IndyCar has canceled its season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. IndyCar released a statement less than one day after taking measures to hold the event without spectators.
IndyCar also canceled the next three races through April.
- Grand Prix of Alabama – Barber Motorsports Park (Apr. 3-5)
- Grand Prix of Long Beach (Apr. 17-19; was postponed yesterday)
- IndyCar Challenge – Circuit of the Americas (Apr. 24-26)
Here is the following statement from IndyCar:
“After careful consideration, including regular communication with our event promoters, health officials, and the city administrations in our respective race markets regarding COVID-19, we have made the decision to cancel all NTT INDYCAR Series events through April.
This begins with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg which was to begin today and run through Sunday, March 15 and continues through the AutoNation INDYCAR Challenge at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas which was to take place April 24-26.
Although we are disappointed to delay the start to this INDYCAR season and will miss our incredible fans who support us each year in St. Petersburg, Birmingham, Long Beach, and Austin, the safety of our fans, participants, staff, partners, and media will always remain our top priority. We will continue to coordinate with public health experts and government officials as we determine the appropriate plans for resuming our schedule.”
