The 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was Round 1 of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series. The event was held on the streets of St. Petersburg in Florida, United States on 25 March 2012. Will Power started on pole position and Helio Castroneves 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 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 5 | 100 | 01:59:50.9863 | 28 | Running | 50 | 90.113 | 2 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 100 | 01:59:56.5155 | 37 | Running | 42 | 90.044 | 2 |
| 3 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 3 | 100 | 01:59:58.5687 | 0 | Running | 35 | 90.018 | 2 |
| 4 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 4 | 100 | 02:00:01.6389 | 0 | Running | 32 | 89.98 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | Ryan Briscoe | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 100 | 02:00:02.7717 | 9 | Running | 30 | 89.965 | 3 |
| 6 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 16 | 100 | 02:00:22.2486 | 0 | Running | 28 | 89.723 | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | Will Power | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 1 | 100 | 02:00:25.6445 | 11 | Running | 27 | 89.681 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | E.J. Viso | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 12 | 100 | 02:00:26.5806 | 0 | Running | 24 | 89.669 | 3 |
| 9 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 22 | 100 | 02:00:34.1288 | 0 | Running | 22 | 89.575 | 3 |
| 10 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 100 | 02:00:35.3004 | 0 | Running | 20 | 89.561 | 3 |
| 11 | 67 | Josef Newgarden | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 19 | 100 | 02:00:35.8138 | 0 | Running | 19 | 89.555 | 3 |
| 12 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 10 | 100 | 02:00:36.0943 | 0 | Running | 18 | 89.551 | 3 |
| 13 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 100 | 02:00:36.8331 | 1 | Running | 17 | 89.542 | 3 |
| 14 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 99 | 01:59:54.4719 | 0 | Running | 16 | 89.168 | 3 |
| 15 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | Dallara | Lotus | Firestone | 17 | 99 | 02:00:02.6191 | 0 | Running | 15 | 89.068 | 4 |
| 16 | 22 | Oriol Servia | Dallara | Lotus | Firestone | 23 | 99 | 02:00:39.8482 | 0 | Running | 14 | 88.61 | 3 |
| 17 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 98 | 01:59:14.6735 | 0 | Running | 13 | 88.759 | 4 |
| 18 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 24 | 98 | 02:00:41.1748 | 0 | Running | 12 | 87.698 | 3 |
| 19 | 4 | JR Hildebrand | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 18 | 96 | 01:56:00.9593 | 3 | Mechanical | 12 | 89.367 | 3 |
| 20 | 14 | Mike Conway | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 11 | 75 | 01:41:45.3635 | 0 | Mechanical | 12 | 79.602 | 4 |
| 21 | 7 | Sebastien Bourdais | Dallara | Lotus | Firestone | 26 | 73 | 01:31:23.4759 | 0 | Mechanical | 12 | 86.266 | 3 |
| 22 | 15 | Takuma Sato | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 14 | 73 | 01:40:38.2077 | 11 | Mechanical | 12 | 78.341 | 4 |
| 23 | 6 | Katherine Legge | Dallara | Lotus | Firestone | 25 | 59 | 01:23:24.8785 | 0 | Mechanical | 12 | 76.389 | 4 |
| 24 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Dallara | Lotus | Firestone | 21 | 22 | 00:29:03.3427 | 0 | Mechanical | 12 | 81.774 | 1 |
| 25 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 21 | 00:26:51.4960 | 0 | Mechanical | 10 | 84.443 | 1 |
| 26 | 19 | James Jakes | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 20 | 19 | 00:35:23.4517 | 0 | Contact | 10 | 57.981 | 3 |