2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
The 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on April 17, on the 1.968-mile (3.167 km) temporary street circuit in Long Beach, California, and was telecast by Versus in the United States.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 3rd round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | April 17, 2011 |
| Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Location | Streets of Long Beach |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 167.280 mi / 269.211 km |
| Weather | 66 °F (19 °C), clear skies |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:09.0649 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:10.6597 (on lap 84 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Mike Conway (Andretti Autosport) |
| Second | Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske) |
| Third | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Classification
Qualifying
- All cars were split into two groups of twelve, with the fastest six from each group going through to the "top 12" session. In this session, the fastest six cars progressed to the "Firestone Fast Six." The fastest driver in the final session claimed pole, with the rest of the cars lining up in session order, regardless of qualifying times (fast six from 1–6, top 12 from 7–12 and round 1 from 13–24, with group 1 drivers occupying the odd–numbered grid positions, and group 2 drivers occupying the even–numbered grid positions).
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  |
Andretti Autosport | 85 | 1:53:11.1000 | 3 | 14 | 50 |
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Team Penske | 85 | + 6.3203 | 12 | 35 | 42 |
| 3 | 10 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | + 6.7163 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
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Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | + 9.1705 | 11 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 77 | |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 85 | + 16.0177 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | 2 |  |
Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | + 16.8966 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 7 |  |
Andretti Autosport | 85 | + 17.5016 | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 82 |  |
KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 85 | + 18.9655 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 14 | |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 85 | + 19.4723 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 12 | |
Team Penske | 85 | + 19.8909 | 1 | 29 | 21 |
| 11 | 17 | |
AFS Racing | 85 | + 20.4660 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 3 | |
Team Penske | 85 | + 20.7784 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 38 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | + 21.3464 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 34 |  |
Conquest Racing | 85 | + 23.1137 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 18 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 85 | + 24.5926 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 8 | |
Dragon Racing | 85 | + 1:03.7578 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 4 | |
Panther Racing | 85 | + 1:10.9001 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 9 |  |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 | 24 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 83 | + 2 Laps | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 78 |  |
HVM Racing | 82 | + 3 Laps | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 5 |  |
KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 81 | + 4 Laps | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 22 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 78 | + 7 Laps | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 28 | |
Andretti Autosport | 72 | Mechanical | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 24 | 83 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 66 | Mechanical | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 59 |  |
KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 59 | Contact | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| 26 | 26 | |
Andretti Autosport | 37 | Suspension | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | 19 |  |
Dale Coyne Racing | 27 | Contact | 21 | 0 | 10 |
| OFFICIAL RACE REPORT | ||||||||
Championship standings after the race
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