The 2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was Round 1 of the 2009 IndyCar Series. The event was held on the streets of St. Petersburg in Florida, United States on 5 April 2009. Graham Rahal started on pole position and Ryan Briscoe was the race winner.
HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 4 | 100 | - | 46 | Running | 50 | 81.542 | - |
| 2 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 14 | 100 | - | 0 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 2 | 100 | - | 52 | Running | 37 | - | - |
| 4 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 100 | - | 0 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 3 | 100 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 3 | Will Power | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 100 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 2 | Graham Rahal | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 1 | 100 | - | 0 | Running | 27 | - | - |
| 8 | 23 | Darren Manning | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 10 | 100 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 14 | Vitor Meira | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 17 | 100 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 34 | Alex Tagliani | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 7 | 99 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 6 | Robert Doornbos | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 13 | 96 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 98 | Stanton Barrett | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 21 | 96 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 94 | - | 2 | Contact | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 11 | 86 | - | 0 | Contact | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 19 | 86 | - | 0 | Contact | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 8 | 80 | - | 0 | Contact | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 13 | E.J. Viso | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 16 | 75 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 22 | 71 | - | 0 | Contact | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 31 | - | 0 | Contact | 12 | - | - |
| 20 | 2 | Raphael Matos | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 31 | - | 0 | Contact | 12 | - | - |
| 21 | 5 | Mario Moraes | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 20 | 31 | - | 0 | Contact | 12 | - | - |
| 22 | 24 | Mike Conway | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | Contact | 12 | - | - |