2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 USA St. Petersburg St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg April 6 2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2nd IndyCar Series Streets of St. Petersburg Temporary Street Circuit 1.800 2.897 83 149.400 240.436 78 F, Rain & clouds Tony Kanaan USA Andretti Green Racing 1:02.5322 Brazil Tony Kanaan USA Andretti Green Racing 1:03.8874 76 Brazil Graham Rahal USA Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing USA Hélio Castroneves USA Penske Racing Brazil Tony Kanaan USA Andretti Green Racing Brazil 2007 2009 The 2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the second round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season and took place on April 6, 2008 at the 1.8 mi km on temporary street and airport circuit on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.http://www.indycar.com/stats/full_race_results.php?event_date=2008-04-06&year=2008 St. Petersburg results Indycar.com 2008-04-06 2008-04-08 The race was a time-limited race due to rain, with the race falling some seventeen laps short of full race distance. The race was won by Graham Rahal on his IndyCar Series debut, having missed the first round at Homestead-Miami Speedway, due to a lack of spare parts for his #06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing machine. At 19 years, 93 days old, Rahal became the youngest driver ever to win an Indy-style race, as well as the youngest winner in IndyCar Series historyhttp://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080406/SPORTS0107/80406006 Rahal's victory sets open-wheel record IndyStar.com 2008-04-06 2008-04-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319204602/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080406%2FSPORTS0107%2F80406006 March 19, 2012 breaking Marco Andretti's record of 19 years, 167 days from the 2006 IndyCar Series season. He also became the fourth driver to win an IndyCar Series race in his first start, joining Buzz Calkins, Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Dixon. Rahal's record was later broken by Colton Herta in 2019.Eubanks Michael March 24, 2019 Colton Herta wins inaugural IndyCar Classic at COTA, becomes youngest winner in series history https://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/news/colton-herta-wins-inaugural-indycar-classic-at-cota-becomes-youngest-winner-in-series-history July 11, 2025 NBC Sports Qualifying All cars are split into two groups of thirteen, with the fastest six from each group going through to the "Top 12" session. In this session, the fastest six runners will progress to the "Firestone Fast Six". The fastest driver in this final session will claim pole, with the rest of the runners lining up in session order, regardless of qualifying times. (Fast Six from 1-6, Top 12 from 7-12 and Round 1 from 13-26) Drivers can use as many laps as they want in the timed sessions. Round 1 Group 1 Pos No. Driver Team Time Speed (mph) 18AUS Will Power (R)KV Racing1:02.6560103.422 211BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing1:02.7752103.225 306USA Graham Rahal (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing1:02.9581102.926 434FRA Franck Perera (R)Conquest Racing1:03.1453102.620 514UK Darren ManningA. J. Foyt Enterprises1:03.1822102.561 617US Ryan Hunter-ReayRahal Letterman Racing1:03.1923102.544 727Japan Hideki Mutoh (R)Andretti Green Racing1:03.2757102.409 836BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R)Conquest Racing1:03.4568102.117 97US Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing1:03.5766101.924 1020US Ed CarpenterVision Racing1:03.8007101.566 1119BRA Mario Moraes (R)Dale Coyne Racing1:04.1590100.999 1223US Townsend BellDreyer & Reinbold Racing1:04.3880100.640 1325CAN Marty RothRoth Racing1:07.704195.711 Group 2 Pos No. Driver Team Time Speed (mph) 102UK Justin Wilson (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing1:02.7341103.293 26AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing1:02.8910103.035 326US Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing1:03.0131102.836 43Brazil Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing1:03.1560102.603 55ESP Oriol Servià (R)KV Racing1:03.1653102.588 610UK Dan WheldonChip Ganassi Racing1:03.2095102.516 79NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing1:03.2365102.472 833VEN E. J. Viso (R)HVM Racing1:03.3067102.359 915US Buddy RiceDreyer & Reinbold Racing1:03.3591102.274 104BRA Vítor MeiraPanther Racing1:03.4480102.131 1124UK Jay Howard (R)Roth Racing1:03.7447101.656 122US A. J. Foyt IVVision Racing1:04.4996100.466 1318BRA Bruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing1:09.385193.392 Round 2 (Top 12) Pos No. Driver Team Time Speed (mph) 18AUS Will Power (R)KV Racing1:02.1355104.288 211BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing1:02.4960103.687 36AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing1:02.5031103.675 402UK Justin Wilson (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing1:02.5393103.615 517US Ryan Hunter-ReayRahal Letterman Racing1:02.6864103.372 63Brazil Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing1:02.6869103.371 75ESP Oriol Servià (R)KV Racing1:02.7427103.279 810UK Dan WheldonChip Ganassi Racing1:02.7964103.191 906USA Graham Rahal (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing1:02.8122103.165 1034FRA Franck Perera (R)Conquest Racing1:02.8749103.062 1114UK Darren ManningA. J. Foyt Enterprises1:03.0136102.835 1226US Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing1:03.2443102.460 Round 3 (Firestone Fast Six) Pos No. Driver Team Time Speed (mph) 111BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing1:02.5322103.627 28AUS Will Power (R)KV Racing1:02.6096103.499 302UK Justin Wilson (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing1:02.6426103.444 43Brazil Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing1:02.6462103.438 56AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing1:02.7071103.338 617US Ryan Hunter-ReayRahal Letterman Racing1:03.0077102.845 Grid Pos No. Driver Team Time Speed (mph) 111BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing1:02.5322103.627 28AUS Will Power (R)KV Racing1:02.6096103.499 302UK Justin Wilson (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing1:02.6426103.444 43Brazil Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing1:02.6462103.438 56AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing1:02.7071103.338 617US Ryan Hunter-ReayRahal Letterman Racing1:03.0077102.845 75ESP Oriol Servià (R)KV Racing1:02.7427103.279 810UK Dan WheldonChip Ganassi Racing1:02.7964103.191 906USA Graham Rahal (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing1:02.8122103.165 1034FRA Franck Perera (R)Conquest Racing1:02.8749103.062 1114UK Darren ManningA. J. Foyt Enterprises1:03.0136102.835 1226US Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing1:03.2443102.460 139NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing1:03.2365102.472 1427Japan Hideki Mutoh (R)Andretti Green Racing1:03.2757102.409 1533VEN E. J. Viso (R)HVM Racing1:03.3067102.359 1615US Buddy RiceDreyer & Reinbold Racing1:03.3591102.274 174BRA Vítor MeiraPanther Racing1:03.4480102.131 1836BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R)Conquest Racing1:03.4568102.117 197US Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing1:03.5766101.924 2024UK Jay Howard (R)Roth Racing1:03.7447101.656 2120US Ed CarpenterVision Racing1:03.8007101.566 2219BRA Mario Moraes (R)Dale Coyne Racing1:04.1590100.999 2323US Townsend BellDreyer & Reinbold Racing1:04.3880100.640 242US A. J. Foyt IVVision Racing1:04.4996100.466 2525CAN Marty RothRoth Racing1:07.704195.711 2618BRA Bruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing1:09.385193.392 Before the race, Marty Roth had a problem with his car and did not start. Bruno Junqueira therefore moved up to 25th on the grid. Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 106USA Graham Rahal (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing832:00:43.556291953 23Brazil Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing83+3.51924040 311BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing83+5.513411535 433VEN E. J. Viso (R)HVM Racing83+8.8575151232 536BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R)Conquest Racing83+9.636018330 627Japan Hideki Mutoh (R)Andretti Green Racing83+10.007114028 75ESP Oriol Servià (R)KV Racing83+11.28717026 88AUS Will Power (R)KV Racing83+12.84932024 902UK Justin Wilson (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing83+14.359831822 107US Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing83+16.729819020 112US A. J. Foyt IVVision Racing83+20.831924019 1210UK Dan WheldonTarget Chip Ganassi83+24.78008018 1314UK Darren ManningA. J. Foyt Enterprises83+45.860111017 1424UK Jay Howard (R)Roth Racing82+1 Lap20016 1515US Buddy RiceDreyer & Reinbold Racing82+1 Lap16015 1619BRA Mario Moraes (R)Dale Coyne Racing82+1 Lap22014 1717US Ryan Hunter-ReayRahal Letterman Racing81+2 Laps6413 1820US Ed CarpenterVision Racing80Accident21012 194BRA Vítor MeiraPanther Racing75Collision17112 2034FRA Franck Perera (R)Conquest Racing75Collision10012 2123US Townsend BellDreyer & Reinbold Racing75Collision23012 229NZL Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi74Mechanical13012 236AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing56Accident51112 2418BRA Bruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing44Mechanical25012 2526US Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing41Mechanical12010 DNS25CAN Marty RothRoth Racing02605 Notes The race began under caution, due to the rain that was lying on the street circuit. The race would finally go green on lap 10. Due to a two-hour time limit, the race was curtailed after 83 of the original 100 laps. References Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Category:Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Honda Grand Prix Category:2000s in St. Petersburg, Florida Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg