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2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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 mi temporary street and airport circuit on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.{{cite news

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 breaking Marco Andretti's record of 19 years, 167 days from the 2006 IndyCar Series season. 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. Rahal's record was later broken by Colton Herta in 2019.

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	AUS Will Power (R)	KV Racing	1:02.6560	103.422
2	11	BRA Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	1:02.7752	103.225
3	06	USA Graham Rahal (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	1:02.9581	102.926
4	34	FRA Franck Perera (R)	Conquest Racing	1:03.1453	102.620
5	14	UK Darren Manning	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	1:03.1822	102.561
6	17	US Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rahal Letterman Racing	1:03.1923	102.544
27	Japan Hideki Mutoh (R)	Andretti Green Racing	1:03.2757	102.409
36	BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R)	Conquest Racing	1:03.4568	102.117
7	US Danica Patrick	Andretti Green Racing	1:03.5766	101.924
20	US Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	1:03.8007	101.566
19	BRA Mario Moraes (R)	Dale Coyne Racing	1:04.1590	100.999
23	US Townsend Bell	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	1:04.3880	100.640
25	CAN Marty Roth	Roth Racing	1:07.7041	95.711

Group 2

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Speed (mph)
1	02	UK Justin Wilson (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	1:02.7341	103.293
2	6	AUS Ryan Briscoe	Penske Racing	1:02.8910	103.035
3	26	US Marco Andretti	Andretti Green Racing	1:03.0131	102.836
4	3	Brazil Hélio Castroneves	Penske Racing	1:03.1560	102.603
5	5	ESP Oriol Servià (R)	KV Racing	1:03.1653	102.588
6	10	UK Dan Wheldon	Chip Ganassi Racing	1:03.2095	102.516
9	NZL Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	1:03.2365	102.472
33	VEN E. J. Viso (R)	HVM Racing	1:03.3067	102.359
15	US Buddy Rice	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	1:03.3591	102.274
4		BRA Vítor Meira	Panther Racing	1:03.4480	102.131
24	UK Jay Howard (R)	Roth Racing	1:03.7447	101.656
2	US A. J. Foyt IV	Vision Racing	1:04.4996	100.466
18	BRA Bruno Junqueira	Dale Coyne Racing	1:09.3851	93.392

Round 2 (Top 12)

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Speed (mph)
1	8	AUS Will Power (R)	KV Racing	1:02.1355	104.288
2	11	BRA Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	1:02.4960	103.687
3	6	AUS Ryan Briscoe	Penske Racing	1:02.5031	103.675
4	02	UK Justin Wilson (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	1:02.5393	103.615
5	17	US Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rahal Letterman Racing	1:02.6864	103.372
6	3	Brazil Hélio Castroneves	Penske Racing	1:02.6869	103.371
5	ESP Oriol Servià (R)	KV Racing	1:02.7427	103.279
10	UK Dan Wheldon	Chip Ganassi Racing	1:02.7964	103.191
06	USA Graham Rahal (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	1:02.8122	103.165
34	FRA Franck Perera (R)	Conquest Racing	1:02.8749	103.062
14	UK Darren Manning	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	1:03.0136	102.835
26	US Marco Andretti	Andretti Green Racing	1:03.2443	102.460

Round 3 (Firestone Fast Six)

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time
11	BRA Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	1:02.5322	103.627
8	AUS Will Power (R)	KV Racing	1:02.6096	103.499
02	UK Justin Wilson (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	1:02.6426	103.444
3	Brazil Hélio Castroneves	Penske Racing	1:02.6462	103.438
6	AUS Ryan Briscoe	Penske Racing	1:02.7071	103.338
17	US Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rahal Letterman Racing	1:03.0077	102.845

Grid

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Speed (mph)
11	BRA Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	1:02.5322	103.627
8	AUS Will Power (R)	KV Racing	1:02.6096	103.499
02	UK Justin Wilson (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	1:02.6426	103.444
3	Brazil Hélio Castroneves	Penske Racing	1:02.6462	103.438
6	AUS Ryan Briscoe	Penske Racing	1:02.7071	103.338
17	US Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rahal Letterman Racing	1:03.0077	102.845
5	ESP Oriol Servià (R)	KV Racing	1:02.7427	103.279
10	UK Dan Wheldon	Chip Ganassi Racing	1:02.7964	103.191
06	USA Graham Rahal (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	1:02.8122	103.165
34	FRA Franck Perera (R)	Conquest Racing	1:02.8749	103.062
14	UK Darren Manning	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	1:03.0136	102.835
26	US Marco Andretti	Andretti Green Racing	1:03.2443	102.460
9	NZL Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	1:03.2365	102.472
27	Japan Hideki Mutoh (R)	Andretti Green Racing	1:03.2757	102.409
33	VEN E. J. Viso (R)	HVM Racing	1:03.3067	102.359
15	US Buddy Rice	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	1:03.3591	102.274
4		BRA Vítor Meira	Panther Racing	1:03.4480	102.131
36	BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R)	Conquest Racing	1:03.4568	102.117
7	US Danica Patrick	Andretti Green Racing	1:03.5766	101.924
24	UK Jay Howard (R)	Roth Racing	1:03.7447	101.656
20	US Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	1:03.8007	101.566
19	BRA Mario Moraes (R)	Dale Coyne Racing	1:04.1590	100.999
23	US Townsend Bell	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	1:04.3880	100.640
2	US A. J. Foyt IV	Vision Racing	1:04.4996	100.466
25	CAN Marty Roth	Roth Racing	1:07.7041	95.711
18	BRA Bruno Junqueira	Dale Coyne Racing	1:09.3851	93.392

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
06	USA Graham Rahal (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	83	2:00:43.5562	9	19	53
3	Brazil Hélio Castroneves	Penske Racing	83	+3.5192	4	0	40
11	BRA Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	83	+5.5134	1	15	35
33	VEN E. J. Viso (R)	HVM Racing	83	+8.8575	15	12	32
36	BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R)	Conquest Racing	83	+9.6360	18	3	30
27	Japan Hideki Mutoh (R)	Andretti Green Racing	83	+10.0071	14	0	28
5	ESP Oriol Servià (R)	KV Racing	83	+11.2871	7	0	26
8	AUS Will Power (R)	KV Racing	83	+12.8493	2	0	24
02	UK Justin Wilson (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	83	+14.3598	3	18	22
7	US Danica Patrick	Andretti Green Racing	83	+16.7298	19	0	20
2	US A. J. Foyt IV	Vision Racing	83	+20.8319	24	0	19
10	UK Dan Wheldon	Target Chip Ganassi	83	+24.7800	8	0	18
14	UK Darren Manning	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	83	+45.8601	11	0	17
24	UK Jay Howard (R)	Roth Racing	82	+1 Lap	20	0	16
15	US Buddy Rice	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	82	+1 Lap	16	0	15
19	BRA Mario Moraes (R)	Dale Coyne Racing	82	+1 Lap	22	0	14
17	US Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rahal Letterman Racing	81	+2 Laps	6	4	13
20	US Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	80	Accident	21	0	12
4		BRA Vítor Meira	Panther Racing	75	Collision	17	1	12
34	FRA Franck Perera (R)	Conquest Racing	75	Collision	10	0	12
23	US Townsend Bell	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	75	Collision	23	0	12
9	NZL Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi	74	Mechanical	13	0	12
6	AUS Ryan Briscoe	Penske Racing	56	Accident	5	11	12
18	BRA Bruno Junqueira	Dale Coyne Racing	44	Mechanical	25	0	12
26	US Marco Andretti	Andretti Green Racing	41	Mechanical	12	0	10
25	CAN Marty Roth	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

(2008-04-06). "Rahal's victory sets open-wheel record". IndyStar.com.
Eubanks, Michael. (March 24, 2019). "Colton Herta wins inaugural IndyCar Classic at COTA, becomes youngest winner in series history".

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