2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

United States 2012 St. Petersburg
Race details
1st round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season
DateMarch 25, 2012
Official nameHonda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
LocationStreets of St. Petersburg
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.800 mi / 2.897 km
Distance100 laps
180.000 mi / 289.682 km
Weather77 °F (25 °C), partly cloudy
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time1:01.3721
Fastest lap
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time62.7575 (on lap 5 of 100)
Podium
FirstHélio Castroneves (Team Penske)
SecondScott Dixon (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdRyan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)

The 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first race of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It was held on March 25, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Florida on the city's temporary street course, and was won by Hélio Castroneves.[1]

Hélio Castroneves making the run down Dan Wheldon Way on the final lap of the 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Hélio Castroneves stopped on Dan Wheldon Way (Turn 10) victory lap after winning the 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg to pay respects to the sign honouring the late resident of the city, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion.
  1. ^ "Oreovicz: Castroneves climbs fast". 25 March 2012.

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