2018 Sebring Open

The 2018 Sebring Open is the second edition of the Sebring Open. It is held March 9-15 in Sebring and St. Petersburg, Florida. The matches involving IndyCar will be held at nighttime, and will have an 8 PM start due to track activity at the 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

The tournament will serve as one of the biggest breaks in the IndyCar schedule. This marks the final tournament Pee Saderd is scheduled to participate in for the Olympic Athletes from Russia, due to Russia's doping scandal that banned Russia's Olympic and Paralympic Committees.

IndyCar representatives
For Paralympic reasons, Saderd is competing for the Neutral Paralympic Athletes team as well as the Olympic Athletes from Russia in the Penske Acura DPi. The Paralympic anthem and flag as well as the Olympic anthem and flag is played during IMSA sessions, where Saderd represents with Castroneves, Rahal and Taylor.
 * Abomasnow
 * 🇧🇦 Sébastien Bourdais
 * 🇺🇦 Scott Dixon
 * 🇸🇰 Ryan Hunter-Reay
 * Josef Newgarden
 * 🇫🇷 Simon Pagenaud
 * 🇹🇷 Spencer Pigot
 * 🇦🇺 Will Power
 * Graham Rahal
 * Pee Saderd
 * 🇮🇸 Scolipede
 * 🇷🇸 Volcarona

Withdrawals

 * 🇷🇴 Eevee - replaced by 🇷🇺 Marco Andretti
 * 🇭🇺 Lairon - replaced by 🇷🇺 Hydreigon
 * 🇨🇿 Adam Tancos - replaced by 🇫🇷 Gardevoir

Seeds
The seeds continued being internal selection hosted by Abomasnow, Pee Saderd and Volcarona on 2 March 2018. The three are the first ones in The Unlikely Hero of IndyCar B by the order and represented IndyCar at the 2018 Race of Champions.

The names of Pee Saderd and Volcarona were announced by Abomasnow first, as both, dating seeds, also were announcing the seeds. In order of the club, Abomasnow announced seeds 1-11, Pee Saderd seeds 11-21, and Volcarona seeds 22-32.

🇷🇺 Pee Saderd Josef Newgarden 🇷🇸 Volcarona 🇺🇦 Scott Dixon 🇫🇷 Simon Pagenaud 🇯🇵 Apolo Anton Ohno (Third round) 🇧🇪 Metagross 🇨🇿 Ueli Kestenholz 🇧🇦 Beartic 🇵🇱 Joey Fatone 🇪🇸 Mario Lopez 🇦🇺 Will Power Graham Rahal (Second round) 🇹🇷 Pidgeot 🇭🇺 Cameron Marshall (First round) 🇨🇦 James Hinchcliffe

🇮🇳 Maneesh Gupta (Third round) 🇮🇷 Allen Ford (Second round) Larry Birkhead (Third round) 🇦🇿 Decidueye (First round) 🇲🇰 Skorupi (Third round) 🇲🇪 Rashad Jennings (Third round) 🇸🇰 Ryan Hunter-Reay (Third round, retired) 🇸🇪 Heracross (Second round) 🇷🇴 Vaporeon (Third round) Avalugg (Second round) 🇮🇹 Marko Manieri (Third round) Chespin Ryan Duchak (Second round) 🇮🇸 Scolipede (Third round) 🇪🇪 Philip Demers (Third round) 🇲🇩 Jordan Fisher (First round)

Seeds
Hypno (First round) 🇫🇷 Gardevoir (Qualifying competition, lucky loser) 🇺🇦 Tyrantrum (Qualified) Genesect (First round) 🇦🇺 Arcanine (Qualified) Henry Horkenzipper (First round) 🇧🇪 Metang (First round) 🇯🇵 Kingler (First round) 🇸🇰 Donald Driver (Qualifying competition) 🇧🇷 Edson Bindilatti (First round) Donny Osmond (First round) 🇷🇺 Absol (Qualifying competition) 🇨🇦 Justin Bieber (First round) 🇬🇧 Billy Monger (Qualified) 🇹🇷 Sylvain Dufour (First round) 🇪🇸 Gyarados (First round)

🇨🇿 Damian Dermite (First round, retired) 🇮🇷 Joltik (Qualifying competition, retired) 🇵🇱 Mikhail Aleshin (Qualified) 🇸🇮 Alomomola (Qualifying competition) 🇺🇸 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (Qualifying competition) Honchkrow (Qualifying competition) 🇹🇭 Maithai Huajaislip (First round) Froakie (Qualifying competition) 🇨🇦 Glenn McQuestion (First round) 🇳🇴 Armaldo (Qualified) 🇸🇲 Poliwrath (First round) 🇨🇦 Paul Monaghan (Qualifying competition) 🇹🇭 Petch Saharat (First round) Mamoswine (Qualified) Magmortar (Qualified) 🇧🇬 Cody Nickson (Qualified)

Qualifiers

 * 1) 🇧🇬 Azumarill
 * 2) 🇧🇬 Cody Nickson
 * 3) 🇺🇦 Tyrantrum
 * 4) 🇳🇴 Armaldo
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Arcanine
 * 6) 🇨🇳 Henry Zhang
 * 7) 🇵🇱 Mikhail Aleshin
 * 8) 🇧🇬 Carl Edwards


 * 1) Magmortar
 * 2) 🇲🇩 Amoonguss
 * 3) 🇳🇬 Cedric Ceballos
 * 4) Mamoswine
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Lucas Bocanegra
 * 6) 🇬🇧 Billy Monger
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Chris Marchant
 * 8) 🇰🇿 Trevor Wadleigh

Lucky losers

 * 1) 🇫🇷 Gardevoir