ST PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will remain as a cornerstone event on the NTT IndyCar Series schedule through at least 2024.
St. Petersburg City Council officials unanimously approved a four-year extension to the existing agreement with Green Savoree St. Petersburg LLC last week.
This spring break racing tradition has been the season opening event on IndyCar’s annual calendar for the past nine years of its 15-year history.
“The Firestone Grand Prix has a home in the Sunshine City. I am so pleased to have this cornerstone event of the NTT IndyCar Series dedicated to St. Petersburg for the next five years,” said City of St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman. “I want to thank Kim Green and Kevin Savoree for their partnership, and for their dedication to St. Pete.”
Set for its traditional position on the calendar during the second weekend of March, the dates for the next five Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg races are:
- March 12-15, 2020
- March 11-14, 2021
- March 10-13, 2022
- March 9-12, 2023
- March 7-10, 2024
“We are thrilled that the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will continue on the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront and Albert Whitted Airport,” said Kim Green, chairman and CEO of Green Savoree St. Petersburg. “The success and continued growth of the event is only possible with the great partnership we’ve enjoyed with the City of St. Petersburg, Mayor Kriseman and his tremendous team, and this overwhelming support from City Council.
“Personally, I’m proud to call St. Petersburg home and raise my family in this city.”