2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 3rd round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
 | |
| 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) |
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
[edit]| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
[edit]Practice 1
[edit]Jimmie 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 | 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
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap 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
[edit]Qualifying classification
[edit]Rookie 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 | 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
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap 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
[edit]The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 10, 2022.
Race classification
[edit]Championship 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.