# 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was the fourth round of the 2019 IndyCar season and the 45th annual running of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The 85 lap race was held on April 14, 2019, in Long Beach, California. Alexander Rossi dominated the race from the pole position scoring his sixth career IndyCar victory.

## Results

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

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
| 1 | 27 | Alexander Rossi W | 2 | 1:06.8621 | 1:06.7644 | 1:06.4811 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 2 | 1:07.0080 | 1:06.6566 | 1:06.7479 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | 1 | 1:08.0121 | 1:06.9620 | 1:06.8748 |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 1 | 1:07.7836 | 1:07.0710 | 1:06.9096 |
| 5 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | 2 | 1:07.1474 | 1:06.9328 | 1:07.1877 |
| 6 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1 | 1:07.8102 | 1:07.0414 | 1:07.3052 |
| 7 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | 1 | 1:07.7307 | 1:07.1520 | |
| 8 | 30 | Takuma Sato W | 1 | 1:07.7245 | 1:07.2626 | |
| 9 | 31 | Patricio O'Ward R | 2 | 1:07.2620 | 1:07.2764 | |
| 10 | 88 | Colton Herta R | 2 | 1:07.2201 | 1:07.7721 | |
| 11 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 2 | 1:07.2040 | 1:08.3746 | |
| 12 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | 1 | 1:08.0811 | 1:08.4410 | |
| 13 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | 1 | 1:08.1008 | | |
| 14 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | 2 | 1:07.3135 | | |
| 15 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | 1 | 1:08.1811 | | |
| 16 | 59 | Max Chilton | 2 | 1:07.4577 | | |
| 17 | 20 | Ed Jones | 1 | 1:08.7711 | | |
| 18 | 60 | Jack Harvey | 2 | 1:07.5287 | | |
| 19 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | 1 | 1:08.9516 | | |
| 20 | 4 | Matheus Leist | 2 | 1:07.7317 | | |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | 1 | 3:22.3800 | | |
| 22 | 26 | Zach Veach | 2 | 1:07.7822 | | |
| 23 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 2 | 1:07.8763 | | |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 27 | Alexander Rossi W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | 1:41:35.5999 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 54 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +20.2359 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +25.5745 | 2 | 2 | | 35 |
| 4 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +26.4589 | 2 | 6 | | 32 |
| 5 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +29.3447 | 2 | 7 | | 30 |
| 6 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +31.5193 | 2 | 5 | | 28 |
| 7 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +33.0529 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | 30 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +34.2879 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 85 | +40.4643 | 2 | 15 | | 22 |
| 10 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +41.3241 | 2 | 12 | | 20 |
| 11 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 85 | +49.9110 | 2 | 14 | | 19 |
| 12 | 31 | Patricio O'Ward R | Carlin Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | 9 | | 18 |
| 13 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | 11 | | 17 |
| 14 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | 16 | | 16 |
| 15 | 4 | Matheus Leist | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 20 | | 15 |
| 16 | 20 | Ed Jones | Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 17 | | 14 |
| 17 | 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 22 | | 13 |
| 18 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 23 | | 12 |
| 19 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 83 | +2 Laps | 3 | 21 | | 11 |
| 20 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 83 | +2 Laps | 4 | 19 | | 10 |
| 21 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 83 | +2 Laps | 2 | 13 | | 9 |
| 22 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson | Honda | 82 | +3 Laps | 4 | 18 | | 8 |
| 23 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 50 | Contact | 1 | 10 | | 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.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 166 |
| 2 | 2 | Alexander Rossi | 138 |
| 1 | 3 | Scott Dixon | 133 |
| 1 | 4 | Takuma Sato | 116 |
| 3 | 5 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 96 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 349 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 278 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.