Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2018-04-15

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Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Date
Sun 15th April 2018 (UTC)

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00:00:00 UTC

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League
IndyCar Series

Season
2018

Round
3

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Location
Streets of Long Beach

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The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in Long Beach, California. Christopher Pook is the founder of the event. It was the premier race on the CART/Champ Car calendar from 1996 to 2008, and the 2008 race was the final Champ Car series race prior to the formal unification and end of the open-wheel "split" between CART and IRL. Since 2009, the race has been part of the unified IndyCar Series. For most of its history, the race has traditionally been held in April. It is one of the longest continuously-running events in Indy car racing, and with its rich history, is considered one of the most prestigious events on the circuit.
The Long Beach Grand Prix is the longest running major street race held in North America. It started in 1975

LONG BEACH, California (Sunday, April 15, 2018) – Alexander Rossi sought redemption for the one he felt got away at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The Andretti Autosport driver made up for it in dominant fashion, completing a nearly flawless weekend with a flawless drive to win today’s race.
Driving the No. 27 NAPA AUTO PARTS Honda, Rossi led all but 14 of the 85 laps on the renowned 1.986-mile, 11-turn temporary street course that’s hosted Indy car races for the last 35 years. The 26-year-old Californian crossed the finish line 1.2413 seconds ahead of Will Power at Rossi’s “second home race,” grabbing the championship lead in the process.

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Result List

Result Description
Pos/ Driver/ Team/ Laps/ Points

1 /Alexander Rossi /Andretti Autosport /85 /54
2 /Will Power /Team Penske /85 /41
3 /Ed Jones /Chip Ganassi Racing /85 /35
4 /Zach Veach /Andretti Autosport /85 /32
5 /Graham Rahal /Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing /85 .30
6 /Marco Andretti /Andretti Autosport /85 /28
7 /Josef Newgarden /Team Penske /85 /27
8 /Tony Kanaan /A.J. Foyt Enterprises /85 /24
9 /James Hinchcliffe /Schmidt Peterson Motorsports /85 /22
10 /Charlie Kimball /Carlin /85 /20
11 /Scott Dixon /Chip Ganassi Racing /85 /19
12 /Jack Harvey /Michael Shank Racing /85 /18
13 /Sebastien Bourdais /Dale Coyne Racing /85 /18
14 /Matheus Leist /A.J. Foyt Enterprises /85 /16
15 /Spencer Pigot /Ed Carpenter Racing /84 /15
16 /Kyle Kaiser /Juncos Racing /84 /14
17 /Max Chilton /Carlin /84 /13
18 /Jordan King /Ed Carpenter Racing /84 /12
19 /Gabby Chaves/Harding Racing /83 /11
20 /Ryan Hunter-Reay /Andretti Autosport /81 /11
21 /Takuma Sato /Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing /74 /9
22 /Robert Wickens /Schmidt Peterson Motorsports /73 /8
23 /Zachary Claman DeMelo /Dale Coyne Racing /58 /7
24 /Simon Pagenaud /Team Penske /0 /6

Points standings after this race:
Rank Driver Points

1 Alexander Rossi 126
2 Josef Newgarden 104
3 Graham Rahal 93
4 Sebastien Bourdais 88
5 James Hinchcliffe 83
6 Scott Dixon 79
7 Ryan Hunter-Reay 73
8 Will Power 72
9 Ed Jones 69
10 Marco Andretti 68
11 Tony Kanaan 67
12 Robert Wickens 65
13 Zach Veach 60
14 Spencer Pigot 46
14 Takuma Sato 46
16 Simon Pagenaud 44
17 Charlie Kimball 43
18 Gabby Chaves 42
19 Max Chilton 36
20 Matheus Leist 33

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