Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach preview

This weekend features one of the classics on the IndyCar calendar: the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the race is known for delivering plenty of excitement! Can Alex Palou claim his third consecutive victory, or will the competition put a stop to his winning streak?

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

First IndyCar race: 1984
Number of races held: 40
Number of different winners: 22
Last year’s winner: Scott Dixon
Lap record: Hélio Castroneves in 2017, 1:06.2254
Most successful driver: Al Unser Jr., 6 wins (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 and 1995)

The 2025 Race

Race length: 90 laps / 177 miles (285 km)
Push-to-Pass: Can be used for a total of 200 seconds, with a maximum of 20 seconds per use
Tires: 5 sets of standard Firestone tires and 5 alternate sets per car (rookies get 1 extra set of standard tires in the first practice session)
Green flag: Sunday, April 13, 4:52 PM ET
Expected race duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

#2 Josef Newgarden – Astemo Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – DEX Imaging Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 David Malukas – AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#5 Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#6 Nolan Siegel – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#7 Christian Lundgaard – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#8 Kyffin Simpson – Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – DHL Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 Will Power – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Sexton Properties AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – Fleet Cost & Care Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Rinus VeeKay – askROI Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ESC Splenda (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta – Gainbridge Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – PreFab Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Bryant Andretti Global (Honda)
#30 Devlin DeFrancesco – EVTEC Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Mi-Jack Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#51 Jacob Abel – Abel Construction Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – SiriusXM/ROOT Insurance Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#77 Conor Daly – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#78 Sting Ray Robb – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#83 Robert Schwartzman – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)
#90 Callum Ilott – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Friday, April 11
Practice 1: 6:05 PM – 7:25 PM ET

Saturday, April 12
Practice 2: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Qualifying: 2:35 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Sunday, April 13
Warm-up: 12:02 AM – 12:27 AM ET
Race: 4:52 PM – 6:40 PM ET

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on TV

USA: All practice- and qualifying sessions will be shown live on FOX Sports 1 or 2. The race broadcast starts at 3:30 PM (ET) on FOX.
Canada: All practice sessions and the race will be livestreamed on TSN+, with coverage starting at 3:30 PM (ET).
UK: The first free practice and the race are shown live on Sky Sports F1, while qualifying on Saturday is broadcast on tape delay at 10 PM on the same channel. The race broadcast starts at 9:30 PM.
Australia: All sessions and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast starts on Monday morning at 6:30 AM (AEST).
New Zealand: All sessions and the race will be broadcast on Sky Sport 2. The race broadcast starts on Monday morning at 8:30 AM (NZST).

Weather Forecast

It looks like it will be relatively cool in Long Beach this coming weekend. Friday will start off pleasantly with a high of 72°F (22°C) and plenty of sunshine, but it’s expected to cool down after that. Saturday’s forecast calls for just 66°F (19°C) with limited sunshine. Sunday will be the coolest day at 63°F (17°C), though it should be a bit sunnier.

Friday, April 11: 72°F (22°C), mostly sunny
Saturday, April 12: 66°F (19°C), mostly sunny
Sunday, April 13: 63°F (17°C), sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Alexander Rossi - 2
= Will Power – 2
3. Josef Newgarden – 1
= Colton Herta – 1
= Kyle Kirkwood – 1
= Felix Rosenqvist – 1

Number of Wins
1. Alexander Rossi - 2
= Scott Dixon – 2
2. Will Power – 1
= Colton Herta – 1
= Josef Newgarden – 1
= Kyle Kirkwood – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Will Power – 6
2. Scott Dixon – 5
= Josef Newgarden – 4
4. Alexander Rossi – 2
= Colton Herta – 2
= Alex Palou – 2
7. Graham Rahal – 1
= Kyle Kirkwood – 1
= Marcus Ericsson – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Alex Palou – 3,75 (4 races)
2. Kyle Kirkwood – 6,00 (3 races)
3. Will Power – 6,78 (18 races)
4. Josef Newgarden – 8,58 (12 races)
5. Marcus Armstrong – 10,00 (2 races)
6. Felix Rosenqvist – 10,00 (5 races)
7. Scott Dixon – 10,47 (17 races)
8. Colton Herta – 10,60 (5 races)
9. Alexander Rossi – 10,87 (8 races)
10. Graham Rahal – 12,00 (17 races)
11. Scott McLaughlin – 15,25 (4 races)
12. Pato O'Ward – 15,40 (5 races)
13. Marcus Ericsson – 15,60 (5 races)
14. Conor Daly – 17,00 (6 races)
15. Santino Ferrucci – 17,67 (3 races)
16. Sting Ray Robb – 18,00 (2 races)
17. Christian Lundgaard – 18333 (3 races)
18. Kyffin Simpson – 19,00 (1 race)
19. Rinus VeeKay – 19,50 (4 races)
20. Nolan Siegel – 20,00 (1 race)
21. Devlin DeFrancesco – 20,50 (2 races)
22. David Malukas – 20,50 (2 races)
23. Callum Ilott – 23,00 (3 races)
24. Christian Rasmussen – 27,00 (1 race)