2011 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
| Race details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season | |||||
| Date | March 27, 2011 | ||||
| Official name | Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | ||||
| Location | Streets of St. Petersburg | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.800 mi / 2.897 km | ||||
| Distance | 100 laps 180.000 mi / 289.682 km | ||||
| Weather | 85 °F (29 °C), scattered clouds | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | 1:01.9625 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | 1:03.8683 (on lap 74 of 100) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Second | Will Power (Team Penske) | ||||
| Third | Tony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology – Lotus) | ||||
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The 2011 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on March 27, on the 1.800-mile (2.897 km) temporary street circuit in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was telecast by ABC in the United States.