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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 3rd round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
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| 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) |
Entry list
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
editJimmie Johnson crashed out of turn 6 during this practice session causing an injury to his hand.[2]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:07.1991 | |
| 2 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:07.6012 | |
| 3 | 3 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:07.6720 | |
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Practice 2
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:05.6520 | |
| 2 | 26 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:05.6971 | |
| 3 | 12 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:05.9383 | |
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Qualifying
editQualifying classification
editRookie 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 | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:05.7283 | N/A | 01:05.4057 | 01:05.3095 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.0819 | 01:05.8194 | 01:05.7550 | 2 | |
| 3 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.1452 | 01:05.7662 | 01:05.8667 | 3 | |
| 4 | 7 | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:06.1005 | N/A | 01:05.6344 | 01:05.9349 | 4 | |
| 5 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:05.8363 | N/A | 01:05.5775 | 01:06.0674 | 5 | |
| 6 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:05.7468 | 01:05.8744 | No Time | 6 | |
| 7 | 12 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.0788 | 01:05.8745 | N/A | 7 | |
| 8 | 8 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.5757 | N/A | 01:05.9548 | N/A | 8 | |
| 9 | 3 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.1076 | N/A | 01:06.0507 | N/A | 9 | |
| 10 | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.8908 | 01:06.0678 | N/A | 10 | |
| 11 | 5 | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.1781 | 01:06.0726 | N/A | 11 | |
| 12 | 14 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:06.4676 | N/A | 01:06.2604 | N/A | 12 | |
| 13 | 15 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.6896 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 | |
| 14 | 06 | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.2467 | N/A | N/A | 14 | |
| 15 | 21 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:06.7049 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 | |
| 16 | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.3241 | N/A | N/A | 16 | |
| 17 | 29 | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:06.7418 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23[3] | |
| 18 | 20 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.4489 | N/A | N/A | 17 | |
| 19 | 18 | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:06.7925 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18 | |
| 20 | 30 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.5049 | N/A | N/A | 19 | |
| 21 | 45 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.9708 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20 | |
| 22 | 77 | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.6672 | N/A | N/A | 21 | |
| 23 | 51 | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:07.1001 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 | |
| 24 | 4 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.7679 | N/A | N/A | 24 | |
| 25 | 48 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.0287 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 | |
| 26 | 11 | 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
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:05.8645 | |
| 2 | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.1923 | |
| 3 | 8 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.3934 | |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Race
editThe race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 10, 2022.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
edit- ^ "Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach entry list" (PDF). Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (April 9, 2022). "Johnson in doubt for Long Beach after practice crash". RACER. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "DeFrancesco gets Long Beach grid penalty for Texas crash". RACER. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. April 10, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.