# Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg de 2009

O Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg de 2009 foi a primeira corrida da temporada de 2009 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 australiano Ryan Briscoe, da equipe Team Penske.

## Pilotos e Equipes

| Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassis | Motor | Pneu |
| 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 3 | Will Power | Team Penske | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 14 | Vitor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 19 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 23 | Darren Manning | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 34 | Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 98 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Team 3G | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
* (R) - Rookie

## Resultados
### Treino classificatório

Treino classificatório - 4 de abril :
| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Grupo 1 | Grupo 2 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | | 1:02.4487 | 1:02.3173 | 1:02.4110 |
| 2 | 19 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:02.3870 | | 1:02.4271 | 1:02.4604 |
| 3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 1:02.7315 | | 1:02.2991 | 1:02.5307 |
| 4 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | | 1:02.7129 | 1:02.6701 | 1:02.5699 |
| 5 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:02.5885 | | 1:02.2494 | 1:02.6927 |
| 6 | 3 | Will Power | Team Penske | 1:02.2881 | | 1:02.6428 | 1:02.7368 |
| 7 | 34 | Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing | 1:02.3726 | | 1:02.6952 | |
| 8 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | | 1:02.6371 | 1:02.9891 | |
| 9 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 1:02.7834 | | 1:03.1344 | |
| 10 | 23 | Darren Manning | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | | 1:02.8975 | 1:03.3038 | |
| 11 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | | 1:02.9923 | 1:03.4733 | |
| 12 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | | 1:02.6939 | sem tempo | |
| 13 | 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:02.7934 | | | |
| 14 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | | 1:03.0223 | | |
| 15 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | 1:02.8268 | | | |
| 16 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | | 1:03.0601 | | |
| 17 | 14 | Vitor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:02.9132 | | | |
| 18 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | | 1:03.3652 | | |
| 19 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti-Green Racing | 1:03.3300 | | | |
| 20 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | | 1:03.4520 | | |
| 21 | 98 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Team 3G | 1:06.5934 | | | |
| 22 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | | 1:04.2416 | | |
| Relatório ||||||||
* (R) - Rookie

### Corrida

Corrida - 5 de abril :
| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Voltas | Tempo | Largada | Voltas na Liderança | Pontos |
| 1 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 100 | 2:12:26.8387 | 4 | 46 | 50 |
| 2 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | 100 | +0.4619 | 14 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 19 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 100 | +0.9490 | 2 | 52 | 37 |
| 4 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 100 | +1.5230 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 100 | +2.3214 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | Will Power | Team Penske | 100 | +3.4622 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 100 | +4.0672 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | 23 | Darren Manning | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 100 | +4.7283 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 14 | Vitor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 100 | +5.9559 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 34 | Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing | 99 | +1 volta | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 96 | +4 voltas | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 98 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Team 3G | 96 | +4 voltas | 21 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | 94 | Contato | 18 | 2 | 17 |
| 14 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 86 | Contato | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti-Green Racing | 86 | Contato | 19 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 80 | Contato | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 75 | Mecânico | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 71 | Contato | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | 31 | Contato | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 31 | Contato | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 31 | Contato | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1 | Contato | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Relatório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie