2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The 2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will be held on March 12, 2017 as the opener of the 2017 IndyCar Series season.

Juan Pablo Montoya was the defending champion, but he will not participate as his only 2017 race is the 2017 Indianapolis 500.

Countries participating
Notable countries that will not participate in the first round include Thailand, which will still have the M-150 Tour that time. This will be Pee Saderd's first qualification since the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona, having led Russia to unsuccessful qualification playoff losses to Norway and Bolivia. This will be Russia's first successful qualification to a non-Thai special song/album since the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Drivers and teams

 * Chevrolet
 * Hélio Castroneves
 * 🇫🇷 Simon Pagenaud
 * 🇦🇺 Will Power
 * Josef Newgarden
 * 🇮🇷 Conor Daly
 * 🇪🇸 Carlos Muñoz
 * 🇺🇸 Spencer Pigot
 * 🇹🇷 JR Hildebrand
 * Honda
 * 🇯🇵 Takuma Sato
 * 🇷🇺 Marco Andretti
 * 🇸🇰 Ryan Hunter-Reay
 * 🇧🇪 Alexander Rossi
 * Max Chilton
 * 🇺🇦 Scott Dixon
 * 🇧🇷 Tony Kanaan
 * 🇨🇿 Charlie Kimball
 * 🇧🇦 Sébastien Bourdais
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ed Jones
 * Graham Rahal
 * 🇨🇦 James Hinchcliffe
 * 🇵🇱 Mikhail Aleshin