# 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 16, 2023, in Long Beach, California on the Streets of Long Beach. The race consisted of 85 laps. Kyle Kirkwood, driving for Andretti Autosport, would win his first ever IndyCar Series race.

## Background

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach began as a Formula 5000 race sanctioned by the SCCA and USAC in 1975. In 1976, it became a Formula One event, and held that status until 1984 when it turned into a CART race, which eventually became IndyCar. Last year's champion was Josef Newgarden and other previous winners competing are Hélio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Colton Herta, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, and Alexander Rossi. The push-to-pass time allotment is a total of 200 seconds, with a maximum length of any given use of 20 seconds.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
| 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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## Qualifying
### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Time | Time | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group 1 | Group 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| 1 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.5593 | N/A | 01:06.4568 | 01:06.2878 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.6600 | N/A | 01:06.4760 | 01:06.3253 | 2 |
| 3 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.6780 | 01:06.3246 | 01:06.5347 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.3995 | 01:06.5651 | 01:06.5549 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.5305 | 01:06.5787 | 01:06.5730 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.5906 | 01:06.3993 | 01:06.6039 | 6 |
| 7 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.8246 | N/A | 01:06.6431 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:07.2614 | N/A | 01:06.6452 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.6833 | 01:06.7251 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.0130 | N/A | 01:06.7317 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.0328 | N/A | 01:07.1049 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.6488 | 01:09.7839 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:07.2681 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.8010 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:07.3150 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.9385 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:07.3957 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.9517 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.8796 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.0294 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:07.9105 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.0490 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:08.2970 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.0909 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | No Time | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.5956 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.6986 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 16, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | 1:43:17.3748 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 54 |
| 2 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +0.9907 | 2 | 3 | | 40 |
| 3 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +2.0588 | 2 | 2 | | 35 |
| 4 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 85 | +7.6371 | 2 | 7 | | 32 |
| 5 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +8.7770 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +30.3224 | 2 | 13 | | 28 |
| 7 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +30.9744 | 2 | 10 | | 26 |
| 8 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +31.9119 | 2 | 12 | | 24 |
| 9 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +33.7842 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 23 |
| 10 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +42.8320 | 2 | 9 | | 20 |
| 11 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 85 | +45.4351 | 2 | 18 | | 19 |
| 12 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +46.2809 | 2 | 24 | | 18 |
| 13 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +47.2828 | 2 | 15 | | 17 |
| 14 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +47.7781 | 2 | 17 | | 16 |
| 15 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 85 | +49.4864 | 2 | 14 | | 15 |
| 16 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 85 | +59.9343 | 2 | 20 | | 14 |
| 17 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | 6 | | 13 |
| 18 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | 21 | | 12 |
| 19 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 4 | 22 | | 11 |
| 20 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 25 | | 10 |
| 21 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 16 | | 9 |
| 22 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 83 | Off Course | 2 | 11 | | 8 |
| 23 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | +2 Laps | 3 | 27 | | 7 |
| 24 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 82 | +3 Laps | 3 | 23 | | 6 |
| 25 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | +33 Laps | 4 | 26 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | Mechanical | 1 | 19 | | 5 |
| 27 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 37 | Mechanical | 1 | 5 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:07.9469 (lap 70) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Ericsson | 110 |
| 1 | 2 | Pato O'Ward | 95 |
| 2 | 3 | Álex Palou | 91 |
| | 4 | Josef Newgarden | 89 |
| 15 | 5 | Kyle Kirkwood | 74 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Honda | 254 |
| 1 | 2 | Chevrolet | 222 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.