2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Race details | |
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2nd round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season | |
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Date | April 6, 2008 |
Official name | Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
Location | Streets of St. Petersburg |
Course |
Temporary Street Circuit 1.800 mi / 2.897 km |
Distance |
83 laps 149.400 mi / 240.436 km |
Weather | 78 °F, Rain & clouds |
Pole position | |
Driver |
Tony Kanaan (![]() |
Time | 1:02.5322 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver |
Tony Kanaan (![]() |
Time | 1:03.8874 (on lap 76 of 83) |
Podium | |
First |
Graham Rahal (![]() |
Second |
Hélio Castroneves (![]() |
Third |
Tony Kanaan (![]() |
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-mile (2.9 km) temporary street and airport circuit on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.[1] 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 history[2] breaking Marco Andretti's record of 19 years, 167 days from the 2006 IndyCar Series season.[2] 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.[2]
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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | ![]() |
KV Racing | 1:02.6560 | 103.422 |
2 | 11 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:02.7752 | 103.225 |
3 | 06 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:02.9581 | 102.926 |
4 | 34 | ![]() |
Conquest Racing | 1:03.1453 | 102.620 |
5 | 14 | ![]() |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:03.1822 | 102.561 |
6 | 17 | ![]() |
Rahal Letterman Racing | 1:03.1923 | 102.544 |
7 | 27 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:03.2757 | 102.409 |
8 | 36 | ![]() |
Conquest Racing | 1:03.4568 | 102.117 |
9 | 7 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:03.5766 | 101.924 |
10 | 20 | ![]() |
Vision Racing | 1:03.8007 | 101.566 |
11 | 19 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 1:04.1590 | 100.999 |
12 | 23 | ![]() |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:04.3880 | 100.640 |
13 | 25 | ![]() |
Roth Racing | 1:07.7041 | 95.711 |
Group 2
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed (mph) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 02 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:02.7341 | 103.293 |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 1:02.8910 | 103.035 |
3 | 26 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:03.0131 | 102.836 |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 1:03.1560 | 102.603 |
5 | 5 | ![]() |
KV Racing | 1:03.1653 | 102.588 |
6 | 10 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:03.2095 | 102.516 |
7 | 9 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:03.2365 | 102.472 |
8 | 33 | ![]() |
HVM Racing | 1:03.3067 | 102.359 |
9 | 15 | ![]() |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:03.3591 | 102.274 |
10 | 4 | ![]() |
Panther Racing | 1:03.4480 | 102.131 |
11 | 24 | ![]() |
Roth Racing | 1:03.7447 | 101.656 |
12 | 2 | ![]() |
Vision Racing | 1:04.4996 | 100.466 |
13 | 18 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 1:09.3851 | 93.392 |
Round 2 (Top 12)
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed (mph) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | ![]() |
KV Racing | 1:02.1355 | 104.288 |
2 | 11 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:02.4960 | 103.687 |
3 | 6 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 1:02.5031 | 103.675 |
4 | 02 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:02.5393 | 103.615 |
5 | 17 | ![]() |
Rahal Letterman Racing | 1:02.6864 | 103.372 |
6 | 3 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 1:02.6869 | 103.371 |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
KV Racing | 1:02.7427 | 103.279 |
8 | 10 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:02.7964 | 103.191 |
9 | 06 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:02.8122 | 103.165 |
10 | 34 | ![]() |
Conquest Racing | 1:02.8749 | 103.062 |
11 | 14 | ![]() |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:03.0136 | 102.835 |
12 | 26 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:03.2443 | 102.460 |
Round 3 (Firestone Fast Six)
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed (mph) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:02.5322 | 103.627 |
2 | 8 | ![]() |
KV Racing | 1:02.6096 | 103.499 |
3 | 02 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:02.6426 | 103.444 |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 1:02.6462 | 103.438 |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 1:02.7071 | 103.338 |
6 | 17 | ![]() |
Rahal Letterman Racing | 1:03.0077 | 102.845 |
Grid
- 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 |
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1 | 06 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 83 | 2:00:43.5562 | 9 | 19 | 53 |
2 | 3 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 83 | +3.5192 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 11 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 83 | +5.5134 | 1 | 15 | 35 |
4 | 33 | ![]() |
HVM Racing | 83 | +8.8575 | 15 | 12 | 32 |
5 | 36 | ![]() |
Conquest Racing | 83 | +9.6360 | 18 | 3 | 30 |
6 | 27 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 83 | +10.0071 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
KV Racing | 83 | +11.2871 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
8 | 8 | ![]() |
KV Racing | 83 | +12.8493 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
9 | 02 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 83 | +14.3598 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
10 | 7 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 83 | +16.7298 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
11 | 2 | ![]() |
Vision Racing | 83 | +20.8319 | 24 | 0 | 19 |
12 | 10 | ![]() |
Target Chip Ganassi | 83 | +24.7800 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
13 | 14 | ![]() |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 83 | +45.8601 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
14 | 24 | ![]() |
Roth Racing | 82 | +1 Lap | 20 | 0 | 16 |
15 | 15 | ![]() |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 82 | +1 Lap | 16 | 0 | 15 |
16 | 19 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 82 | +1 Lap | 22 | 0 | 14 |
17 | 17 | ![]() |
Rahal Letterman Racing | 81 | +2 Laps | 6 | 4 | 13 |
18 | 20 | ![]() |
Vision Racing | 80 | Accident | 21 | 0 | 12 |
19 | 4 | ![]() |
Panther Racing | 75 | Collision | 17 | 1 | 12 |
20 | 34 | ![]() |
Conquest Racing | 75 | Collision | 10 | 0 | 12 |
21 | 23 | ![]() |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 75 | Collision | 23 | 0 | 12 |
22 | 9 | ![]() |
Target Chip Ganassi | 74 | Mechanical | 13 | 0 | 12 |
23 | 6 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 56 | Accident | 5 | 11 | 12 |
24 | 18 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 44 | Mechanical | 25 | 0 | 12 |
25 | 26 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 41 | Mechanical | 12 | 0 | 10 |
DNS | 25 | ![]() |
Roth Racing | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 |
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
- ↑ "St. Petersburg results". Indycar.com. 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- 1 2 3 "Rahal's victory sets open-wheel record". IndyStar.com. 2008-04-06. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
Preceded by 2008 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 |
IRL IndyCar Series round 2 2008 |
Succeeded by 2008 Indy Japan 300 (IRL teams; 3A) 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (transition teams; 3B) |