# 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on April 17, on the 1.968-mile (3.167 km) temporary street circuit in Long Beach, California, and was telecast by Versus in the United States.

## Classification
### Qualifying

* All cars were split into two groups of twelve, with the fastest six from each group going through to the "top 12" session. In this session, the fastest six cars progressed to the "Firestone Fast Six." The fastest driver in the final session claimed pole, with the rest of the cars lining up in session order, regardless of qualifying times (fast six from 1–6, top 12 from 7–12 and round 1 from 13–24, with group 1 drivers occupying the odd–numbered grid positions, and group 2 drivers occupying the even–numbered grid positions).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Group 1 | Group 2 | Top 12 | Fast 6 |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 1:09.2846 | | 1:09.3572 | 1:09.0649 |
| 2 | 28 | Ryan Hunter–Reay | Andretti Autosport | | 1:09.3599 | 1:09.2348 | 1:09.1409 |
| 3 | 27 | Mike Conway | Andretti Autosport | 1:09.7079 | | 1:09.5181 | 1:09.6414 |
| 4 | 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:09.9073 | | 1:09.5768 | 1:09.6828 |
| 5 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | | 1:09.8550 | 1:09.4871 | 1:09.8097 |
| 6 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 1:09.8534 | | 1:09.5484 | 1:09.8423 |
| 7 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:09.6014 | | 1:09.6037 | |
| 8 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:09.7859 | | 1:09.6385 | |
| 9 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | | 1:09.5686 | 1:09.6497 | |
| 10 | 82 | Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | | 1:09.7595 | 1:09.7352 | |
| 11 | 06 | James Hinchcliffe (R) | Newman/Haas Racing | | 1:09.8358 | 1:09.8122 | |
| 12 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | | 1:09.5104 | 1:09.8243 | |
| 13 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:10.1010 | | | |
| 14 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | | 1:09.9400 | | |
| 15 | 34 | Sebastián Saavedra (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:10.1146 | | | |
| 16 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Chip Ganassi Racing | | 1:10.5883 | | |
| 17 | 59 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 1:10.1465 | | | |
| 18 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | HVM Racing | | 1:10.6407 | | |
| 19 | 17 | Raphael Matos | AFS Racing | 1:10.3477 | | | |
| 20 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | | 1:10.7836 | | |
| 21 | 19 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:10.8050 | | | |
| 22 | 5 | Takuma Sato | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | | 1:10.8197 | | |
| 23 | 18 | James Jakes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:10.8592 | | | |
| 24 | 83 | Charlie Kimball (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | | 1:10.8672 | | |
| 25 | 8 | Paul Tracy | Dragon Racing | 1:11.0249 | | | |
| 26 | 24 | Ana Beatriz (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | | 1:11.0341 | | |
| 27 | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand (R) | Panther Racing | | 1:11.4916 | | |

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 27 | Mike Conway | Andretti Autosport | 85 | 1:53:11.1000 | 3 | 14 | 50 |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 85 | + 6.3203 | 12 | 35 | 42 |
| 3 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | + 6.7163 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 06 | James Hinchcliffe (R) | Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | + 9.1705 | 11 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 85 | + 16.0177 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | + 16.8966 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 85 | + 17.5016 | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 82 | Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 85 | + 18.9655 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 85 | + 19.4723 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 85 | + 19.8909 | 1 | 29 | 21 |
| 11 | 17 | Raphael Matos | AFS Racing | 85 | + 20.4660 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 85 | + 20.7784 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | + 21.3464 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 34 | Sebastián Saavedra (R) | Conquest Racing | 85 | + 23.1137 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 18 | James Jakes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 85 | + 24.5926 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 8 | Paul Tracy | Dragon Racing | 85 | + 1:03.7578 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand (R) | Panther Racing | 85 | + 1:10.9001 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 | 24 | Ana Beatriz (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 83 | + 2 Laps | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | HVM Racing | 82 | + 3 Laps | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 5 | Takuma Sato | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 81 | + 4 Laps | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 78 | + 7 Laps | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 28 | Ryan Hunter–Reay | Andretti Autosport | 72 | Mechanical | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 24 | 83 | Charlie Kimball (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | 66 | Mechanical | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 59 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 59 | Contact | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| 26 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 37 | Suspension | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | 19 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing | 27 | Contact | 21 | 0 | 10 |
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## Championship standings after the race
### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Dario Franchitti | 122 |
| 2 | Will Power | 115 |
| 3 | Tony Kanaan | 87 |
| 4 | Oriol Servià | 80 |
| 5 | Mike Conway | 74 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.