2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
| Race details | |||||
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2nd round of the 2024 IndyCar season
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| Date | April 21, 2024 | ||||
| Official name | Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach | ||||
| Location | Long Beach Street Circuit | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km | ||||
| Distance | 85 laps 167.28 mi / 261.211 km | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |  Felix Rosenqvist (Meyer Shank Racing) | ||||
| Time | 01:06.0172 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) | ||||
| Time | 01:07.7690 (on lap 71 of 85) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Second |  Colton Herta (Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian) | ||||
| Third |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
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The 2024 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]
Entry list
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
Practice 1
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.6874 |
| 2 | 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} Will Power W |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.7811 |
| 3 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.8258 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Practice 2
| 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
Qualifying classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist |
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 1:06.3372 | N/A | 1:06.0674 | 1:06.0172 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power W |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1:06.6388 | N/A | 1:06.1914 | 1:06.0211 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:06.4123 | 1:06.0179 | 1:06.1059 | 3 |
| 4 | 26 | Colton Herta W |
Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 1:06.5245 | N/A | 1:06.0064 | 1:06.3784 | 4 |
| 5 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson |
Andretti Global | Honda | N/A | 1:06.1768 | 1:06.0546 | 1:06.4039 | 5 |
| 6 | 10 | Álex Palou |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:06.7243 | N/A | 1:05.9103 | 1:06.5444 | 6 |
| 7 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:06.3587 | 1:06.2107 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | Scott Dixon W |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:06.5941 | N/A | 1:06.2219 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:06.1509 | 1:06.2404 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood W |
Andretti Global | Honda | N/A | 1:06.2285 | 1:06.2672 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:06.2786 | 1:06.3504 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Graham Rahal |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 1:06.7910 | N/A | 1:06.5757 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 1:06.8349 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | Pato O'Ward |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:06.4572 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 66 | .svg.png){kind=small} Tom Blomqvist R |
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 1:07.0325 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 77 |  Romain Grosjean |
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:06.4706 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 8 | Linus Lundqvist R |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:07.1022 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay |
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:06.7415 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 30 |  Pietro Fittipaldi |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 1:07.1284 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino |
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:06.8481 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | Christian Rasmussen R |
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 1:07.3332 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 6 | Théo Pourchaire R |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:06.9722 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 18 | Jack Harvey |
Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 1:07.6865 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 1:07.1851 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 41 | Sting Ray Robb |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 1:09.5850 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 4 |  Kyffin Simpson R |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:07.3125 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 51 | Nolan Siegel R |
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 1:07.5848 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
| Source:[5] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Race
Scott Dixon took his first win of the season after a good strategy call put him at the front of the field.
Race results
References
- ↑ Kelly, Paul (April 21, 2024). "Dixon Makes Magic To Pull Off Improbable Long Beach Win". IndyCar.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. April 21, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Practice 1" (PDF). indycar.com. NTT IndyCar Series. April 19, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Practice 2" (PDF). indycar.com. NTT IndyCar Series. April 20, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ↑ Official Qualification results
- ↑ "Race" (PDF). indycar.com. NTT IndyCar Series. April 21, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.