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.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner Driver Team Engine2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet5 Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda7 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda11 Tatiana Calderón A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet14 Kyle Kirkwood A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda30 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda45 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda48 Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda51 Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda60 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing ChevroletSOURCE
Practice Practice 1 Jimmie Johnson crashed out of turn 6 during this practice session causing an injury to his hand.
+ Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time1 60 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:07.19912 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:07.60123 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:07.6720 OFFICIAL REPORT
Practice 2
+ Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time128 Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda01:05.6520226 Colton Herta Andretti AutosportHonda01:05.6971312 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet01:05.9383 [ OFFICIAL REPORT]
Qualifying
Qualifying classification Rookie Devlin DeFrancesco took a six place grid penalty for avoidable contact from the previous race.
Driver Team Engine Time Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group 1 Group 2 1 26 Colton Herta 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 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 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 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 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 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 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:06.3241 N/A N/A 16 17 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:06.7418 N/A N/A N/A 23 18 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.4489 N/A N/A 17 19 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:06.7925 N/A N/A N/A 18 20 30 Christian Lundgaard 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 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.6672 N/A N/A 21 23 51 Takuma Sato 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 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:07.4789 N/A N/A 26 Source:
Notes Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup + Top Warmup Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:05.8645 2 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.1923 3 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.3934 Source:
Race The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 10, 2022.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 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 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 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 Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +7.3084 2 5 24 9 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85 +8.9521 2 14 22 10 14 Kyle Kirkwood 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 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 26 14 17 51 Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 83 Accident 2 22 13 18 30 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 83 +2 Laps 3 19 12 19 60 Simon Pagenaud 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 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 Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 55 Accident 1 1 28 9 24 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 55 Accident 2 21 6 25 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 35 Accident 2 23 1 6 26 4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 5 Accident 24 5Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:07.2359 (lap 29) Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 31 Josef Newgarden 118 12 Scott McLaughlin 1133 Álex Palou 103 24 Will Power 102 15 Scott Dixon 83 Source:
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 274 2 Honda 213 Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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