Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Surname: Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (2003)
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (2005-2013)
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (2014, 2015)
Racing series: CART (2003)
IndyCar Series (since 2005)
Racetracks: USA FloridaFlorida Streets of St. Petersburg
Last Grand Prix
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Season: 2015
Racetrack: Streets of St. Petersburg
Race length: 318.65 km in 110 laps of 2.897 km

Winner: ColombiaColombia Juan Pablo Montoya ( Team Penske ) United StatesUnited States 
Pole position: AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Verizon Team Penske ) United StatesUnited States 
Fastest lap: BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Team Penske ) United StatesUnited States 
Records
Most wins: BrazilBrazil Helio Castroneves (3)
Most Poles: AustraliaAustralia Will Power (5)

The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is a top category automobile race in American Championship Car Racing . It will be held on a street circuit in Saint Petersburg , Florida , United States . It took place for the first time in 2003 in the CART series and has been part of the IndyCar Series racing calendar since 2005 .

The 2005 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first race in the IndyCar Series that did not take place on an oval course .

route

Route sketch of the Streets of St. Petersburg

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg has always taken place in the Streets of St. Petersburg , a street circuit .

Names

The race was only called the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg at its first event . From 2005 to 2013, Honda was the title sponsor of the race. In 2014, the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company was the title sponsor.

Results

Edition year series winner Second Third Pole position Fastest lap
01 2003 CART CanadaCanada Paul Tracy ( Lola - Ford-Cosworth ) MexicoMexico Michel Jourdain Jr. ( Lola - Ford-Cosworth ) BrazilBrazil Bruno Junqueira ( Lola - Ford-Cosworth ) FranceFrance Sébastien Bourdais ( Lola - Ford-Cosworth ) FranceFrance Sébastien Bourdais ( Lola - Ford-Cosworth )
02 2005 IndyCar Series United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dan Wheldon ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dario Franchitti ( Dallara - Honda ) United StatesUnited States Bryan Herta ( Dallara - Honda ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dario Franchitti ( Dallara - Honda )
03 2006 IndyCar Series BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda ) New ZealandNew Zealand Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dario Franchitti ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda )
04th 2007 IndyCar Series BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda ) New ZealandNew Zealand Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda ) United StatesUnited States Marco Andretti ( Dallara - Honda )
05 2008 IndyCar Series United StatesUnited States Graham Rahal ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda )
06th 2009 IndyCar Series AustraliaAustralia Ryan Briscoe ( Dallara - Honda ) United StatesUnited States Ryan Hunter-Reay ( Dallara - Honda ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Justin Wilson ( Dallara - Honda ) United StatesUnited States Graham Rahal ( Dallara - Honda ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Justin Wilson ( Dallara - Honda )
07th 2010 IndyCar Series AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Honda ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Justin Wilson ( Dallara - Honda ) AustraliaAustralia Ryan Briscoe ( Dallara - Honda ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Honda ) VenezuelaVenezuela EJ Viso ( Dallara - Honda )
08th 2011 IndyCar Series United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dario Franchitti ( Dallara - Honda ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda )
09 2012 IndyCar Series BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) New ZealandNew Zealand Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Honda ) United StatesUnited States Ryan Hunter-Reay ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Chevrolet )
10 2013 IndyCar Series CanadaCanada James Hinchcliffe ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) United StatesUnited States Marco Andretti ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Chevrolet )
11 2014 IndyCar Series AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) United StatesUnited States Ryan Hunter-Reay ( Dallara - Honda ) BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) JapanJapan Takuma Satō ( Dallara - Honda ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Chevrolet )
12 2015 IndyCar Series ColombiaColombia Juan Pablo Montoya ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) BrazilBrazil Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Will Power ( Dallara - Chevrolet ) BrazilBrazil Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Chevrolet )

Web links

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