# 2018 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2018 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2018 IndyCar Series and the 44th annual running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The race was contested over 85 laps on a temporary street circuit in Long Beach, California on April 15, 2018. Alexander Rossi won both the pole and the race.

## Report
### Race

Rossi maintained the lead position on the start. Will Power, who had qualified alongside Rossi on the front row, also held his position in second. Behind the leaders, Graham Rahal made contact with Simon Pagenaud, forcing the latter into the wall and out of the race. Rossi's lead remained at about 3.5 seconds from lap seven to lap 25, when he made his first pit stop. He would regain the lead after the other drivers made their own stops, holding it for most of the rest of the race. Rossi's victory moved him to the lead in the Drivers' Championship points standings, 23 points ahead of Josef Newgarden, who finished seventh in the race.

## Results

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

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
| 1 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 2 | 1:07.1718 | 1:06.8326 | 1:06.5528 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power W | 2 | 1:07.5874 | 1:06.5709 | 1:06.9054 |
| 3 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | 2 | 1:07.5481 | 1:06.9057 | 1:06.9107 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 1 | 1:07.7897 | 1:06.8341 | 1:07.0483 |
| 5 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1 | 1:08.0364 | 1:07.0903 | 1:07.1275 |
| 6 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 1 | 1:07.8123 | 1:06.8833 | 1:07.1922 |
| 7 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | 1 | 1:07.7058 | 1:07.1415 | |
| 8 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | 2 | 1:07.6893 | 1:07.1899 | |
| 9 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | 2 | 1:07.5662 | 1:07.1943 | |
| 10 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | 1 | 1:07.9894 | 1:07.2289 | |
| 11 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | 2 | 1:07.8917 | 1:07.3478 | |
| 12 | 20 | Jordan King R | 1 | 1:08.2933 | 1:07.6427 | |
| 13 | 10 | Ed Jones | 1 | 1:08.3844 | | |
| 14 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | 2 | 1:08.1622 | | |
| 15 | 59 | Max Chilton | 1 | 1:08.7167 | | |
| 16 | 26 | Zach Veach R | 2 | 1:08.1763 | | |
| 17 | 60 | Jack Harvey R | 1 | 1:08.8207 | | |
| 18 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 2 | 1:08.2739 | | |
| 19 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | 1 | 1:08.8623 | | |
| 20 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 2 | 1:08.5294 | | |
| 21 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | 1 | 1:09.1429 | | |
| 22 | 30 | Takuma Sato W | 2 | 1:08.6340 | | |
| 23 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | 1 | 1:09.7481 | | |
| 24 | 32 | Kyle Kaiser R | 2 | No time | | |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | 1:53:15.2434 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 54 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +1.2413 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 41 |
| 3 | 10 | Ed Jones | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +9.2906 | 3 | 13 | | 35 |
| 4 | 26 | Zach Veach R | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +10.1050 | 2 | 16 | | 32 |
| 5 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +10.7466 | 5 | 5 | | 30 |
| 6 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 85 | +11.5513 | 2 | 20 | | 28 |
| 7 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +12.2175 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 85 | +16.1048 | 3 | 11 | | 24 |
| 9 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 85 | +16.4757 | 3 | 8 | | 22 |
| 10 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Carlin | Chevrolet | 85 | +17.0119 | 4 | 23 | | 20 |
| 11 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +17.3301 | 3 | 4 | | 19 |
| 12 | 60 | Jack Harvey R | Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson | Honda | 85 | +18.3469 | 3 | 17 | | 18 |
| 13 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 85 | +18.9443 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 14 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 85 | +18.9466 | 3 | 14 | | 16 |
| 15 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 18 | | 15 |
| 16 | 32 | Kyle Kaiser R | Juncos Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 6 | 24 | | 14 |
| 17 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 5 | 15 | | 13 |
| 18 | 20 | Jordan King R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 5 | 12 | | 12 |
| 19 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | +2 Laps | 6 | 19 | | 11 |
| 20 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 81 | +4 Laps | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 21 | 30 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 74 | +11 Laps | 5 | 22 | | 9 |
| 22 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 73 | +12 Laps | 7 | 10 | | 8 |
| 23 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 27 | Contact | 3 | 21 | | 7 |
| 24 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | 0 | 3 | | 6 |
| 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 | 1 | Alexander Rossi | 126 |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 104 |
| 1 | 3 | Graham Rahal | 93 |
| 1 | 4 | Sébastien Bourdais | 88 |
| | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 83 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 263 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 193 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.