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Start Your Engines - Grand Prix Races Through St. Pete


Welcome race fans! St. Petersburg (only 20 minutes from Tampa) welcomes the 2007 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, March 30 - April 1. This official Indy event is a street race which runs through part of downtown and along the beautiful St. Petersburg waterfront.

Indy Racing League (IRL)competitors come from all over the world to compete including Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti.

Ticket prices range from $25 to $110. You can purchase tickets through the following:

Honda Grand Prix Box Office: 25 2nd Street N., Suite 160, St. Petersburg (Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm)

Phone: 727-898-INDY (ext. 225)

Email: tickets@gpstpete.com

Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.com & all Ticketmaster outlets: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

2007 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Tentative Event Schedule**

Friday, March 30th

  • 8:00 am Gates Open
  • 8:15 am - 9:15 am American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Practice
  • 9:30 am - 10:20 am Indy Pro Series (IPS) Practice
  • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm IndyCar Series Practice
  • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ALMS Practice & Qualifying
  • 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm IPS Practice
  • 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm IndyCar Series Practice
  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm ALMS Corral Laps

Saturday, March 31st

  • 8:00 am Gates Open
  • 9:00 am - 9:30 am IPS Qualifying
  • 9:45 am - 10:45 am IndyCar Series Practice
  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am IPS Qualifying
  • 11:45 am - 12:15 pm ALMS Warm-Up
  • 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm IndyCar Series Qualifying & Firestone Fast 6
  • 2:30 pm IPS Pre-Race Ceremonies
  • 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Indy Pro Series Race #1 - 40 laps (broadcast on ESPN2)
  • 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm IndyCar Series Driver Autograph Session
  • 4:15 pm ALMS Pre-Race Ceremonies
  • 5:00 pm - 7:45 pm American Le Mans Series Race(broadcast on Speed Channel 8 pm ET)

Sunday, April 1st

  • 8:00 am Gates Open
  • 8:30 am - 8:45 am IPS Warm-Up
  • 10:15 am - 10:45 am IndyCar Series Warm-Up
  • 11:00 am IPS Pre-Race Ceremonies
  • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Indy Pro Series Race #2 - 40 Laps (broadcast on ESPN2)
  • 2:00 pm IndyCar Series Pre-Race Ceremonies
  • 2:45 pm - 5:00 pm Honda Indy St. Pete- 100 Laps (Live on ESPN)
  • 5:15 pm XM Satellite Radio Post-Race Concert

**Schedule is tentative and subject to change. Air shows, Drifting and concerts TBD.

For further and updated information visit: www.gpstpete.com




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