{"id":146138,"date":"2026-02-06T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/146138\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:24:28","slug":"2026-firestone-grand-prix-of-st-petersburg-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/146138\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.\u00a0\u2014 It’s that time again! Racing fans from all over will be heading to the Bay area for the start of the next IndyCar season.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Firestone Grand Prix will be speeding through the streets of St. Pete Feb 27 – March 1.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you need to know.<\/p>\n

QUICK RECAP:<\/p>\n

The winner of the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix was Josef Newgarden. But, he was later disqualified because Team Penske manipulated its push-to-pass system during the race. This allowed Pato O\\u2019Ward to be named the official winner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WHEN IS THE 2026 FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG?<\/p>\n

The event starts on Thursday, February 27th and goes until Sunday, March 2nd.<\/p>\n

WHERE DO I GET 2026 FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX TICKETS?<\/p>\n

General admission adult tickets for the Firestone Grand Prix start at just $30 and three-day tickets start at $80.<\/a><\/p>\n

GRANDSTAND PRICING<\/p>\n

Day \/ Location
\nCost
\nTicket Type
\nGOLD – Turn 1 & Turn 10 Grandstands (3-Day Only)
\n$185
\nAdult
\nGOLD – Turn 1 & Turn 10 Grandstands (3-Day Only)
\n$165
\nJunior
\nSILVER – Upper Rows of Pit Lane Grandstands 3-7 (3-Day)
\n$170
\nAdult
\nSILVER – Upper Rows of Pit Lane Grandstands 3-7 (3-Day)
\n$150
\nJunior
\nBRONZE – Lower Rows of Pit Lane Grandstands 3-7 (3-Day)
\n$140
\nAdult
\nBRONZE – Lower Rows of Pit Lane Grandstands 3-7 (3-Day)
\n$120
\nJunior<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Day \/ Location
\nCost
\nTicket Type
\nSILVER – Single Day (Saturday or Sunday)
\n$135
\nAdult
\nSILVER – Single Day (Saturday or Sunday)
\n$125
\nJunior
\nBRONZE – Single Day (Saturday or Sunday)
\n$110
\nAdult
\nBRONZE – Single Day (Saturday or Sunday)
\n$100
\nJunior<\/p>\n

GENERAL ADMISSION PRICING<\/p>\n

Day \/ Type
\nCost
\nTicket Type
\nGENERAL – 3-DAY
\n$80
\nAdult
\nGENERAL – 3-DAY
\n$70
\nJunior
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\nGENERAL – FRIDAY
\n$30
\nAdult
\nGENERAL – SATURAY
\n$55
\nAdult
\nGENERAL – SUNDAY
\n$70
\nAdult
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\nGENERAL – FRIDAY
\n$30
\nJunior
\nGENERAL – SATURDAY
\n$45
\nJunior
\nGENERAL – SUNDAY
\n$60
\nJunior<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL PASSES<\/p>\n

Day(s)
\nCost
\nPass Type
\nPIT & PADDOCK – 3-DAY
\n$160
\nAdult (18+)
\nPADDOCK – 2-DAY
\n$85
\nAdult \/ Junior
\nPADDOCK – 1-DAY
\n$55
\nAdult \/ Junior<\/p>\n

FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX MAP:<\/p>\n

In downtown St. Petersburg, the streets along the waterfront near Straub Park will be converted into a 1.8 mile race track. Just follow the noise from the loud engines!<\/p>\n

2026 FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX SCHEDULE:<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, FEB 26<\/p>\n

Time
\nEvent
\nLocation
\n4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
\nINDYCAR Party in the Park<\/p>\n

North Straub Park – No ticket<\/p>\n

required<\/p>\n

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM<\/p>\n

5K Run on the Firestone<\/p>\n

Grand Prix Track<\/p>\n

400 Bayshore Dr. NE<\/p>\n

Sign-up at gpstpete5k.com<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, FEB 27<\/p>\n

Time
\nSeries
\nSession
\n7:30 AM
\nGates Open
\n\u00a0
\n8:00 AM – 8:30 AM<\/p>\n

USF2000<\/p>\n

Practice<\/p>\n

8:55 AM – 9:40 AM
\nMazda MX-5 Cup
\nPractice
\n10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
\nUSF2000
\nQualifying
\n10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
\nMazda MX-5 Cup
\nQualifying
\n11:30 AM – 12:10 PM
\nUSF2000
\nRace 1
\n11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
\nNTT INDYCAR SERIES
\nAutograph Session – American Legion in Firestone Fan Experience
\n12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
\nINDY NXT by Firestone
\nPractice
\n1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
\nNASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
\nAutograph Session – Details TBA
\n1:35 PM – 3:00 PM
\nNTT INDYCAR SERIES
\nPractice 1
\n4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
\nNASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
\nPractice
\n5:05 PM – 6:00 PM
\nNASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
\nQualifying<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, FEB 28<\/p>\n

Time
\nSeries
\nSession
\n7:00 AM
\nGates Open
\n\u00a0
\n7:30 AM – 8:15 AM<\/p>\n

Mazda MX-5 Cup<\/p>\n

Race 1<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

8:35 AM – 9:15 AM
\nINDY NXT by Firestone
\nPractice 2
\n9:35 AM – 11:00 AM
\nNTT INDYCAR SERIES
\nPractice 2
\n11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
\nINDY NXT by Firestone
\nAutograph Session – American Legion in Firestone Fan Experience
\n11:30 AM
\nNASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
\nDriver Introductions
\n12:00 PM
\nNASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
\nRace (80 Laps)
\n3:45 PM – 4:15 PM
\nINDY NXT by Firestone
\nQualifying
\n4:35 PM – 6:00 PM
\nNTT INDYCAR SERIES
\nQualifying<\/p>\n

SUNDAY, MARCH 1<\/p>\n

Time
\nSeries
\nSession
\n8:00 AM
\nGates Open
\n\u00a0
\n9:05 AM – 9:35 AM<\/p>\n

NTT INDYCAR SERIES<\/p>\n

Warm-up<\/p>\n

10:06 AM
\nINDY NXT by Firestone
\nRace (45 Laps)
\n11:20 AM
\nNTT INDYCAR SERIES
\nDriver Introductions
\n12:29 PM
\nFirestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
\nNTT INDYCAR SERIES Race (100 Laps)
\n3:00 PM – 3:40 PM
\nUSF2000
\nRace 2
\n4:00 PM – 4:40 PM
\nMazda MX-5 Cup
\nRace 2<\/p>\n

PARKING<\/p>\n

City Parking Garage (SouthCore):<\/p>\n

City Parking Garages will be $25 per day.<\/p>\n

Motorcycle Parking:<\/p>\n

Available for $10, along the west side of 1st Street South between 1st Avenue South and Central Avenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.\u00a0\u2014 It’s that time again! Racing fans from all over will be heading to the Bay…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":146139,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[274,48747,28,2200,2204,115,139,596,4974,275,110,202,204,203,199,201,200,135,278,2032],"class_list":{"0":"post-146138","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-petersburg","8":"tag-app-top-stories","9":"tag-auto-racing","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-instagram-bn9","12":"tag-instagram-n13","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-orlando","15":"tag-pinellas-county","16":"tag-racing","17":"tag-spectrum-news-staff","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-st-pete","20":"tag-st-pete-headlines","21":"tag-st-pete-news","22":"tag-st-petersburg","23":"tag-st-petersburg-headlines","24":"tag-st-petersburg-news","25":"tag-tampa","26":"tag-top-stories","27":"tag-trending-topics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}