He is 13 laps away from completing 2000 laps in his Indy Lights career.

- Aaron Telitz earned his second career pole position, but was unable to start the race due to an accident in qualifying.