Indycar schedule condensed to saturdaysunday at st. The ntt indycar series released an updated schedule thursday night for its season opener, limiting its on track. Event promoters after careful consideration, including regular communication with health officials, and city administrations regarding covid19, have made the decision to cancel the event. Single day tickets are on sale tomorrow for firestone grand prix of st. Petersburg, florida, this weekend for the opening round of the 2017 verizon indycar series. James jakes 20 and spencer pigot 2016 prior to this year. Petersburg grand prix presented by andersen racepark. St pete grand prix st pete 2016 discount airport taxi. Since 2009, the race has served as the season opener, with the exception of. If you are mostly interested in hotels those are listed below, but the track also has a rv club and a yacht club.
A racing event that draws about 150,000 people to st. The official website of the firestone grand prix of st. Team penskes hot start to the motorsports season continued sunday. Firestone grand prix to be rescheduled to a later date in 2020. Petersburg, originally the 2020 ntt indycar series season opener, has today been confirmed as the finale, set for oct. Create a profile including profile photos on post a photo onto downtown now of you getting revved up about the race. Pete for the grand prix after a rescheduled date was announced. Pete, fl people from out of state are already buying plane tickets to come to st. Gp st petersburg may become 2020 indycar season finale. Taking place on the beautiful waterfront street course in downtown, the grand prix of st. Petes firestone grand prix rescheduled for october.
Instead of opening the indycar racing season, the firestone grand prix will be the last race of the year. Petersburg mayor rick kriseman, through a series of tweets, announced that the st. Petersburg is a race event held during florida s spring break season each march. Petersburg grand prix organizers, this weekends race activities including pirelli gt4 america and tc america rounds 3 and 4 will proceed in a condensed schedule with only essential personnel permitted on the grand prix grounds.
Indycar says the decision was made after careful consideration of the covid19 pandemic. Petersburg mayor rick kriseman announces that because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 indycar firestone grand prix of st. Petersburg took its place alongside iconic florida racing locations like daytona and. Taking place on the waterfront street course in downtown st. Technology download spectrum bay news 9 mobile app sign up. Petersburg was the first round of the 2016 indycar series. Pete grand prix ticket holders wont get a cash refund. Relive all the action with the full race broadcast from abc. Game master and grace sharer missing top secret mystery evidence clues and riddles left behind duration.
Team penskes simon pagenaud comes to florida as the defending series champion after. Sunday will be an even bigger question mark than usual. Petersburg each year is going on as planned, despite two cases of covid19 in pinellas county. Indycar and race organizers say itll take place sunday october 25th, capping off three days of events. Pete for our movies on the lawn, race weekend edition. Petersburg grand prix tickets are on sale now at stubhub.
File in this march, 2016, file photo, oriol servia, of spain, drives the car of will power. Indycar plans to crown its champion on the streets of st. As the ntt indycar series season opening race for the 10th consecutive year, st. Petersburg is open for business as the city welcomes three days of fast cars, worldclass drivers and family fun on the waterfront during the 2016 firestone grand prix of st. Catch qualifying for the season opening grand prix of st. Pete by angie angers and trevor pettiford pinellas county published 1. Firestone grand prix expected to bring economic boost to. Originally scheduled for march 15, the grand prix was postponed due to the. Petersburg 2016 for friday, march 11th events race begins at 12. Petersburg, fl there are several different hotels and lodging opportunities for those planning to visit st. Team penske driver will power qualified on pole for the race, but was diagnosed with a concussion shortly after the conclusion of the session and was forced to miss the race.
The 2017 openwheel racing season gets underway on sunday with the firestone grand prix of st. Petersburg runs through the streets of st pete on a 1. Petersburg grand prix has canceled general attendance. Petersburg, florida on the citys temporary street circuit.
Pete grand prix, team penskes hot start to 2019 continues by associated press pinellas county published 5. The race is held annually in the spring, currently in march. Petersburg is among the most respected motorsports events in north america and features a weeklong festivallike atmosphere that includes the fastest racing series on the planet, celebrity athletes, live entertainment and interactive activities. Petersburg, fl as announced this afternoon at a press conference held by the mayor of st. The threeday event filled with fast cars, worldclass drivers and family fun is expected to bring an economic boost to the. As the ntt indycar series season opening race for the ninth consecutive year, st. The original march date was canceled due to the covid19. Petersburg is among the most respected motorsports events in north america and features a weeklong festivallike atmosphere that includes some of the fastest racing on the planet, celebrity athletes, live entertainment and interactive activities. Firestone grand prix kicks off its 15th year in st. Indycar says the decision was made after careful consideration of.
Petersburg, fl racing fans dont have to leave the tampa bay area to enjoy highspeed action. Petersburg as the season opener for eight years in a row, theres always some uncertainty at the grand prix of st. Petersburg, which was supposed to happen this weekend, has been canceled. Click on the image below to download a track map of the streets of st. The 19yearold from new albany, ohio, did just that in todays season opening st. As the indycar series season opening race for the ninth consecutive year, st. Visit their website for more information event details event dates venue information related. Petersburg promoters green savoree have revealed that marchs planned 2020 season opener may possibly become the new finale. A pack of cars races down a treelined street during the firestone grand prix of saint petersburg indycar race on march 11, 2018 in saint petersburg, florida. Petersburg, from the setup to the pirelli, usf2000, pro mazda, indy lights and indycar races, march 11 in downtown st. A printable pdf track map of the firestone grand prix at st.
Pete local, sebastien bourdais and dalton kellett complete foyt racing lineup. Rahal and sato return to a favorite venue for the 2020 indycar. There was plenty to talk about as the 2018 verizon indycar series season opened on the streets of st. On the web indycar driver graham rahal writes guest columns throughout the weekend at racing. Petersburg follow all of the action on and off the track the week of the grand prix of st.
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