Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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Race - Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Location - Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida

Date - Sunday, March 28th

Time & TV Schedule - 3:30 PM Eastern - ABC

Course Type - 1.8 Mile Street Course

Distance - 100 Laps / 180 Miles

Practice Sessions - Friday, March 26th - 10:40 -11:40 am Eastern & 2:10 - 3:10pm Eastern, Saturday, March 27th-9:55-10:55 PM Eastern

Qualifications - Saturday, March 27th -1:20 - 2:50pm Eastern

2009 Winner - Ryan Briscoe
 
Here is the entry list for this race...

Car # & Driver / Car Name / Team

#2 Raphael Matos / HP Luczo Dragon / Luczo Dragon Racing-DeFerran Motorsports
#3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske / Team Penske
#4 Dan Wheldon / National Guard Panther Racing / Panther Racing
#5 Takuma Sato / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske / Team Penske
#7 Danica Patrick / Team GoDaddy.com / Andretti Autosport
#8 EJ Viso / PDVSA-Jet Aviation-KVRT / KV Racing Technology
#9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dario Franchitti / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven / Andretti Autopsort
#12 Will Power / Verizon Team Penske / Verizon Team Penske
#14 Vitor Meira / ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Enterprises
#18 Milka Duno / CITGO / Dale Coyne Racing
#19 Alex Lloyd / Boy Scouts of America / Dale Coyne Racing
#22 Justin Wilson / Team Z-Line Designs-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Mike Conway / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Team Venom Energy / Andretti Autosport
#32 Mario Moraes / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#34 Mario Romancini / Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Team IZOD / Andretti Autosport
#67 Graham Rahal / Dollar General-Sarah Fisher Racing / Sarah Fisher Racing
#77 Alex Tagliani / FAZZT Race Team / FAZZT Race Team
#78 Simona De Silvestro / Team Stargate Worlds-HVM / HVM Racing
#06 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream-Panasonic / Newman Haas Lanigan Racing
 
Here are the pit lane assignments....

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Practice Session 1 is over.

Here are the results...

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time

1. #12 Will Power / 1:03.6471
2. #10 Dario Franchitti / 1:03.6503
3. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 1:03.7836
4. #3 Helio Castroneves / 1:03.8211
5. #06 Hideki Mutoh / 1:04.0107
6. #11 Tony Kanaan / 1:04.0742
7. #9 Scott Dixon / 1:04.1544
8. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 1:04.2322
9. #22 Justin Wilson / 1:04.4940
10. #5 Takuma Sato / 1:04.6610
11. #67 Graham Rahal / 1:04.7353
12. #26 Marco Andretti / 1:04.7539
13. #77 Alex Tagliani / 1:04.7849
14. #4 Dan Wheldon / 1:04.8431
15. #24 Mike Conway / 1:04.9805
16. #19 Alex Lloyd / 1:05.0150
17. #7 Danica Patrick / 1:05.1765
18. #14 Vitor Meira / 1:05.1765
19. #8 EJ Viso / 1:05.1937
20. #34 Mario Romancini / 1:05.2430
21. #2 Raphael Matos / 1:05.3002
22. #78 Simona De Silvestro / 1:05.4215
23. #32 Mario Moraes / 1:05.5910
24. #18 Milka Duno / 1:11.7450
 
SlowNeasy said:
not bad at all for graham and sarah fisher racing. hope he has similar results in the race. i didn't think sfr cars were that competitive.
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Well, when you get a good road course driver in them, they can be.
 
Only 1 second separates the top 10 in the second practice. Not too bad really and should be a decent race so long as the bottom feeders (a.k.a. Mario and Milka) manage to STAY OUT OF THE FREAKING WAY when they are being lapped 10 times during the race.
 
Dionysius said:
Only 1 second separates the top 10 in the second practice. Not too bad really and should be a decent race so long as the bottom feeders (a.k.a. Mario and Milka) manage to STAY OUT OF THE FREAKING WAY when they are being lapped 10 times during the race.
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Moraes had mechanical problems during the practice and he is better than what is shown. Let's give him another shot during the next practice and qualifications.
 
Here are the Qualifying Groups..

Group 1

#2 Raphael Matos
#3 Helio Castroneves
#4 Dan Wheldon
#6 Ryan Briscoe
#7 Danica Patrick
#8 EJ Viso
#10 Dario Franchitti
#14 Vitor Meira
#22 Justin Wilson
#26 Marco Andretti
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
#77 Alex Tagliani

Group 2

#5 Takuma Sato
#9 Scott Dixon
#11 Tony Kanaan
#12 Will Power
#18 Milka Duno
#19 Alex Lloyd
#24 Mike Conway
#32 Mario Moraes
#34 Mario Romancini
#67 Graham Rahal
#78 Simona De Silvestro
#06 Hideki Mutoh
 
The Firestone Fast 6 are...

Will Power
Scott Dixon
Tony Kanaan
Marco Andretti
Justin Wilson
Helio Castroneves
 
Here is the starting grid..

Row 1

#12 Will Power
#11 Tony Kanaan

Row 2

#9 Scott Dixon
#22 Justin Wilson

Row 3

#3 Helio Castroneves
#26 Marco Andretti

Row 4

#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
#77 Alex Tagliani

Row 5

#8 EJ Viso
#24 Mike Conway

Row 6

#5 Takuma Sato
#06 Hideki Mutoh

Row 7

#10 Dario Franchitti
#78 Simona De Silvestro

Row 8

#4 Dan Wheldon
#67 Graham Rahal

Row 9

#14 Vitor Meira
#34 Mario Romancini

Row 10

#6 Ryan Briscoe
#32 Mario Moraes

Row 11

#7 Danica Patrick
#19 Alex Lloyd

Row 12

#2 Raphael Matos
#18 Milka Duno
 
Ahhh yes, Mario is now doing better...Milka however...what can I say?! Roughly 2.5 seconds separate 1st from 23rd and then Milka is 6.9 seconds off of the pole pace. Figuring about 1:02 per lap for most of the leaders she will be lapped every 9 or so laps not including pit-stops. That's just...sad.
 
The final practice session is over from today.

Here are the results...

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #9 Scott Dixon / 01:02.9343 / 102.965
2. #12 Will Power / 01:03.1731 / 102.575
3. #11 Tony Kanaan / 01:03.2922 / 102.382
4. #2 Raphael Matos / 01:03.3433 / 102.300
5. #4 Dan Wheldon / 01:03.3504 / 102.288
6. #24 Mike Conway / 01:03.3564 / 102.279
7. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 01:03.3840 / 102.234
8. #10 Dario Franchitti / 01:03.3978 / 102.212
9. #3 Helio Castroneves / 01:03.4696 / 102.096
10. #22 Justin Wilson / 01:03.5154 / 102.023
11. #8 EJ Viso / 01:03.5640 / 101.944
12. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 01:03.5668 / 101.940
13. #26 Marco Andretti / 01:03.5999 / 101.887
14. #78 Simona De Silvestro / 01:03.6043 / 101.880
15. #67 Graham Rahal / 01:03.6100 / 101.871
16. #14 Vitor Meira / 01:03.6477 / 101.810
17. #7 Danica Patrick / 01:03.7113 / 101.709
18. #77 Alex Tagliani / 01:03.7131 / 101.706
19. #5 Takuma Sato / 01:03.7859 / 101.590
20. #06 Hideki Mutoh / 01:03.9085 / 101.395
21. #32 Mario Moraes / 01:04.0477 / 101.175
22. #34 Mario Romancini / 01:04.2046 / 100.927
23. #19 Alex Lloyd / 01:04.2385 / 100.874
24. #18 Milka Duno / 01:10.1599 / 92.360
 
Rain, rain, rain. Unfortunately we may not get this race off until tomorrow.
 
Dionysius said:
Ahhh yes, Mario is now doing better...Milka however...what can I say?! Roughly 2.5 seconds separate 1st from 23rd and then Milka is 6.9 seconds off of the pole pace. Figuring about 1:02 per lap for most of the leaders she will be lapped every 9 or so laps not including pit-stops. That's just...sad.
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I think I would just stay home.
 
Here are the final results..

1. #12 Will Power
2. #22 Justin Wilson
3. #6 Ryan Briscoe
4. #3 Helio Castroneves
5. #10 Dario Franchitti
6. #77 Alex Tagliani
7. #7 Danica Patrick
8. #2 Raphael Matos
9. #67 Graham Rahal
10. #11 Tony Kanaan
11. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
12. #26 Marco Andretti
13. #34 Mario Romancini
14. #06 Hideki Mutoh
15. #14 Vitor Meira
16. #78 Simona De Silvestro
17. #8 EJ Viso
18. #9 Scott Dixon
19. #24 Mike Conway
20. #4 Dan Wheldon
21. #32 Mario Moraes
22. #5 Takuma Sato
23. #19 Alex Lloyd
24. #18 Milka Duno
 
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