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2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

For the IMSA race, see 2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach.

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.

United States 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Race details
3rd round of the 2023 IndyCar season
DateApril 16, 2023
Official nameAcura Grand Prix of Long Beach
LocationStreets of Long Beach
CourseTemporary road course
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance85 laps
167.28 mi / 269.211 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Autosport)
Time1:06.2878
Fastest lap
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:07.9469 (on lap 70 of 85)
Podium
FirstUnited States Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Autosport)
SecondFrance Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport)
ThirdSweden Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Background

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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

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Further information: 2023 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7   Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60   Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[3]

Practice

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Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.6999
2 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.9649
3 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.9808
Source:[4]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:05.9982
2 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:06.0149
3 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:06.0629
Source:[5]

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:06.5593 N/A 01:06.4568 01:06.2878 1
2 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.6600 N/A 01:06.4760 01:06.3253 2
3 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.6780 01:06.3246 01:06.5347 3
4 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:06.3995 01:06.5651 01:06.5549 4
5 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:06.5305 01:06.5787 01:06.5730 5
6 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:06.5906 01:06.3993 01:06.6039 6
7 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.8246 N/A 01:06.6431 N/A 7
8 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:07.2614 N/A 01:06.6452 N/A 8
9 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:06.6833 01:06.7251 N/A 9
10 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.0130 N/A 01:06.7317 N/A 10
11 7   Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.0328 N/A 01:07.1049 N/A 11
12 11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:06.6488 01:09.7839 N/A 12
13 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:07.2681 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 60   Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:06.8010 N/A N/A 14
15 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:07.3150 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:06.9385 N/A N/A 16
17 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:07.3957 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:06.9517 N/A N/A 18
19 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:07.8796 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:07.0294 N/A N/A 20
21 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:07.9105 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:07.0490 N/A N/A 22
23 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:08.2970 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:07.0909 N/A N/A 24
25 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda No Time N/A N/A N/A 25
26 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:07.5956 N/A N/A 26
27 20   Conor Daly 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

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.5611
2 7   Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.7540
3 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.8118
Source:[7]

Race

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The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 16, 2023.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops 		Grid Laps
Led 		Pts.
1 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 85 1:43:17.3748 2 1 53 54
2 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +0.9907 2 3 40
3 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +2.0588 2 2 35
4 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +7.6371 2 7 32
5 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +8.7770 2 4 2 31
6 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +30.3224 2 13 28
7 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +30.9744 2 10 26
8 11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +31.9119 2 12 24
9 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +33.7842 2 8 27 23
10 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +42.8320 2 9 20
11 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85 +45.4351 2 18 19
12 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +46.2809 2 24 18
13 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +47.2828 2 15 17
14 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +47.7781 2 17 16
15 60   Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85 +49.4864 2 14 15
16 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 85 +59.9343 2 20 14
17 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 2 6 13
18 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 2 21 12
19 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 4 22 11
20 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 25 10
21 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 16 9
22 7   Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 83 Off Course 2 11 8
23 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 83 +2 Laps 3 27 7
24 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 82 +3 Laps 3 23 6
25 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 52 +33 Laps 4 26 3 6
26 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 48 Mechanical 1 19 5
27 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 37 Mechanical 1 5 5
Fastest lap:   Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:07.9469 (lap 70)
Source:[8]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Fiddler, J. J. (12 April 2023). "PREVIEW: 2023 Acura Grand Prix Of Long Beach". The562.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach entry list" (PDF). April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.


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