2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Flag of the United States.svg 2009 St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg
DateApril 5, 2009
Official name Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Location Streets of St. Petersburg
CourseTemporary Street Circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance100 laps
180.000 mi / 289.682 km
Weather86 °F (30 °C), Sunny
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  (N/H/L Racing)
Time1:02.4110
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson  (Dale Coyne Racing)
Time1:03.2440 (on lap 54 of 100)
Podium
First Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe  (Penske Racing)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  (Vision Racing)
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson  (Dale Coyne Racing)
Chronology
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The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the opening round of the 2009 IndyCar Series on April 5, 2009. It was the first time in IndyCar Series history that the season begins on a road course and not an oval. The race saw 4 drivers make their debuts in the championship: Stanton Barrett, Mike Conway, Robert Doornbos and Raphael Matos. [1] [2] The race was contested over 100 laps of the 1.80 mile street course. [3]

Graham Rahal started from the pole but a poor start meant that he dropped back and out of contention for the victory. Defending champion Scott Dixon crashed out on lap 80, a poor start to his defence of the title, which left Penske's Ryan Briscoe to take the chequered flag from Ryan Hunter-Reay who finished 2nd and Justin Wilson who came home 3rd. [4]

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps LedPoints
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 1002:12:26.838744650
221 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision Racing 100+ 0.461914040
319 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 100+ 0.949025237
410 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 100+ 1.52305032
511 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 100+ 2.32143030
63 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske 100+ 3.46226028
702 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 100+ 4.06721027
823 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 100+ 4.728310024
914 Flag of Brazil.svg Vítor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 100+ 5.955917022
1034 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Conquest Racing 99+ 1 Lap7020
1106 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Doornbos (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 96+ 4 Laps13019
1298 Flag of the United States.svg Stanton Barrett (R) Team 3G 96+ 4 Laps21018
1326 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 94Contact18217
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 86Contact11016
1527 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 86Contact19015
169 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 80Contact8014
1713 Flag of Venezuela.svg E. J. Viso HVM Racing 75Mechanical16013
1820 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 71Contact22012
197 Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 31Contact15012
202 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos (R) Luczo-Dragon Racing 31Contact9012
215 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 31Contact20012
2224 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1Contact12012
Sources: [3] [5]

References

  1. Carter, Bill (April 2, 2009). "IndyCar Series rolls into new 17-race season". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. "Dixon favoured for IRL title repeat". Sportsnet. September 12, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  4. Stevens, Mike (April 6, 2009). "Indy Racing League: Aussie Ryan Briscoe wins in Florida". Drive. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. "NTT IndyCar Series 2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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