# 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.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Patricio O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Tatiana Calderón R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas R | 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 | Honda |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi W | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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## Practice
### Practice 1

Jimmie Johnson crashed out of turn 6 during this practice session causing an injury to his hand.

### Practice 2
## Qualifying
### Qualifying classification

Rookie Devlin DeFrancesco took a six place grid penalty for avoidable contact from the previous race.
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## 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 | Accident | 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 | Accident | 3 | 25 | | 10 |
| 21 | 18 | David Malukas R | 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 W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 55 | Accident | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 |
| 24 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | Accident | 2 | 21 | | 6 |
| 25 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 35 | Accident | 2 | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 5 | Accident | | 24 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:07.2359 (lap 29) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 3 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 118 |
| 1 | 2 | Scott McLaughlin | 113 |
| | 3 | Álex Palou | 103 |
| 2 | 4 | Will Power | 102 |
| 1 | 5 | Scott Dixon | 83 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 274 |
| | 2 | Honda | 213 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.