Event statistics following the first race of the 2018 USF2000 season, Race 2 of the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, March 11, on the Streets of St. Petersburg in Florida.
Polesitter Alex Baron led all 25 laps for his first victory of the season, with Igor Fraga and Lucas Kohl rounding out the podium.
Race Statistics
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Race 2
Streets of St. Petersburg – St. Petersburg, Florida
- Winner (starting position): Alex Baron (1st)
- Podium: Alex Baron, Igor Fraga, Lucas Kohl
- Full Results: Alex Baron, Igor Fraga, Lucas Kohl, Jamie Caroline, Kyle Kirkwood, Jose Sierra, Zach Holden, Calvin Ming, Kaylen Frederick, Kory Enders, Julian Van der Watt, Darren Keane, Keith Donegan, Bruna Tomaselli, Kyle Dupell, Mathias Soler-Obel, Sabre Cook, David Osborne, Oscar DeLuzuriaga, Jayson Clunie, Manuel Cabrera, Colin Kaminsky, Michael d’Orlando, Rasmus Lindh, Russell McDonough
- Laps Completed: 25
- Miles Completed: 45
- Race Leaders: 1
- Laps Led: Alex Baron (25)
- Pole Position: Alex Baron (89.679 mph; 72.2574 seconds)
- Fastest Race Lap: Alex Baron (88.902 mph; 72.8891 seconds)
- Hard Charger: Sabre Cook (+6; 23rd to 17th)
- Margin of Victory: 2.0072 seconds
- Car Count: 25
- Cars Entered: 25
- Cars Running at Finish: 21 (of 25; or 84 percent of the field)
- Drivers to Finish on Lead Lap: 20
- Cautions: 2 for 2 laps
- Average Speed: 84.149 mph
- Lead Changes: 0
- Manufacturer Breakdown: Mazda (25)
Notes of Interest – Race Recap (Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Race 2)
- This is Alex Baron’s first USF2000 victory of the season and third in his career. Baron had two victories during the 2013 USF2000 season.
- Overall, this is Baron’s fourth victory in the Mazda Road to Indy system. He also won an Indy Lights race in 2014.
- Baron – who finished 22nd in Race 1 after contact early – led all 25 laps in Race 2, becoming the second driver in as many races to lead every lap of a race.
- Baron is the first driver to win a race from the pole position. Kyle Kirkwood won the season-opening race from second on the grid.
- Igor Fraga finished second, his career best in two races. He finished eighth in Race 1.
- Lucas Kohl rounded out the podium with his fourth career top-five finish in USF2000 competition in his 32nd career race.
- Fraga and Kohl gave Brazil two spots on the podium.
- Jamie Caroline was fourth, his first career top-five finish in USF2000.
- Kyle Kirkwood was fifth, the only driver to finish in the top five in both races at St. Petersburg. Kirkwood was the top finishing driver from the United States.
- In the field, 16 of the 25 drivers were rookies.
- Jayson Clunie, who was 20th, was the last driver to finish on the lead lap.
- Only four drivers failed to finish the race, all due to contact or going off course: Colin Kaminsky (22nd); Michael d’Orlando (23rd); Rasmus Lindh (24th); and Russell McDonough (25th), the only driver to retire from both races.
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Season Series Stats Update: 2018 USF2000, Following Race 2 (March 11, 2018)
Season statistics following the second race of the 2018 USF2000 season March 11 at the Streets of St. Petersburg in Florida.
2018 USF2000 Statistics
- Races: 2
- By State: Florida (2)
- By Track Length: 1.8 miles (2)
- Race Winners (Drivers): Kyle Kirkwood (1), Alex Baron (1)
- Most Podiums: Kyle Kirkwood (1), Jose Sierra (1), Darren Keane (1), Alex Baron (1), Igor Fraga (1), Lucas Kohl (1)
- Most Top Fives: Kyle Kirkwood (2)
- Most Top 10s: Kyle Kirkwood (2), Jose Sierra (2), Calvin Ming (2), Igor Fraga (2)
- Laps Completed: 45
- Miles Completed: 81
- Race Winners (Manufacturers): Mazda (1)
- Most Wins (Manufacturer): Mazda (1)
- Most Laps Led, Race: Alex Baron – 25 (March 11 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Race 2)
- Most Laps Led, Season: Alex Baron – 25
- Most Races Led: Kyle Kirkwood (1), Alex Baron (1)
- Drivers to Lead at Least One Race: 2
- Most Races Led All Laps: Kyle Kirkwood (1), Alex Baron (1)
- Most Race Laps Led in a Win: Alex Baron – 25 (March 11 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Race 2)
- Fewest Race Laps Led in a Win: Kyle Kirkwood – 20 (March 10 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Race 1)
- Most Race Laps Led Without Winning: Not Available
- Number of Drivers to Compete in At Least One Race: 25
- Number of Drivers to Compete in Every Race This Season: 25
- Most Races: Kyle Kirkwood (2), Jose Sierra (2), Darren Keane (2), Calvin Ming (2), Julian Van der Watt (2), Colin Kaminsky (2), Bruna Tomaselli (2), Igor Fraga (2), Kyle Dupell (2), Rasmus Lindh (2), Kaylen Frederick (2), Mathias Soler-Obel (2), Lucas Kohl (2), Keith Donegan (2), Sabre Cook (2), Michael d’Orlando (2), Jayson Clunie (2), David Osborne (2), Kory Enders (2), Oscar DeLuzuriaga (2), Zach Holden (2), Alex Baron (2), Russell McDonough (2), Jamie Caroline (2), Manuel Cabrera (2)
- Victories By Starting Position: 1st (1), 2nd (1)
- Pole Positions: Jose Sierra (1), Alex Baron (1)
- Hard Chargers: Mathias Soler-Obel (1), Sabre Cook (1)
- Most Cars Entered: 25 (twice)
- Fewest Cars Entered: 25 (twice)
- Largest Field: 25 (twice)
- Smallest Field: 25 (twice)
- Number of Drivers to Complete Every Lap This Season: 15
- Drivers to Complete Every Lap This Season: Kyle Kirkwood, Jose Sierra, Darren Keane, Calvin Ming, Julian Van der Watt, Bruna Tomaselli, Igor Fraga, Kyle Dupell, Kaylen Frederick, Mathias Soler-Obel, Lucas Kohl, Keith Donegan, Sabre Cook, Jayson Clunie, David Osborne
- Most Laps Completed This Season: Kyle Kirkwood (45), Jose Sierra (45), Darren Keane (45), Calvin Ming (45), Julian Van der Watt (45), Bruna Tomaselli (45), Igor Fraga (45), Kyle Dupell (45), Kaylen Frederick (45), Mathias Soler-Obel (45), Lucas Kohl (45), Keith Donegan (45), Sabre Cook (45), Jayson Clunie (45), David Osborne (45)
- Widest Margin of Victory: 5.4945 seconds (Kyle Kirkwood over Jose Sierra; March 10 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Race 1)
- Narrowest Margin of Victory: 2.0072 seconds (Alex Baron over Igor Fraga; March 11 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Race 2)
- Most Cautions, One Race: 2 (March 11 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Race 2)
- Fewest Cautions, One Race: 1 (March 10 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Race 1)
- Most Lead Changes, One Race: None (twice)
- Fewest Lead Changes, One Race: None (twice)
- Most Leaders, One Race: 1 (twice)
- Fewest Leaders, One Race: 1 (twice)
- Most Cars Running at Finish: 21 (twice)
- Fewest Cars Running at Finish: 21 (twice)
- Most Cars Finishing on Lead Lap: 20 (March 11 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Race 2)
- Fewest Cars Finishing on Lead Lap: 18 (March 10 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Race 1)
- Points Standings: 1. Kyle Kirkwood (48); 2. Jose Sierra (41); 3. Igor Fraga (38); 4. Alex Baron (35); 5. Calvin Ming (32); 6. Darren Keane (31); 7. Lucas Kohl (30); 8. Julian Van der Watt (27); 9. Kaylen Frederick (22); 10. Bruna Tomaselli (21).
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