2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Race details
5th round of the 2026 IndyCar season
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	Long Beach Street Circuit
Date	April 19, 2026
Official name	Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Location	Long Beach Street Circuit
Course	Temporary Street Circuit; 1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance	90 laps; 177.12 mi / 285.05 km
Weather	Clear 23 °C (73 °F)
Pole position
Driver	Felix Rosenqvist (Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian)
Time	1:07.4635
Fastest lap
Driver	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time	1:08.8328 (on lap 18 of 90)
Podium
First	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Felix Rosenqvist (Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian)
Third	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Chronology
2025	2027

The 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was the fifth round of the 2026 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 19, 2026, in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach street circuit,^[1] a 1.97-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit,^[2] and was run for 90 laps. Álex Palou won the race, followed by Felix Rosenqvist and Scott Dixon.^[3]

Background

Racing action at the Long Beach Street Circuit in 2005, the track where the race was held.

The Streets of Long Beach is a street circuit, first run in 1975, located in Long Beach, California. The circuit hosts the Grand Prix of Long Beach as part of the IndyCar Series. It has also hosted races for IMSA SportsCar Championship, Formula One, Formula E, Championship Auto Racing Teams, American Le Mans Series, and Rolex Sports Car Series.

Entry list

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet
4	Caio Collet R	A.J. 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	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	David Malukas	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	Romain Grosjean	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
19	Dennis Hauger R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
20	Alexander Rossi	ECR	Chevrolet
21	Christian Rasmussen	ECR	Chevrolet
26	Will Power	Andretti Global	Honda
27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda
28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda
45	Louis Foster	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
47	Mick Schumacher R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda
66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda
76	Rinus VeeKay	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet

Practice

Practice 1

The first practice session was held on April 17, 2026.

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	26	Will Power	Andretti Global	Honda	1:07.6053
2	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	1:07.7914
3	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	1:07.9861
Official results

Practice 2

The second practice session was held on April 18, 2026.

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	1:07.5417
2	12	David Malukas	Team Penske	Chevrolet	1:07.7750
3	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	1:07.7919
Official results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on April 18, 2026.

Classification
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time	Final grid
1	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	1:07.4635	1
2	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	1:07.5076	2
3	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	1:07.5289	3
4	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	1:07.6199	4
5	12	David Malukas	Team Penske	Chevrolet	1:07.6508	5
6	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	1:07.8566	6
7	26	Will Power	Andretti Global	Honda	1:07.5163	7
8	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	1:07.6047	8
9	8	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	1:07.6177	9
10	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	1:07.6619	10
11	7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	1:07.7218	11
12	76	Rinus VeeKay	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	1:07.7283	12
13	66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	1:07.7709	13
14	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	1:07.7274	14
15	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	1:07.8516	15
16	21	Christian Rasmussen	ECR	Chevrolet	1:07.8399	16
17	45	Louis Foster	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	1:07.9024	17
18	20	Alexander Rossi	ECR	Chevrolet	1:07.8756	18
19	19	Dennis Hauger R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	1:08.2142	19
20	4	Caio Collet R	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	1:07.9282	20
21	47	Mick Schumacher R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	1:08.2471	21
22	14	Santino Ferrucci	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	1:07.9340	22
23	18	Romain Grosjean	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	1:08.5474	23
24	77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	1:08.2850	24
25	6	Nolan Siegel	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	1:08.6097	25
Official results

Warmup

The warmup session was held on April 19, 2026.

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	1:07.968
2	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	1:08.147
3	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	1:08.215
Official results

Race

The race was held on April 19, 2026.

Classification
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	1:49:09.5058	2	3	32	51
2	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	90	1:49:13.4721	2	1	51	44
3	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	1:49:14.9521	2	6	–	35
4	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	90	1:49:15.4788	2	4	–	32
5	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	90	1:49:21.3763	2	2	–	30
6	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	1:49:22.4117	2	8	–	28
7	12	David Malukas	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	1:49:22.9895	2	5	–	26
8	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	1:49:37.0732	2	10	–	24
9	20	Alexander Rossi	ECR	Chevrolet	90	1:49:37.1403	2	18	–	22
10	8	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	1:49:38.2344	2	9	–	20
11	19	Dennis Hauger	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	90	1:49:38.4976	2	19	–	19
12	6	Nolan Siegel	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	90	1:49:39.4184	2	25	–	18
13	76	Rinus VeeKay	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	90	1:49:40.0924	3	12	–	17
14	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	1:49:40.3468	3	14	5	17
15	21	Christian Rasmussen	ECR	Chevrolet	90	1:49:40.6719	3	16	–	15
16	45	Louis Foster	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	1:49:45.6694	2	17	–	14
17	47	Mick Schumacher	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	1:49:46.4732	2	21	–	13
18	14	Santino Ferrucci	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	90	1:49:50.3718	3	22	–	12
19	26	Will Power	Andretti Global	Honda	90	1:49:50.6898	2	7	2	12
20	7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	90	1:49:51.6810	3	11	–	10
21	18	Romain Grosjean	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	90	1:49:52.3480	3	23	–	9
22	4	Caio Collet	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	90	1:49:53.1705	2	20	–	8
23	77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	90	1:49:54.2094	3	24	–	7
24	66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	89	1:49:10.4437	3	13	–	6
25	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	38	Hybrid unit	1	15	–	5
Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 1:08.8328 (Lap 18)
Official results