Marcus Ericsson: 9
Ericsson may not have had the best car this weekend, but he was able to capitalize on the misfortunes of so many other drivers.
Pato O’Ward: 9
This was a brutal runner-up finish for O’Ward, who had the lead in the closing laps before an electrical gremlin caused him to slow.
Scott Dixon: 9
Dixon collected his seventh podium at St Petersburg, but he has never won here.
Alexander Rossi: 9
A terrific debut for Rossi with his new Arrow McLaren team. There were no mistakes and he made solid gains throughout the weekend.
Callum Ilott: 10
After starting in 22nd place, the Juncos Hollinger Racing driver carved his way through the field to score his first career top-five finish.
Graham Rahal: 10
Friday and Saturday were a real struggle for RLL Racing, across the board. Rahal was another driver that started at the back but stayed out of trouble and managed a great finish.
Will Power: 8
This wasn’t the dominant performance that Power has shown here in the past, but after a penalty and off-the-track issues on his mind, he rebounded for a decent result.
Alex Palou: 7
Palou was strong early in the race but faded as the day played out.
Christian Lundgaard: 8
Much like his teammate Rahal, Lundgaard was able to pounce at the right moments and avoided all of the carnage on Sunday.
David Malukas: 7
Aside from his penalty for running into the back of Marcus Armstrong early in the race, it was a quiet afternoon for the second-year driver.
Marcus Armstrong: 8
It was a solid series debut for the rookie, and a glimpse into his promising future.
Agustin Canapino: 8
Not many people saw this performance coming from Canapino, who capped a solid weekend for Juncos Hollinger Racing.
Scott McLaughlin: 6
The defending race winner looked as though he might repeat but his crash with Romain Grosjean late in the race was a costly mistake.
Conor Daly: 6
It was a rough weekend for Ed Carpenter Racing, and Daly, who was spun by Kyle Kirkwood halfway through the race.
Kyle Kirkwood: 5
A promising qualifying effort went down the drain when he crashed in the final round. Despite a solid 5th place starting spot, Kirkwood took out Daly and crashed again, going airborne over two other cars in the race.
Sting Ray Robb: 4
The only positive for the rookie today was that he was able to get back on track after the first-lap incident to gain some experience.
Josef Newgarden: 4
This was a disastrous day for Team Penske, and Newgarden was part of it. A poor qualifying performance was almost negated…
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