2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Race details
3rd round of the 2025 IndyCar season
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DateApril 13, 2025
Official nameAcura Grand Prix of Long Beach
LocationDowntown Long Beach, California
CourseTemporary Street Circuit
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance90 laps
177.12 mi / 285.05 km
Pole position
Driver Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Global)
Time1:06.1921
Fastest lap
Driver Kyffin Simpson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:08.1355 (on lap 32 of 90)
Podium
First Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Global)
Second Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren)
Chronology
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The 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2025 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 13, 2025 in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Street Circuit.[1] The race was contested of 90 laps. Kyle Kirkwood won the race. Álex Palou finished 2nd, and Christian Lundgaard finished 3rd. Felix Rosenqvist and Will Power rounded out the top five, and Scott McLaughlin, Colton Herta, Scott Dixon, Sting Ray Robb, and Kyffin Simpson rounded out the top ten.

Entry list

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4 David Malukas A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 Nolan Siegel  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Alexander Rossi  W  ECR Chevrolet
21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet
24 Jack Harvey DRR-Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet
26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda
28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
33 Ed Carpenter ECR Chevrolet
45 Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 Jacob Abel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda
60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda
76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
83 Robert Shwartzman  R  Prema Racing Chevrolet
90 Callum Ilott Prema Racing Chevrolet

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:07.3227
2 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 01:07.3503
3 27 Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda 01:07.3523
Practice 1 results

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:07.1169
2 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global Honda 1:07.1648
3 45 Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:07.2093
Practice 2 results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 11:30 AM PT on April 12, 2025. Kyle Kirkwood qualified on pole position for the race, while his Andretti Global teammate Colton Herta qualified second. Championship leader Álex Palou qualified in third. A number of drivers suffered incidents during qualifying. The most significant incident came at the end of the Fast 12 session, when Christian Lundgaard slid wide at turn 9 and impacted the tire barriers. The incident brought out a red flag in the session, which, by IndyCar rules, forced Lundgaard to lose his fastest two laps that he had already set. Other incidents included Santino Ferrucci suffering damage during his group 1 qualifying session that forced him to pull off the course in to a run-off area, and Scott Dixon clipping the wall in his group 1 session, forcing him to abandon what would have been his fastest lap.[2]

Qualifying classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 27 Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda 1:06.9367 1:06.4219 1:06.1921 1
2 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global Honda 1:07.2181 1:06.5648 1:06.4232 2
3 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:07.0031 1:06.6076 1:06.6254 3
4 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 1:07.3325 1:06.9121 1:06.6358 4
5 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 1:07.2142 1:06.7172 1:06.7061 5
6 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 1:07.1104 1:06.7592 1:07.0393 6
7 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda 1:07.4324 1:06.9381 7
8 20 Alexander Rossi  W  ECR Chevrolet 1:07.3304 1:07.1989 8
9 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:07.3978 1:07.5540 9
10 4 David Malukas A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 1:07.5468 1:07.9818 10
11 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:07.1909 1:08.2861 11
12 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:07.2092 1:12.0583 12
13 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 1:07.6606 13
14 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:07.3777 14
15 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 1:07.6905 15
16 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:07.3806 16
17 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:07.7026 17
18 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 1:07.4664 18
19 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 1:07.7925 19
20 45 Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:07.5295 20
21 76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 1:07.9223 21
22 90 Callum Ilott Prema Racing Chevrolet 1:07.5890 22
23 30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:08.0824 23
24 83 Robert Shwartzman  R  Prema Racing Chevrolet 1:07.6606 24
25 18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 1:08.2326 25
26 51 Jacob Abel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 1:08.5051 26
27 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 1:08.6268 27
Qualifying results
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:08.0151
2 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.3474
3 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:08.4736
Warmup results

Race

The race was held at 1:30 PM PT on April 13, 2025.

Race classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 27 Kyle Kirkwood  W  Andretti Global Honda 90 1:45:51.2058 3 1 46 54
2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +2.6859 3 3 0 40
3 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +18.7784 3 12 26 36
4 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +19.8193 3 4 0 32
5 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +23.3641 3 13 0 30
6 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +25.7113 3 6 0 28
7 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global Honda 90 +26.5802 3 2 0 26
8 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +27.0975 3 14 2 25
9 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +27.6913 3 19 12 23
10 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +28.1025 3 17 3 21
11 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 90 +31.4467 3 27 0 19
12 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 90 +32.1430 3 5 0 18
13 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +39.3900 3 9 0 17
14 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +41.6832 3 7 1 17
15 20 Alexander Rossi  W  ECR Chevrolet 90 +42.7421 3 8 0 15
16 45 Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +44.2727 3 20 0 14
17 4 David Malukas A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 90 +47.0318 3 10 0 13
18 83 Robert Shwartzman  R  Prema Racing Chevrolet 90 +49.6677 3 24 0 12
19 18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 90 +57.6710 3 25 0 11
20 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +58.2876 3 11 0 10
21 90 Callum Ilott Prema Racing Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 3 22 0 9
22 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 89 +1 Lap 3 16 0 8
23 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 3 18 0 7
24 30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 89 +1 Lap 3 23 0 6
25 76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 88 +2 Laps 3 21 0 5
26 51 Jacob Abel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 88 +2 Laps 3 26 0 5
27 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 88 +2 Laps 5 15 0 5
Fastest lap: Kyffin Simpson (Chip Ganassi Racing) — 1:08.1355 (lap 32)
Official results

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ Brown, Nathan. "IndyCar is moving to Fox. And with it, a new race schedule. 5 takeaways on 2025 slate". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Kyle Kirkwood snags second IndyCar Long Beach pole to claim an Andretti 1-2". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network, LLC. April 12, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.