ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Nov. 30, 2009) --- Tickets for the 2010 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, which will be held March 26 – 28, go on sale this Friday, December 4, and are available online at

www.gpstpete.com or by calling 877.283.5385.

For the first time since the event debuted in 2005, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will

feature five classes of motorsports racing through the streets of downtown St. Petersburg. The main

event will once again be the running of the IZOD IndyCar Series and the Firestone Indy Lights. This year,

event organizers have added the return of the World Challenge Championship, including both GT and Touring

classes, and the open wheel racing of the Star Mazda Championship Series and the U.S. F2000 National

Championship series.

In addition to world-class racing, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg features a number of

interactive activities for race fans in the Bright House Speed Zone and concerts on the stage in the

Honda Plaza.

Tickets for the event range in price from $25 for adult general admissions tickets to $110 for an

adult three-day reserved seat pass. Three-day general admission passes are $45 and a general

admission ticket for Sunday’s featured races is $40. Reserved seat for Sunday range from $60 for seats

in the lower rows to $80 for seats in the upper rows and three-day reserved seat passes start at $85.

Reduced rate tickets are available for juniors, ages 12 and under, in certain ticket categories.

Race fans purchasing a three-day reserved seat ticket, purchased by December 31, 2009, will

also receive an IZOD IndyCar paddock pass, valued at $55.

“The 2010 schedule at the Honda Grand Prix is packed with exciting racing,” said Tim

Ramsberger, vice president and general manager of the event. “We have kept our ticket prices at the

same level for the past four years and we are looking forward to staging another great event in St.

Petersburg this March.”

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is run on a 1.8-mile, 14-turn waterfront circuit that

includes a combination of adjacent downtown streets circling Pioneer Park, the Bayfront Center and

extending onto runways at Albert Whitted Airport that overlook the Bay and picturesque St. Petersburg

Harbor and Marina.

For more information on the 2010 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, visit www.gpstpete.com.