Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Venue	Streets of St. Petersburg
Corporate sponsor	Honda
First race	2003
First IRL race	2005
Distance	180 miles
Number of laps	100
Previous names	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (2003)

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida. The race is telecast on ESPN or ABC.

The race was first run as a Champ Car event in 2003. When the race returned in 2005, it switched to the Indycar series, and marked the first non-oval event of the Indy Racing League. Also, starting in 2007, the American Le Mans Series will hold their second race of the season on this course as part of race weekend.

[edit] Past winners

Season	Date	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
Champ Car history
2003	February 23	Paul Tracy	Lola	Ford-Cosworth
IRL Indycar Series history
2005	April 3	Dan Wheldon	Dallara	Honda
2006	April 2	Helio Castroneves	Dallara	Honda

[edit] Course

The Streets of St. Petersburg course is a street circuit connecting existing roads with one of the two landing strips of Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Streets of St. Petersburg Location St. Petersburg, Florida Track length 1.8 miles (2.89 kilometres) Track shape Road Course Banking 0° Major events Indy Racing League, American Le Mans Series Capacity 40,000 Address 25 Second Street North, Suite 160, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 Owner Andretti Green Promotions

[edit] References

• IRL's website
• ChampCarStats.com
• Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg's website
• American Le Mans Series website

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