The 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 16, 2023, in Long Beach, California on the Streets of Long Beach. The race consisted of 85 laps. Kyle Kirkwood, driving for Andretti Autosport, would win his first ever IndyCar Series race.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 3rd round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
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| Date | April 16, 2023 |
| Official name | Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Location | Streets of Long Beach |
| Course | Temporary road course 1.968 mi / 3.167 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 167.28 mi / 269.211 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Autosport) |
| Time | 1:06.2878 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 01:07.9469 (on lap 70 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Autosport) |
| Second |  Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport) |
| Third |  Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Background edit
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach began as a Formula 5000 race sanctioned by the SCCA and USAC in 1975.[1] In 1976, it became a Formula One event, and held that status until 1984 when it turned into a CART race, which eventually became IndyCar.[2] Last year's champion was Josef Newgarden and other previous winners competing are Hélio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Colton Herta, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, and Alexander Rossi. The push-to-pass time allotment is a total of 200 seconds, with a maximum length of any given use of 20 seconds.[1]
Entry list edit
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice edit
Practice 1 edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.6999 |
| 2 | 9 |  Scott Dixon W
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.9649 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta W
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Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.9808 |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Practice 2 edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:05.9982 |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.0149 |
| 3 | 28 | Romain Grosjean
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.0629 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Qualifying edit
Qualifying classification edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.5593 | N/A | 01:06.4568 | 01:06.2878 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.6600 | N/A | 01:06.4760 | 01:06.3253 | 2 |
| 3 | 28 | Romain Grosjean
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.6780 | 01:06.3246 | 01:06.5347 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Álex Palou
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.3995 | 01:06.5651 | 01:06.5549 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon W
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.5305 | 01:06.5787 | 01:06.5730 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.5906 | 01:06.3993 | 01:06.6039 | 6 |
| 7 | 26 | Colton Herta W
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Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.8246 | N/A | 01:06.6431 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:07.2614 | N/A | 01:06.6452 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.6833 | 01:06.7251 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.0130 | N/A | 01:06.7317 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.0328 | N/A | 01:07.1049 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.6488 | 01:09.7839 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 12 |  Will Power W
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:07.2681 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W
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Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.8010 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 30 |  Jack Harvey
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:07.3150 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 06 |  Hélio Castroneves W
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Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.9385 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 45 |  Christian Lundgaard
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:07.3957 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.9517 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay
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Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.8796 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 29 |  Devlin DeFrancesco
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Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.0294 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R
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Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:07.9105 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 77 | Callum Ilott
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Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.0490 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:08.2970 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 15 | Graham Rahal
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.0909 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 18 | David Malukas
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Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | No Time | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino R
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Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.5956 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 20 | Conor Daly
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Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.6986 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.5611 |
| 2 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.7540 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta W
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Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.8118 |
| Source:[7] | |||||
Race edit
The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 16, 2023.
Race classification edit
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References edit
- ^ a b Malsher-Lopez, David (12 April 2023). "IndyCar at Long Beach: Start time, how to watch, entry list, etc". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Fiddler, J. J. (12 April 2023). "PREVIEW: 2023 Acura Grand Prix Of Long Beach". The562.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach entry list" (PDF). April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.