# Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg de 2008

O Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg de 2008 foi a segunda corrida da temporada de 2008 da IndyCar Series. A corrida foi disputada no dia 5 de abril em uma pista montada nas ruas da cidade de São Petersburgo, Flórida. O vencedor foi o estadunidense Graham Rahal, da equipe Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing.

## Pilotos e Equipes

| Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassis | Motor | Pneu |
| 2 | A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 4 | Vitor Meira | Panther Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 5 | Oriol Servià (R) | KV Racing Technology | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 8 | Will Power (R) | KV Racing Technology | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 10 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 14 | Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 15 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rahal Letterman Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 18 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 19 | Mario Moraes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 23 | Townsend Bell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 24 | Jay Howard (R) | Roth Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 25 | Marty Roth (R) | Roth Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 27 | Hideki Mutoh (R) | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 33 | Ernesto Viso (R) | HVM Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 34 | Franck Perera (R) | Conquest Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 36 | Enrique Bernoldi (R) | Conquest Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 02 | Justin Wilson (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 06 | Graham Rahal (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
* (R) - Rookie

## Resultados
### Treino classificatório

Treino classificatório - 5 de abril :
| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Grupo 1 | Grupo 2 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 1:02.7752 | | 1:02.4960 | 1:02.5322 |
| 2 | 8 | Will Power (R) | KV Racing Technology | 1:02.6560 | | 1:02.1355 | 1:02.6096 |
| 3 | 02 | Justin Wilson (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | | 1:02.7341 | 1:02.5393 | 1:02.6426 |
| 4 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | | 1:03.1560 | 1:02.6869 | 1:02.6462 |
| 5 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | | 1:02.8910 | 1:02.5031 | 1:02.7071 |
| 6 | 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rahal Letterman Racing | 1:03.1923 | | 1:02.6864 | 1:03.0077 |
| 7 | 5 | Oriol Servià (R) | KV Racing Technology | | 1:03.1653 | 1:02.7427 | |
| 8 | 10 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | | 1:03.2095 | 1:02.7694 | |
| 9 | 06 | Graham Rahal (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:02.9581 | | 1:02.8122 | |
| 10 | 34 | Franck Perera (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:03.1453 | | 1:02.8749 | |
| 11 | 14 | Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:03.1822 | | 1:03.0136 | |
| 12 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | | 1:03.0131 | 1:03.2443 | |
| 13 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | | 1:03.2365 | | |
| 14 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh (R) | Andretti-Green Racing | 1:03.2757 | | | |
| 15 | 33 | Ernesto Viso (R) | HVM Racing | | 1:03.3067 | | |
| 16 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | | 1:03.3591 | | |
| 17 | 4 | Vitor Meira | Panther Racing | | 1:03.4480 | | |
| 18 | 36 | Enrique Bernoldi (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:03.4568 | | | |
| 19 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | 1:03.5766 | | | |
| 20 | 24 | Jay Howard (R) | Roth Racing | | 1:03.7447 | | |
| 21 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 1:03.8007 | | | |
| 22 | 19 | Mario Moraes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:04.1590 | | | |
| 23 | 23 | Townsend Bell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:04.3880 | | | |
| 24 | 2 | A.J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | | 1:04.4996 | | |
| 25 | 25 | Marty Roth | Roth Racing | 1:07.7041 | | | |
| 26 | 18 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | | 1:09.3851 | | |
| Relatório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie

### Corrida

Corrida - 6 de abril :
| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Voltas | Tempo | Largada | Voltas na Liderança | Pontos |
| 1 | 06 | Graham Rahal (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 83 | 83 voltas | 9 | 19 | 53 |
| 2 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | 83 | +3.5192 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 83 | +5.5134 | 1 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | 33 | Ernesto Viso (R) | HVM Racing | 83 | +8.8575 | 15 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | 36 | Enrique Bernoldi (R) | Conquest Racing | 83 | +9.6360 | 3 | 18 | 30 |
| 6 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh (R) | Andretti-Green Racing | 83 | +10.0071 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 5 | Oriol Servià (R) | KV Racing Technology | 83 | +11.2871 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | Will Power (R) | KV Racing Technology | 83 | +12.8493 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 02 | Justin Wilson (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 83 | +14.3598 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | 83 | +16.7298 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 2 | A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | 83 | +20.8319 | 24 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 10 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 83 | +24.7800 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 14 | Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 83 | +45.8601 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 24 | Jay Howard (R) | Roth Racing | 82 | +1 volta | 20 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 82 | +1 volta | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 19 | Mario Moraes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 82 | +1 volta | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rahal Letterman Racing | 81 | +2 voltas | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 80 | Acidente | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 4 | Vitor Meira | Panther Racing | 75 | Acidente | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 34 | Franck Perera (R) | Conquest Racing | 75 | Acidente | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 23 | Townsend Bell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 75 | Acidente | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 74 | Mecânico | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 56 | Acidente | 5 | 11 | 12 |
| 24 | 18 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 44 | Mecânico | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | 41 | Mecânico | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 26 | 25 | Marty Roth | Roth Racing | 0 | Não largou | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| Relatório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie