2012 Honda Grand Prix of St Pete Highlights
Castroneves, Chevy Capture St. Pete Victory

Highlights from the IZOD IndyCar Series' season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the temporary street circuit. Helio Castroneves won the exciting race and then paid tribute to Dan Wheldon by patting the Dan Wheldon Way street sign and pointing to the sky. Scott Dixon finished second for the third time at St. Pete.

The three-time Indianapolis 500 champion became the first three-time winner on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit, and he celebrated his first victory since Twin Ring Motegi in September 2010 with typical exuberance.

Source [Indycar]

2012 Honda Grand Prix of St Pete Highlights - YouTube

For a full race recap head over to Speed

Order of finish:

1. (5) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevrolet, 100, Running
2. (6) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 100, Running
3. (3) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Chevrolet, 100, Running
4. (4) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Chevrolet, 100, Running
5. (2) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Chevrolet, 100, Running
6. (16) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Honda, 100, Running
7. (1) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 100, Running
8. (12) EJ Viso, Dallara-Chevrolet, 100, Running
9. (22) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda, 100, Running
10. (15) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 100, Running
11. (19) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Honda, 100, Running
12. (10) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 100, Running
13. (9) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 100, Running
14. (7) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Chevrolet, 99, Running
15. (17) Alex Tagliani, Dallara Lotus, 99, Running
16. (23) Oriol Servia, Dallara Lotus, 99, Running
17. (13) Rubens Barrichello, Dallara-Chevrolet, 98, Running
18. (24) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevrolet, 98, Running
19. (18) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevrolet, 96, Mechanical
20. (11) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 75, Mechanical
21. (26) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara Lotus, 73, Mechanical
22. (14) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 73, Mechanical
23. (25) Katherine Legge, Dallara Lotus, 59, Mechanical
24. (21) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara Lotus, 22, Mechanical
25. (8) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevrolet, 21, Mechanical
26. (20) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 19, Contact

 

god why are the cars so ugly now

 

I don't know what is uglier. These or the step nose F1 cars or these.

 

I like how they left out most of the passes Bourdais and Rahal had made.

Or you know how Tony Kanaan walked most of the grandstands waving at the fans after he came to a complete stop.

... Or even the girl who who a ride with Mario Andretti smashing her face into the back seat of his car at the end of the front straight.

The cars sound much better and look a lot better in person.