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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Scott McLaughlin at last showed his long move from Australia to the United States was worth the gamble, getting his first IndyCar Series win on Sunday in the season-opening race through the downtown streets of St. Petersburg.
ST PETERSBURG, Florida — Scott McLaughin backed up the speed of his first career pole position with his first NTT IndyCar Series victory Sunday, winning the Grand Prix of St Pete over defending series champion Alex Palou and teammate Will Power.
Herta had vaulted to the top of the session with a with a 59.7104s lap, which was eclipsed by Will Power delivering a lap 0.03s quicker before improving to a 59.6058s time.
Andretti Autosport’s Romain Grosjean was the first driver to duck below the 60sec mark in the final segment of qualifying, as all six drivers took to the track on reds.
It’s been three years since the sun-splashed streets of St. Petersburg have marked the dawning of the NTT IndyCar Series, and the sense of renewal is stronger than ever.
Magnussen, who made his IndyCar debut at Mid-Ohio last season as a late substitute for an injured Felix Rosenqvist at Arrow McLaren SP, completed 143 laps in Alex Palou's 2021 title-winning #10 machine.
Magnussen has one IndyCar start to his name after subbing for the injured Felix Rosenqvist in the Arrow McLaren SP team at Road America last summer. Going off-strategy ensured he even briefly led the race but ultimately suffered a mechanical DNF.
Team owner Kazumichi Goh described the programme as the squad's "proper return for the first time since 2004", when it triumphed at Le Mans with an Audi R8 LMP1 driven by Tom Kristensen, Rinaldo Capello and Seiji Ara.