# 2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the 41st annual running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the third race of the 2015 IndyCar Series season. It took place on April 19, 2015, in Long Beach, California on its temporary street circuit. It was won by Scott Dixon for the Chip Ganassi Racing team. Hélio Castroneves took second and Juan Pablo Montoya both of whom race for Team Penske. The top finishing rookie in the race, as in the previous round, was Gabby Chaves, who finished in 16th position.

## Report

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves W | 1 | 1:06.9672 | 1:06.8702 | 1:06.6294 |
| 2 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya W | 2 | 1:06.8304 | 1:06.9419 | 1:06.6587 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 1 | 1:06.9742 | 1:06.9819 | 1:06.7870 |
| 4 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | 1 | 1:06.8979 | 1:07.0307 | 1:07.0473 |
| 5 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 2 | 1:07.8440 | 1:06.7894 | 1:07.1433 |
| 6 | 21 | Josef Newgarden | 2 | 1:07.9507 | 1:06.8083 | 1:07.1716 |
| 7 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | 1 | 1:06.7442 | 1:07.1090 | |
| 8 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1 | 1:07.1896 | 1:07.1290 | |
| 9 | 11 | Sébastien Bourdais W | 2 | 1:08.5265 | 1:07.2411 | |
| 10 | 27 | Marco Andretti | 2 | 1:08.5426 | 1:07.3161 | |
| 11 | 17 | Sebastián Saavedra | 2 | 1:07.6781 | 1:07.3924 | |
| 12 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz | 1 | 1:07.1190 | 1:07.4049 | |
| 13 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 1 | 1:07.3976 | | |
| 14 | 20 | Luca Filippi | 2 | 1:08.6104 | | |
| 15 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | 1 | 1:07.4217 | | |
| 16 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth | 2 | 1:08.6276 | | |
| 17 | 98 | Gabby Chaves R | 1 | 1:07.4653 | | |
| 18 | 1 | Will Power W | 2 | 1:08.8348 | | |
| 19 | 7 | James Jakes | 1 | 1:07.7702 | | |
| 20 | 14 | Takuma Sato W | 2 | 1:08.8732 | | |
| 21 | 18 | Conor Daly R | 1 | 1:08.7825 | | |
| 22 | 19 | Francesco Dracone R | 2 | 1:09.8815 | | |
| 23 | 4 | Stefano Coletti R | 2 | 1:10.4644 | | |
| WD | 18 | Rocky Moran, Jr. R | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| Qualifications |||||||

### Race results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine & Aero Kit | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 1:37:35.2353 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 53 |
| 2 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 80 | +2.2221 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 42 |
| 3 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 80 | +13.4862 | 2 | 2 | | 35 |
| 4 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 80 | +13.7382 | 2 | 5 | | 32 |
| 5 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | +14.6249 | 2 | 7 | | 30 |
| 6 | 11 | Sébastien Bourdais W | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 80 | +15.0829 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | 21 | Josef Newgarden | CFH Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | +18.8398 | 2 | 6 | | 26 |
| 8 | 27 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 80 | +33.9476 | 2 | 10 | | 24 |
| 9 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 80 | +34.9599 | 2 | 12 | | 22 |
| 10 | 17 | Sebastián Saavedra | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | +35.5359 | 2 | 11 | | 20 |
| 11 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 80 | +37.4628 | 2 | 8 | | 19 |
| 12 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 80 | +38.7713 | 2 | 13 | | 18 |
| 13 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 80 | +40.3347 | 2 | 4 | | 17 |
| 14 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Honda | 80 | +41.2744 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 17 |
| 15 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | +44.3872 | 4 | 15 | | 15 |
| 16 | 98 | Gabby Chaves R | Bryan Herta Autosport | Honda | 80 | +46.6589 | 3 | 17 | | 14 |
| 17 | 18 | Conor Daly R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 80 | +50.0574 | 3 | 21 | | 13 |
| 18 | 14 | Takuma Sato W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Honda | 80 | +53.8043 | 3 | 20 | | 12 |
| 19 | 7 | James Jakes | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 80 | +1:39.7966 | 3 | 19 | | 11 |
| 20 | 1 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 79 | +1 Lap | 4 | 18 | | 10 |
| 21 | 19 | Francesco Dracone R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 78 | +2 Laps | 2 | 22 | | 9 |
| 22 | 20 | Luca Filippi | CFH Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | +3 Laps | 4 | 14 | | 8 |
| 23 | 4 | Stefano Coletti R | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 69 | +11 Laps | 4 | 23 | | 7 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||||||

#### Notes

Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
For the first time since race 2 of the 2011 Firestone Twin 275s, every driver finished the race.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 119 |
| | 2 | Hélio Castroneves | 116 |
| 2 | 3 | Tony Kanaan | 93 |
| 11 | 4 | Scott Dixon | 87 |
| 1 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 83 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.