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2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

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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)

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]

Entry list

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 France Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 United States Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 United States Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda
28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
41 United States Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 United States Nolan Siegel  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Argentina 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 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.6874
2 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.7811
3 3 New Zealand 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 United States Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda 01:06.4731
2 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.4886
3 45 Denmark 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 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:42:03.1416 2 8 42 53
2 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 1:42:04.1214 2 4 7 41
3 10 Spain Alex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:42:04.9080 2 6 0 35
4 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 1:42:07.1151 2 3 19 33
5 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 85 1:42:07.5185 2 5 0 30
6 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 1:42:18.9055 2 2 15 29
7 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda 85 1:42:19.3204 2 10 1 27
8 77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 85 1:42:21.1849 2 16 0 24
9 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85 1:42:21.9571 2 1 1 24
10 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 1:42:35.2331 3 13 0 20
11 6 France Theo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 1:42:36.5825 2 22 42 19
12 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:42:43.9623 2 9 0 18
13 8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:42:45.1419 2 17 0 17
14 21 Netherlands Rinus Veekay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 1:42:47.5741 2 18 0 16
15 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 85 1:42:54.4572 3 20 0 15
16 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 1:42:56.1377 3 14 0 14
17 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 1:43:05.6606 2 12 0 13
18 41 United States Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85 1:43:08.7314 2 25 0 12
19 4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 2 26 0 11
20 51 United States Nolan Siegel  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 2 27 0 10
21 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 24 0 9
22 66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 15 0 8
23 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 7 0 7
24 30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 19 0 6
25 18 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda 83 +2 Laps 4 23 0 5
26 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 71 +14 Laps 2 11 0 5
27 20 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 14 Contact 0 21 0 5
Fastest lap: Sweden 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.