St. Petersburg Firestone Grand Prix To Return Later In 2020
The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was initially canceled due to coronavirus concerns, but now it has been decided to reschedule the race instead.
The race was going to be the kickoff of the 2020 IndyCar season, but now the IndyCar series race will be rescheduled to end the season.
The dates of the race have not yet been determined. Tickets purchased for the original date are to be accepted for the new date.
Statement from Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
BREAKING NEWS: The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is expected to be rescheduled as season finale in 2020Official Statement: bit.ly/2JfWDCj
Posted by Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Thursday, March 26, 2020
Below are photos from past St. Pete Grand Prix’s for you to check out…
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Darren Manning ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IRL IndyCar Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg(Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
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Camathias #19 drives his Ford-Cosworth Lola during the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, round 1 of the C.A.R.T (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images).
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Marco Andretti (C) driver of the #26 Andretti Green Racing Vonage Dallara Infiniti, father Michael Andretti (L) and grandfather Mario Andretti during the Menards Infiniti Pro Series Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Gavin Lawrence/Getty Images)
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Tony Kanaan of Brazil, driver of the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet pits during the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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Ryan Hunter-Reay driver of the #28 DHL Andretti Autosport Honta drives during a warm-up session for the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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(C) James Hinchcliffe of Canada, driver of the #27 GoDaddy.com Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet stands on the podium with second placed (L) Helio Castroneves of Brazil, driver of the #3 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet and third placed (R) Marco Andretti driver of the #25 RC Cola Andretti Autosport Chevrolet, following his victory in the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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James Hinchcliffe of Canada, drives the #27 GoDaddy.com Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet during the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Ryan Briscoe drives the #6 Team Penske Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IRL IndyCar Honda (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images)
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James Hinchcliffe of Canada, driver of the #27 United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport Honda pits during the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg(Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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A pack of cars round te corner during the IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
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Will Power of Australia, driver of the #12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara Honda drives during the IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St.Petersburg (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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Dario Franchitti of Scotland, drives the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda in the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg . (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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Danica Patrick drives the #7 Team GoDaddy Andretti Autosport Honda Dallara during the IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Charlie Kimball driver of the #83 Novo Nordisk Ganassi Racing Chevrolet pits during the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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Helio Castroneves of Brazil, driver of the #3 Shell V-Power/Pennzoil Ultra Team Penske, celebrates winning . (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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Tony Kanaan driver of the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet drives during warm-up for the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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Charlie Kimball driver of the #83 Novo Nordisk Ganassi Racing Chevrolet drives during the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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Scott Dixon of New Zealand, drives the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda during qualifying for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
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Paul Tracy celebrates winning by spraying champagne with second placed Michel Jourdain during the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images).
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Helio Castroneves (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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Sebastien Bourdais driver of the Newman Haas Racing Ford Lola (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images)
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Simona De Silvestro pits her #78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy HVM Racing Dallara Honda during the IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
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Helio Castroneves driving the #3 Marlboro Team (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images).
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The sun rises over the track prior to practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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Charlie Kimball driver of the Novo Nordisk Ganassi Racing Chevrolet (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the #28 DHL Andretti Autosport Honta leads a pack of cars during the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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The sun rises over the track prior to practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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Graham Rahal drives his #38 Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
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Helio Castroneves of Brazil driver of the #3 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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The sun rises over the track prior to practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg(Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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Juan Pablo Montoya of Colombia, driver of the #2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet drives(Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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(L) Second place finisher Ryan Hunter-Reay driver of the #28 DHL Andretti Autosport Honda, race winner (C) Will Power of Australia, driver of the #12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet and third place winner (R) Helio Castroneves of Brazil driver of the #3 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet(Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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Racers get the green flag to start the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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Tony Kanaan of Brazil, driver of the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet drives during qualifying for the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo By: Foldy/Getty Images)
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Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet drives (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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(L) Team owner A.J. Foyt and (R) Takuma Sato of Japan driver of the #14 ABC Supply A.J. Foyt Racing Honda pose with Verizon P1 Pole Award for the Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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James Hinchcliffe of Canada, drives the #27 GoDaddy.com Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet during the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)