St Petersburg Firestone Grand Prix 2016 Photos

I am posting a gallery of photos for you to enjoy- I'll have to save a report on the results for later as I'm getting ready for the IMSA 12 Hours of Sebring race this weekend, but as you all know by now Juan Pablo Montoya was the winner for the second year in a row over 2nd place Simon Pagenaud.  The Penske boys dominated again this year and it is a shame pole sitter, Will Power was ill and could not drive on Sunday. 

It was another 'Chamber of Commerce' day in downtown St Petersburg and if you have not been to this race, you need to make it next year. This venue will make you want to move there. Water, yachts, museums, theaters, high end condos, sports of all kinds and Indy cars racing in the streets is as good as any city in America gets!

THE DRIVERS:

Juan Pablo Montoya

Simon Pagenaud

Marco Andretti

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Takuma Sato

Luca Filippi

Rookie - Spencer Pigot

Graham Rahal

                                                                   Tony Kanaan

Alex Rossi

Sebastine Bourdais and Mikhail Aleshin

Helio Castroneves

 

 

THE CARS

(A Sample)

 

 

 

THE SURROUNDINGS:

 

TV Coverage Helicopter

The Rahal Camp

We Missed Will On Sunday

Helio Castroneves Joking With His Mechanics

Impressive 22 Year Old

 

 

The  Penske Werks

 

 

And There's More In A Future Post

Hope You Enjoyed The Pictures

 

Paul Ziegler Photography/ CarCameraStory.com