Josef Newgarden got his 2024 IndyCar campaign off to the perfect start with victory in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The perennial front-runner had a relatively poor season in 2023 by his incredibly high standards, but he won the inaugrual race of the season for the first time since 2019, the year of his second and last IndyCar championship to date.
2024 IndyCar standings
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Team Penske looks to have the early edge in terms of performance, with Scott McLaughlin and Will Power coming home third and fourth, only Pato O’Ward in his McLaren had an answer. Chip Ganassi Racing struggled for pace, Alex Palou in sixth was the team’s highest scorer, while Scott Dixon ended up a disappointing ninth.
Colton Herta put in an outstanding drive to finish fifth for Andretti Global, Felix Rosenqvist bagged a good haul of points for Meyer Shank Racing in seventh ahead of Alexander Rossi’s McLaren. Rinus Veekay rounded out the top ten for Ed Carpenter Racing.
2024 IndyCar drivers' standings
|
Position |
Driver |
Team |
Points |
|
1 |
Josef Newgarden |
Team Penske |
87 |
|
2 |
Scott Dixon |
Chip Ganassi |
75 |
|
3 |
Colton Herta |
Andretti Global |
72 |
|
4 |
Alex Palou |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
63 |
|
5 |
Will Power |
Team Penske |
61 |
|
6 |
Pato O’Ward |
McLaren |
54 |
|
7 |
Felix Rosenqvist |
Meyer Shank Racing |
50 |
|
8 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
Andretti Global |
45 |
|
9 |
Alexander Rossi |
McLaren |
44 |
|
10 |
Scott McLaughlin |
Team Penske |
40 |
|
11 |
Rinus VeeKay |
Ed Carpenter Racing |
36 |
|
12 |
Marcus Ericsson |
Andretti Global |
35 |
|
13 |
Romain Grosjean |
Juncos Hollinger Racing |
30 |
|
14 |
Santino Ferrucci |
AJ Foyt Enterprises |
28 |
|
15 |
Graham Rahal |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
27 |
|
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Agustin Canapino |
Juncos Hollinger Racing |
27 |
|
=15 |
Kyffin Simpson |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
27 |
|
18 |
Linus Lundqvist |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
24 |
|
19 |
Marcus Armstrong |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
23 |
|
20 |
Pietro Fittipaldi |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
21 |
|
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Tom Blomqvist |
Meyer Shank Racing |
21 |
|
22 |
Theo Pourchaire |
McLaren |
19 |
|
23 |
Christian Lundgaard |
Dale Coyne Racing |
18 |
|
24 |
Calum Ilott |
McLaren |
17 |
|
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Sting Ray Robb |
AJ Foyt Enterprises |
17 |
|
26 |
Jack Harvey |
Dale Coyne Racing |
16 |
|
27 |
Christian Rasmussen |
Ed Carpenter Racing |
14 |
|
28 |
Nolan Siegel |
Dale Coyne Racing |
10 |
|
29 |
Colin Braun |
Dale Coyne Racing |
8 |
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