As a part of today’s announcement that the Indianapolis 500 has been delayed until August, IndyCar released an updated schedule for the rest of the 2020 season.
Included in that schedule is a placeholder for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg which was cancelled shortly before taking place on March 15.
Since the race is run on a street circuit, the city of St. Petersburg is still working to get everything in place that would allow the streets to be closed for an additional weekend later in the year.
If the race does the get approvals to go ahead, it would likely take place after Laguna Seca in early October, becoming the season finale. For 2021, the St. Pete race would move back to its traditional place at the start of the calendar.
Other schedule changes include the race at Mid-Ohio being moved a week earlier to August 9 and the race at Gateway being moved a week later than originally planned to August 30. These moves are specifically to fit in the Indianapolis 500 which itself needs close to two full weeks of on-track action.
The race at Portland International Raceway also shifts a week later to September 13.
At this time, the planned start of the season is now the ‘Dual in Detroit’ street races taking place May 30-31.
| Revised IndyCar 2020 Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix 1 | Detroit | May 30 |
| Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix 2 | Detroit | May 31 |
| Genesys 600 | Texas Motor Speedway | June 6 |
| REV Group Grand Prix at Road America | Road America | June 21 |
| Indy Richmond 300 | Richmond Raceway | June 27 |
| GMR Grand Prix | IMS Road Course | July 4 |
| Honda Indy Toronto | Toronto | July 12 |
| Iowa 300 | Iowa Speedway | July 18 |
| Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | August 9 |
| 104th Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | August 23 |
| Bommarito Automotive Group 500 | Gateway | August 30 |
| Grand Prix of Portland | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | September 13 |
| Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | September 20 |
| Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg | TBA |
