
2005 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg - Positions gained/lost
Track St. Petersburg
City St. Petersburg, Florida
Type Streetcourse
Length 1.796 mi
Trackrecord 1:00.245

| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddy Rice | 17 | 7 | +10 | |
| 2 | Dan Wheldon | 9 | 1 | +8 | |
| 3 | Roger Yasukawa | 18 | 11 | +7 | |
| 4 | Darren Manning | 16 | 9 | +7 | |
| 5 | Vitor Meira | 12 | 5 | +7 | |
| 6 | Patrick Carpentier | 14 | 8 | +6 | |
| 7 | Scott Dixon | 11 | 6 | +5 | |
| 8 | Alex Barron | 13 | 10 | +3 | |
| 9 | Danica Patrick | 15 | 12 | +3 | |
| 10 | Scott Sharp | 20 | 18 | +2 | |
| 11 | Dario Franchitti | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| 12 | Tony Kanaan | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| 13 | Ed Carpenter | 19 | 19 | 0 | |
| 14 | A.J. Foyt IV | 21 | 21 | 0 | |
| 15 | Bryan Herta | 1 | 4 | -3 | |
| 16 | Ryan Briscoe | 10 | 14 | -4 | |
| 17 | Kosuke Matsuura | 7 | 13 | -6 | |
| 18 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 6 | 15 | -9 | |
| 19 | Tomas Scheckter | 8 | 17 | -9 | |
| 20 | Tomáš Enge | 5 | 16 | -11 | |
| 21 | Hélio Castroneves | 2 | 20 | -18 |