2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Not to be confused with 2022 Grand Prix of Long Beach.

The 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 10, 2022, in Long Beach, California on the Streets of Long Beach. The race lasted for 85 laps.

2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Race details
3rd round of the 2022 IndyCar season
Date	April 10, 2022
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	Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian)
Time	01:05.3095
Fastest lap
Driver	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	01:07.2359 (on lap 29 of 85)
Podium
First	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Second	Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport)
Third	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Chronology
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Entry list

Further information: 2022 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet
4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
5	Patricio O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
11	Tatiana Calderón  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Kyle Kirkwood  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	David Malukas  R	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	Honda
27	Alexander Rossi  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	Devlin DeFrancesco  R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Christian Lundgaard  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
51	Takuma Sato  W	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
60	Simon Pagenaud  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
77	Callum Ilott  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
SOURCE [1]

Practice

Practice 1

Jimmie Johnson crashed out of turn 6 during this practice session causing an injury to his hand.^[2]

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	60	Simon Pagenaud  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:07.1991
2	27	Alexander Rossi  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:07.6012
3	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:07.6720
OFFICIAL REPORT

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:05.6520
2	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:05.6971
3	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:05.9383
[ OFFICIAL REPORT]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Rookie Devlin DeFrancesco took a six place grid penalty for avoidable contact from the previous race.^[3]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:05.7283	N/A	01:05.4057	01:05.3095	1
2	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.0819	01:05.8194	01:05.7550	2
3	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.1452	01:05.7662	01:05.8667	3
4	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:06.1005	N/A	01:05.6344	01:05.9349	4
5	27	Alexander Rossi  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:05.8363	N/A	01:05.5775	01:06.0674	5
6	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:05.7468	01:05.8744	No Time	6
7	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.0788	01:05.8745	N/A	7
8	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.5757	N/A	01:05.9548	N/A	8
9	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.1076	N/A	01:06.0507	N/A	9
10	60	Simon Pagenaud  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:05.8908	01:06.0678	N/A	10
11	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.1781	01:06.0726	N/A	11
12	14	Kyle Kirkwood  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:06.4676	N/A	01:06.2604	N/A	12
13	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:06.6896	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	06	Hélio Castroneves  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.2467	N/A	N/A	14
15	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:06.7049	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.3241	N/A	N/A	16
17	29	Devlin DeFrancesco  R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	01:06.7418	N/A	N/A	N/A	23[3]
18	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.4489	N/A	N/A	17
19	18	David Malukas  R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:06.7925	N/A	N/A	N/A	18
20	30	Christian Lundgaard  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.5049	N/A	N/A	19
21	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:06.9708	N/A	N/A	N/A	20
22	77	Callum Ilott  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.6672	N/A	N/A	21
23	51	Takuma Sato  W	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	01:07.1001	N/A	N/A	N/A	22
24	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.7679	N/A	N/A	24
25	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:09.0287	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	11	Tatiana Calderón  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:07.4789	N/A	N/A	26
Source:[4]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Warmup Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:05.8645
2	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.1923
3	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.3934
Source:[5]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 10, 2022.

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	01:46:48.0102	2	2	32	53
2	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+1.2869	2	6		40
3	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+1.7594	2	3	22	36
4	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+2.9654	2	7	2	33
5	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	85	+3.7122	2	11		30
6	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+5.0605	2	16		28
7	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+5.3931	2	13		26
8	27	Alexander Rossi  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+7.3084	2	5		24
9	06	Hélio Castroneves  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	85	+8.9521	2	14		22
10	14	Kyle Kirkwood  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	85	+12.8631	2	12		20
11	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	85	+14.2930	2	4		19
12	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	85	+15.2177	2	17		18
13	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	85	+16.2460	3	15		17
14	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+17.9291	3	9		16
15	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+18.7807	2	20		15
16	11	Tatiana Calderón  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	84	+1 Lap	3	26		14
17	51	Takuma Sato  W	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	83	Accident	2	22		13
18	30	Christian Lundgaard  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	83	+2 Laps	3	19		12
19	60	Simon Pagenaud  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	81	+4 Laps	3	10		11
20	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	73	Accident	3	25		10
21	18	David Malukas  R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	72	Accident	4	18		9
22	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	66	Collision	2	8		8
23	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	55	Accident	1	1	28	9
24	77	Callum Ilott  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	55	Accident	2	21		6
25	29	Devlin DeFrancesco  R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	35	Accident	2	23	1	6
26	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	5	Accident		24		5
Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:07.2359 (lap 29)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 3 1 Josef Newgarden 118 1 2 Scott McLaughlin 113 3 Álex Palou 103 2 4 Will Power 102 1 5 Scott Dixon 83 Source:[6]

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 274 2 Honda 213 Source:[7]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.