2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 21, 2024, in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Street Circuit. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Scott Dixon.[1]

United States 2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Race details
2nd round of the 2024 IndyCar season
DateApril 21, 2024
Official nameAcura Grand Prix of Long Beach
LocationDowntown Long Beach, California
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance85 laps
167.28 mi / 261.211 km
Pole position
DriverSweden Felix Rosenqvist (Meyer Shank Racing)
Time01:06.0172
Fastest lap
DriverSweden Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:07.7690 (on lap 71 of 85)
Podium
FirstNew Zealand Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian)
ThirdNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)

Entry list

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4   Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6   Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7   Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8   Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11   Marcus Armstrong 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   Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20   Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27   Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda
28   Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
30   Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
41   Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51   Nolan Siegel  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
60   Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
66   Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77   Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78   Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[2]

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 01:06.6874
2 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.7811
3 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.8258
Source:[3]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 27   Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda 01:06.4731
2 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.4886
3 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:06.5831
Source:[4]

Qualifying

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Race

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Scott Dixon took his first win of the season after a good strategy call put him at the front of the field.

Race results

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:42:03.1416 2 8 42 53
2 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 1:42:04.1214 2 4 7 41
3 10   Alex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:42:04.9080 2 6 0 35
4 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 1:42:07.1151 2 3 19 33
5 28   Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 85 1:42:07.5185 2 5 0 30
6 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 1:42:18.9055 2 2 15 29
7 27   Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda 85 1:42:19.3204 2 10 1 27
8 77   Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 85 1:42:21.1849 2 16 0 24
9 60   Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85 1:42:21.9571 2 1 1 24
10 7   Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 1:42:35.2331 3 13 0 20
11 6   Theo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 1:42:36.5825 2 22 42 19
12 11   Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:42:43.9623 2 9 0 18
13 8   Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:42:45.1419 2 17 0 17
14 21   Rinus Veekay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 1:42:47.5741 2 18 0 16
15 78   Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 85 1:42:54.4572 3 20 0 15
16 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 1:42:56.1377 3 14 0 14
17 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 1:43:05.6606 2 12 0 13
18 41   Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85 1:43:08.7314 2 25 0 12
19 4   Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 2 26 0 11
20 51   Nolan Siegel  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 2 27 0 10
21 14   Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 24 0 9
22 66   Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 15 0 8
23 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 7 0 7
24 30   Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 19 0 6
25 18   Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda 83 +2 Laps 4 23 0 5
26 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 71 +14 Laps 2 11 0 5
27 20   Christian Rasmussen  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 14 Contact 0 21 0 5
Fastest lap:   Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) – 01:07.7690 (lap 71)
Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Kelly, Paul (21 April 2024). "Dixon Makes Magic To Pull Off Improbable Long Beach Win". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. April 21, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Practice 1" (PDF). indycar.com. NTT IndyCar Series. April 19, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Practice 2" (PDF). indycar.com. NTT IndyCar Series. April 20, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Race" (PDF). indycar.com. NTT IndyCar Series. April 21, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.