2022 Acura 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
DateApril 10, 2022
Official nameAcura Grand Prix of Long Beach
LocationStreets of Long Beach
CourseTemporary road course
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance85 laps
167.28 mi / 269.211 km
Pole position
Driver Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian)
Time01:05.3095
Fastest lap
Driver Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:07.2359 (on lap 29 of 85)
Podium
First Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Second Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport)
Third Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Entry list

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet
3 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet
4 Dalton KellettA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
5 Patricio O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet
06 Hélio Castroneves  W Meyer Shank RacingHonda
7 Felix RosenqvistArrow McLaren SPChevrolet
8 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
9 Scott Dixon  W Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
10 Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda
11 Tatiana Calderón  R A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
12 Will Power  W Team PenskeChevrolet
14 Kyle Kirkwood  R A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18 David Malukas  R Dale Coyne Racing with HMD MotorsportsHonda
20 Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21 Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
26 Colton Herta  W Andretti AutosportHonda
27 Alexander Rossi  W Andretti AutosportHonda
28 Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda
29 Devlin DeFrancesco  R Andretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda
30 Christian Lundgaard  R Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
45 Jack HarveyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
48 Jimmie JohnsonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
51 Takuma Sato  W Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda
60 Simon Pagenaud  W Meyer Shank RacingHonda
77 Callum Ilott  R Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
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
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap 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
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap 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 will take 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
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap 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 Contact 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 Contact 3 25 10
21 18 David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 72 Contact 4 18 9
22 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 66 Contact 2 8 8
23 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 55 Contact 1 1 28 9
24 77 Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 55 Contact 2 21 6
25 29 Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 35 Contact 2 23 1 6
26 4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 5 Contact 24 5
Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:07.2359 (lap 29)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. "Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach entry list" (PDF). Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. Pruett, Marshall (April 9, 2022). "Johnson in doubt for Long Beach after practice crash". RACER. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. "DeFrancesco gets Long Beach grid penalty for Texas crash". RACER. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  5. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  6. "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  7. "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. April 10, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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