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.
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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 6 127 Alexander Rossi21:07.17181:06.83261:06.5528 212 Will Power W 21:07.5874 1:06.5709 1:06.9054 322 Simon Pagenaud W21:07.54811:06.90571:06.9107 49 Scott Dixon W11:07.78971:06.83411:07.0483515 Graham Rahal 11:08.03641:07.09031:07.1275 61 Josef Newgarden11:07.81231:06.88331:07.1922 728 Ryan Hunter-Reay W1 1:07.7058 1:07.1415 85 James Hinchcliffe W21:07.68931:07.1899 9 18 Sébastien Bourdais W21:07.56621:07.1943 10 6 Robert Wickens R 1 1:07.9894 1:07.2289 11 14 Tony Kanaan21:07.89171:07.3478 1220 Jordan King R11:08.29331:07.6427 1310 Ed Jones11:08.3844 144 Matheus Leist R2 1:08.1622 1559 Max Chilton11:08.71671626 Zach Veach R21:08.1763 1760 Jack Harvey R11:08.82071821 Spencer Pigot21:08.2739 1988 Gabby Chaves11:08.8623 2098 Marco Andretti21:08.52942119 Zachary Claman DeMelo R11:09.1429 2230 Takuma Sato W 21:08.6340 2323 Charlie Kimball11:09.74812432 Kyle Kaiser R2No timeOFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Race DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps Led127 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda85 1:53:15.2434217154212 Will Power WTeam PenskeChevrolet85 +1.241322641310 Ed JonesChip Ganassi RacingHonda85 +9.290631335426 Zach Veach RAndretti AutosportHonda85 +10.105021632515 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda85 +10.74665530698 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda85 +11.55132202871 Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet85 +12.217536327814 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet85 +16.10483112495 James Hinchcliffe WSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda85 +16.475738221023 Charlie KimballCarlinChevrolet85 +17.011942320119 Scott Dixon WChip Ganassi RacingHonda85 +17.330134191260 Jack Harvey RMeyer Shank Racing with Schmidt PetersonHonda85 +18.3469317181318 Sébastien Bourdais WDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda85 +18.944349418144 Matheus Leist RA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet85 +18.9466314161521 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet84 +1 Lap318151632 Kyle Kaiser RJuncos RacingChevrolet84 +1 Lap624141759 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet84 +1 Lap515131820 Jordan King REd Carpenter RacingChevrolet84 +1 Lap512121988 Gabby ChavesHarding RacingChevrolet83 +2 Laps619112028 Ryan Hunter-Reay WAndretti AutosportHonda81 +4 Laps571112130 Takuma Sato WRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda74 +11 Laps5229226 Robert Wickens RSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda73 +12 Laps71082319 Zachary Claman DeMelo RDale Coyne RacingHonda27 Contact32172422 Simon Pagenaud WTeam PenskeChevrolet0 Contact036OFFICIAL 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
Drivers' Championship standings 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
Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 263 2 Chevrolet 193
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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