Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Logo.png
St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg
IndyCar Series
Location St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
27°45′59″N82°37′45″W / 27.76639°N 82.62917°W / 27.76639; -82.62917
Corporate sponsor Firestone
First race1985
First ICS race2005
Distance1.800 mi (2.897 km)
Laps100
Duration180.00 mi (289.68 km)
Previous namesSt. Petersburg Grand Prix (1985–1990)
Kash n' Karry Florida Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (1996–1997)
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (2005–2013)
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (2014–present)
Most wins (driver) Hélio Castroneves (3)
Most wins (team) Team Penske (11)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chassis: Dallara (15)
Engine: Honda (9)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt/Concrete
Length2.910 km (1.808 mi)
Turns14
Lap record1:00.6795 ( Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden, Dallara DW12, 2024, IndyCar)

The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida. In most years since 2009, the race has served as the season opener (or at minimum, the first race held on U.S. soil). [1] The race is held annually in the spring, with the exception of 2020, when it was postponed until October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The race takes place on a temporary course, utilizing downtown streets, and one runway of Albert Whitted Airport. The event dates back to 1985, with IndyCars first competing in 2003.

History

The inaugural 1985 event was organized by William T. McVey, president of the McBri Corporation in Tampa and a member of IMSA and the SCCA. [2] The SCCA Trans-Am Series held a race on a St. Petersburg downtown waterfront circuit from 1985 to 1990. Can-Am also competed in 1985. Local residents and businesses complained about noise, and the event was eventually put on hiatus. [3] Driver Jim Fitzgerald was killed in a crash during the 1987 race. [4] [5]

From 1996 to 1997, the St. Petersburg race was revived on a different course around Tropicana Field (about one mile west of the original waterfront course). Along with the Trans-Am Series, support races included U.S. FF2000, World Challenge, Pro SRF and Barber Dodge. The event subsequently went again on hiatus for several years. [3]

In 2003, the event was revived again for the CART Championship Series. A new, modified version of the original 1985 waterfront circuit was created. For 2004, the event was cancelled due to a dispute between the promoters, furthermore, the bankruptcy and liquidation of the CART series into the new Champ Car World Series saw a shakeup of the calendar. When the race returned in 2005, it switched to the IndyCar Series, marking the first non-oval event for the Indy Racing League. In 2007, the race weekend was expanded to include an American Le Mans Series event.

Andretti Green Promotions would later take over promotion of the event. [6] Starting in 2014, Firestone took over as title sponsor. [7]

Past winners

SeasonDateDriverTeamChassisEngine/Aero KitTiresRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Report
LapsMiles (km)
CART Championship Series history
2003 February 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing Lola B02/00 Ford – Cosworth XFE Bridgestone 105189.630 (305.130)2:04:2891.401 Report
2004 Not held
IndyCar Series history
2005 April 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda Firestone 100180 (289.681)2:09:5483.14 Report
2006 April 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara Honda Firestone 100180 (289.681)1:56:5892.34 Report
2007 April 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves (2) Team Penske (2) Dallara Honda Firestone 100180 (289.681)2:01:0789.166 Report
2008 April 6 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Dallara Honda Firestone 83*149.4 (240.435)2:00:4474.251 Report
2009 April 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe Team Penske (3) Dallara Honda Firestone 100180 (289.681)2:12:2781.542 Report
2010 March 29* Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske (4) Dallara Honda Firestone 100180 (289.681)2:07:0684.975 Report
2011 March 27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda Firestone 100180 (289.681)2:01:0089.26 Report
2012 March 25 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves (3) Team Penske (5) Dallara DW12 Chevrolet/UAK-12 Firestone 100180 (289.681)1:59:5190.113 Report
2013 March 24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport (2) Dallara DW12 Chevrolet/UAK-12 Firestone 110198 (318.65)2:22:1383.539 Report
2014 March 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power (2) Team Penske (6) Dallara DW12 Chevrolet/UAK-12 Firestone 110198 (318.65)2:06:5893.572 Report
2015 March 29 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske (7) Dallara DW12 Chevrolet/CAK-15 Firestone 110198 (318.65)2:16:5886.735 Report
2016 March 13 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya (2) Team Penske (8) Dallara DW12 Chevrolet/CAK-16 (5) Firestone 110198 (318.65)2:13:2889.006 Report
2017 March 12 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing Dallara DW12 Honda/HAK-16 Firestone 110198 (318.65)2:04:3295.391 Report
2018 March 11 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais (2) Dale Coyne Racing (2) Dallara DW12 Honda/UAK-18 (9) Firestone 110198 (318.65)2:17:4886.207 Report
2019 March 10 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske (9) Dallara DW12 Chevrolet/UAK-18 (6) Firestone 110198 (318.65)2:04:1895.572 Report
2020 October 25 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden (2) Team Penske (10) Dallara DW12 Chevrolet/UAK-18 (7) Firestone 100180 (289.681)2:06:1285.872 Report
2021 April 25 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport (3) Dallara DW12 Honda/UAK-18 (10) Firestone 100180 (289.681)1:51:5196.552 Report
2022 February 27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske (11) Dallara DW12 Chevrolet/UAK-18 (8) Firestone 100180 (289.681)1:51:2796.899 Report
2023 March 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing (2) Dallara DW12 Honda/UAK-18 (11) Firestone 100180 (289.681)2:05:3086.047 Report
2024 March 10 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren (1) Dallara DW12 Chevrolet/UAK-18 (9) Firestone 100180 (289.681)1:51:2996.867 Report

Support series past winners

Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tire

Stefan Wilson driving along the Bay Shore Drive Southeast section during the qualifying race of the Indy Lights 2011. 2011 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.jpg
Stefan Wilson driving along the Bay Shore Drive Southeast section during the qualifying race of the Indy Lights 2011.

Atlantic Championship Series

SeasonDateWinning Driver Atlantic Championship Series
1985 November 3Riley Hopkins
1986 November 16 Scott Goodyear
1987 November 7 Johnny O'Connell
1988 October 23 Jocko Cunningham
1989 October 29 Jocko Cunningham
1990 November 4 Brian Till
Source: [9]

American Le Mans Series

Overall winner in bold.

SeasonLMP1 Winning TeamLMP2 Winning TeamGT1 Winning TeamGT2 Winning TeamReport
LMP1 Winning DriversLMP2 Winning DriversGT1 Winning DriversGT2 Winning Drivers
2007 Flag of the United States.svg #1 Audi Sport North America Flag of the United States.svg #6 Penske Racing Flag of the United States.svg #4 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #62 Risi Competizione report
Flag of Italy.svg Rinaldo Capello
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish 		Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta 		Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Melo
2008 Flag of the United States.svg #2 Audi Sport North America Flag of the United States.svg #7 Penske Racing Flag of the United States.svg #4 Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg #71 Tafel Racing report
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Werner
Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr 		Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas 		Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin 		Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller
2009 Flag of the United States.svg #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing Flag of Mexico.svg #15 Lowe's Fernández Racing No entry Flag of the United States.svg #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports report
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp 		Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Díaz 		No entry Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister

Stadium Super Trucks

YearDateDriverRef
2014 March 29 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon [10]
March 30 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones
2015 March 28 Flag of the United States.svg Sheldon Creed [11]
March 29 Flag of the United States.svg Burt Jenner
2016 March 12 Flag of the United States.svg Sheldon Creed [12]
March 13 Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Kincaid
2017 March 11 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon [13]
March 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham [14]
2021 April 24 Flag of the United States.svg Sheldon Creed [15]
April 25 Flag of the United States.svg Sheldon Creed [16]

SCCA Trans-Am

Dan Wheldon memorial plaque located adjacent to the course layout. DanWheldonMemorialPlaque.jpg
Dan Wheldon memorial plaque located adjacent to the course layout.
SeasonDateDriverTeamCarRace DistanceRace TimeAverage SpeedReport
LapsMiles (km)
1985 November 3 Flag of the United States.svg Willy T. Ribbs Roush Racing Mercury Capri50100 (160.934)01:15:0579.910 mph (128.603 km/h) Report
1986 November 15 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Halsmer Roush Racing Mercury Merkur XR4Ti50100 (160.934)01:15:0979.838 mph (128.487 km/h) Report
1987 November 15 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Halsmer Roush Racing Mercury Merkur XR4Ti50100 (160.934)02:06:2447.462 mph (76.383 km/h) Report
1988 October 23 Flag of Germany.svg Walter Röhrl Audi of AmericaAudi 200 Quattro63125.999 (202.777)01:38:0977.0207 mph (123.9528 km/h) Report
1989 October 29 Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Oldsmobile Cutlass63125.999 (202.777)01:42:5573.459 mph (118.221 km/h) Report
1990 November 4 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kneifel Chevrolet Beretta63125.999 (202.777)01:47:1170.535 mph (113.515 km/h) Report
1991–1995, Not held
1996 February 25 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Fellows Chevrolet Camaro63106.470 (171.346)01:18:1370.535 mph (113.515 km/h) Report [ permanent dead link ‍]
1997 February 25 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Kendall Ford Mustang60101.400 (163.187)01:14:4481.405 mph (131.009 km/h) Report
1998–2002, Not held
2003 February 23 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR5599.330 (159.856)01:16:0681.405 mph (131.009 km/h) Report

Can-Am

SCCA Super Vee

Course

The section of the 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg that curves through the Al Lang Stadium parking lot 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Progress Energy Corners.jpg
The section of the 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg that curves through the Al Lang Stadium parking lot

The Streets of St. Petersburg course is a street circuit connecting existing roads with one of the two runways of Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg, Florida. It also dips into the parking lot at Al Lang Stadium. St. Petersburg is classified as an FIA Grade Two circuit. [17]

First bayfront course

The original 1985 Trans-Am course utilized a similar layout to the course used today. For the first year the track actually ran out to the pier, made a 180 degree turn and returned. At the end of Bayshore Drive, rather than diverting off to the airport runways, the course circled around 5th Avenue Southeast around Bayfront Arena, and the start/finish line was located just south of the paddock (the parking lot of Bayfront Arena). In addition, the old course traveled further up Beach Drive Northeast, all the way to 5th Avenue Northeast. 5th Ave. NE was a very narrow segment. The course came south down Bayshore Drive Northeast, and passed by The Pier.

Tropicana Field course

The second course at Tropicana Field was located about a mile west of the waterfront location. The circuit used the roads around the perimeter of the parking lot of the stadium.

Second Bayfront course

Helio Castroneves approaches Dan Wheldon Way (Turn 10) on the final lap of the 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Helio Castroneves final lap.JPG
Helio Castroneves approaches Dan Wheldon Way (Turn 10) on the final lap of the 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

When the course was reconfigured, the northbound segment turned at Central Avenue instead, and did not go as far as The Pier. The pits and main straight were moved to the airport, and a purpose-built paddock area was paved next to the runway. The Albert Whitted Park was reconfigured/relocated, and the entire course layout was repaved.

The pits and paddock areas, as well as link from Dan Wheldon Way to the airport runway (turns 11, 12, and 13) were constructed specifically for the circuit in 2003, and are considered permanent features of the otherwise temporary circuit.

After the crash at the 2011 Izod IndyCar World Championship that killed Snell Isle resident Dan Wheldon, who won the 2005 race and two Indianapolis 500 titles, the straight following Turn 10 (the turn from Bayshore Drive to Albert Whitted Park) was renamed "Dan Wheldon Way" in his memory. The sign and commemorative plaque was unveiled by St. Petersburg mayor Bill Foster on March 6, 2012. A permanent Dan Wheldon Memorial is located next to the Dali Museum on the opposite side of Turn 10, where race winners have their names placed on the memorial. [18]

Lap records

As of March 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleDate
Current Grand Prix Circuit: 2.897 km (2003–present) [19]
IndyCar 1:00.6795 Josef Newgarden Dallara DW12 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
CART 1:01.825 Sébastien Bourdais Lola B02/00 2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
LMP2 1:04.340 [20] Ryan Briscoe Porsche RS Spyder Evo 2007 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg
LMP1 1:04.725 [20] Allan McNish Audi R10 TDI 2007 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg
Indy Lights 1:04.9562 [21] Kyle Kirkwood Dallara IL-15 2021 Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Indy Pro 2000 1:08.1141 [22] Sting Ray Robb Tatuus PM-18 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
GT1 1:09.770 [23] Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 2008 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg
LMP3 1:10.872 [24] Jagger Jones Duqueine D-08 2024 St. Petersburg IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge round
US F2000 1:12.2279 [25] Kiko Porto Tatuus USF-17 2020 Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
GT2 1:12.699 [20] Tomáš Enge Ferrari F430 GTC 2007 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg
GT3 1:13.642 [26] Justin Wetherill Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 2022 St. Petersburg GT America round
Barber Pro 1:13.930 [27] Dan Di Leo Reynard 98E 2003 St. Petersburg Barber Pro round
Trans-Am 1:14.634 [28] Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR 2003 St. Petersburg Trans-Am round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:15.016 [29] Jeff Kingsley Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup 2020 St. Petersburg Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA round
GT4 1:17.008 [24] Jesse Lazare McLaren Artura GT4 2024 St. Petersburg IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge round
SRO GT2 1:18.881 [26] C.J. Moses Audi R8 LMS GT2 2022 St. Petersburg GT America round
GTS 1:21.777 [30] Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 2012 St. Petersburg Pirelli World Challenge round
Mazda MX-5 Cup 1:24.344 [31] Justin Piscitell Mazda MX-5 (ND) 2022 St. Petersburg Mazda MX-5 Cup round
TC 1:25.101 [30] Tristan Hebert Volkswagen GLI 2012 St. Petersburg Pirelli World Challenge round
Third Grand Prix Circuit: 2.720 km (1996–2000) [19]
Trans-Am 1:14.800 [32] Tommy Kendall Ford Mustang 1997 St. Petersburg Trans-Am round
Second Grand Prix Circuit: 3.219 km (1986–1991) [19]
Trans-Am 1:17.440 [33] Scott Pruett Merkur XR4Ti 1987 St. Petersburg Trans-Am round
Original Grand Prix Circuit: 3.219 km (1985) [19]
Can-Am 1:23.020 [34] Peter Greenfield Ralt RT4 1985 Can-Am Challenge at St. Petersburg
Trans-Am 1:27.836 [35] Willy T. Ribbs Mercury Capri 1985 St. Petersburg Trans-Am round

Race summaries

Notes

Works cited

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