are now on sale
Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Grand Prix Arizona. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com; all Ticketmaster retail outlets and Ticketmaster charge by phone at 1-480-784-4444.
The three-day festival of speed and entertainment to be held November 30 - December 2, 2007 will feature the season-ending race in the Champ Car World Series, Champ Car Atlantic, a Pro-Celebrity race, Formula Drift and a Historic Grand Prix race. The December 2 Champ Car World Series race will feature open-wheel cars reaching speeds of up to 180 miles per hour around a 2.087-mile, 16-turn temporary street course through the heart of downtown Phoenix encompassing US Airways Arena, Chase Field and the Warehouse District.
In addition to the on-track activity, Grand Prix Arizona will be the first major motorsports event to go "green" and include a "green" expo by Earthshift '07; the event schedule will also include a free street party featuring concerts with superstar acts. More details will be released on the star-studded line-ups for these events and separate tickets will be available for purchase.
"Our advance ticket sales have been very strong," said Grand Prix Arizona President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Freudenberg. "From the initial feedback, we anticipate strong public ticket sales as well," he said.
Ticketing options that are available include:
Pit Lane VIP Club
An incredible view of all of the pit lane action is yours in this fabulous trackside suite. Individual tickets are available for $950 which includes a three- day ticket, paddock access, food and beverages and valet parking. If you purchase a group of 10 or more tickets, you receive a discount price of $850 per ticket.
Reserved Grandstand Seats
$99---Two-day reserved seating with a three-day admission ticket (Friday is unreserved seating) which includes paddock access on all three days.
$40--Saturday only reserved seat includes paddock access.
$75--Sunday only reserved seat includes paddock access.
Trackside viewing and paddock access (no seat)
$20--Saturday only
$30-Sunday only
$40--Saturday and Sunday
Family Fun Pack
$100-Sunday only four tickets to the Family Grandstand in Turn 4 and free admission to the Family Fun Zone.
About Grand Prix Arizona
Grand Prix Arizona will be an action-packed, three-day festival of speed held in downtown Phoenix featuring major rock concerts, a "green" Expo by Earthshift '07, a Taste of Phoenix and a free street party. The three-day event, November 30 - December 2, 2007, is projected to attract more than 150,000 spectators. It will be highlighted by the internationally televised Grand Prix Arizona Champ Car World Series race featuring top competitors; including 2006 series champion Sebastien Bourdais, Bruno Junqueira, Paul Tracy and others. Race teams include Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing, owned by legendary actor and auto racing icon Paul Newman. Past series champions include Al Unser, Jr. (1990 and 1994), Michael Andretti (1991), Bobby Rahal (1992), Jimmy Vasser (1996), Tracy (2003) and Bourdais (2004, 2005 and 2006). For information regarding Grand Prix Arizona, please visit grandprixarizona.com
