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.

2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Race details
3rd round of the 2023 IndyCar season ← Previous race Next race →
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)
Chronology
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Background

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

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

Practice 1

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

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

Qualifying classification

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

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

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

Race classification

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

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Marcus Ericsson 110 1 2 Pato O'Ward 95 2 3 Álex Palou 91 4 Josef Newgarden 89 15 5 Kyle Kirkwood 74 Source:[8]

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 1 Honda 254 1 2 Chevrolet 222 Source:[9]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.