International Motor Sports Association - Grand Prix of Long Beach
Grand Prix of Long Beach
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Showing times for America/Halifax
Timezone
America - Halifax
17 - 18 Apr
Completed
Long Beach Street Circuit
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Track Info
Long Beach Street Circuit - Long Beach, California, USA
Temporary waterfront street course using Shoreline Drive and downtown roads - clockwise - hairpin finale and fountain complex
When was the track built?
It is a temporary circuit assembled each spring around the Long Beach Convention Center and marina district. The first layout ran in 1975 for Formula 5000; the venue stepped up to Formula 1 as the United States Grand Prix West from 1976 to 1983, then evolved into a CART and later IndyCar staple with iterative tweaks to walls, kerbs and sightlines while retaining the Shoreline Drive straight and hairpin signature.
When was its first race?
The city’s first race was the Formula 5000 Long Beach Grand Prix on September 28, 1975, won by Brian Redman. Formula 1 arrived the next spring, and since 1984 the event has been North America’s longest-running major street race under CART/Champ Car and IndyCar.
What's the circuit like?
- Fast into heavy stops: The lap launches down Shoreline Drive into a big T1 brake zone, then flows past the Aquarium fountain toward technical city blocks.
- Hairpin drama: The ultra-tight T11 hairpin funnels the pack before the front straight. Exit traction here decides passes into T1.
- Street-surface quirks: Crowned roads, paint lines and bumps reward precise braking and rotation. Grip ramps up quickly across the weekend.
- Strategy themes: Cautions often reshape pit windows on this relatively short lap. Undercuts can work if you rejoin into clean air before the hairpin queue.
- Benchmark pace: IndyCar race lap record 1:07.2359 (2022). Poles typically sit around the 1:06 low 1:05 range in recent years.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series)
- IndyCar (race lap): 1:07.2359 - Álex Palou, 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
- IMSA GTP/DPi (race lap): 1:10.317 - Sébastien Bourdais, Cadillac DPi-V.R, 2022 Long Beach. Earlier DPi mark 1:11.932 set in 2019 (Pipo Derani).
- LMP1 (ALMS race lap): 1:12.599 - Marco Werner, Audi R10 TDI, 2008. LMP2: 1:12.383 - Patrick Long, Porsche RS Spyder Evo, 2008.
Why go?
Southern California’s classic street race weekend - beach weather, a downtown festival and grandstands close to the action. The long Shoreline straight and the hairpin guarantee late-braking theatre, while vendor villages and concerts make it a destination even between sessions.
Where's the best place to watch?
- T1 grandstands on Shoreline Drive: Starts, restarts and out-braking duels into the first complex.
- Fountain complex: Great visuals as cars snake past the Aquarium with change-of-direction through the parkland section.
- Back-straight brake zone (T9/T10): Set-up moves that often decide track position before the hairpin.
- T11 hairpin and main straight: See traction fights off the slowest corner and slipstream sprints to the flag. Official maps pinpoint grandstand clusters around these areas.
Not just IndyCar: sports cars and support series
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: Prototype and GT fields run a 100-minute street sprint that has rewritten class lap records in the modern era.
Indy NXT and ladder series: The Road to Indy brings tight packs and bold passes into T1 and the hairpin.
Historic and festival elements: Manufacturer displays, Super Drift exhibitions and ancillary events turn the waterfront into a three-day motorsport fair.
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Grand Prix of Long Beach
17 - 18 Apr
Completed
Long Beach Street Circuit
Track Info
Long Beach Street Circuit - Long Beach, California, USA
Temporary waterfront street course using Shoreline Drive and downtown roads - clockwise - hairpin finale and fountain complex
When was the track built?
It is a temporary circuit assembled each spring around the Long Beach Convention Center and marina district. The first layout ran in 1975 for Formula 5000; the venue stepped up to Formula 1 as the United States Grand Prix West from 1976 to 1983, then evolved into a CART and later IndyCar staple with iterative tweaks to walls, kerbs and sightlines while retaining the Shoreline Drive straight and hairpin signature.
When was its first race?
The city’s first race was the Formula 5000 Long Beach Grand Prix on September 28, 1975, won by Brian Redman. Formula 1 arrived the next spring, and since 1984 the event has been North America’s longest-running major street race under CART/Champ Car and IndyCar.
What's the circuit like?
- Fast into heavy stops: The lap launches down Shoreline Drive into a big T1 brake zone, then flows past the Aquarium fountain toward technical city blocks.
- Hairpin drama: The ultra-tight T11 hairpin funnels the pack before the front straight. Exit traction here decides passes into T1.
- Street-surface quirks: Crowned roads, paint lines and bumps reward precise braking and rotation. Grip ramps up quickly across the weekend.
- Strategy themes: Cautions often reshape pit windows on this relatively short lap. Undercuts can work if you rejoin into clean air before the hairpin queue.
- Benchmark pace: IndyCar race lap record 1:07.2359 (2022). Poles typically sit around the 1:06 low 1:05 range in recent years.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series)
- IndyCar (race lap): 1:07.2359 - Álex Palou, 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
- IMSA GTP/DPi (race lap): 1:10.317 - Sébastien Bourdais, Cadillac DPi-V.R, 2022 Long Beach. Earlier DPi mark 1:11.932 set in 2019 (Pipo Derani).
- LMP1 (ALMS race lap): 1:12.599 - Marco Werner, Audi R10 TDI, 2008. LMP2: 1:12.383 - Patrick Long, Porsche RS Spyder Evo, 2008.
Why go?
Southern California’s classic street race weekend - beach weather, a downtown festival and grandstands close to the action. The long Shoreline straight and the hairpin guarantee late-braking theatre, while vendor villages and concerts make it a destination even between sessions.
Where's the best place to watch?
- T1 grandstands on Shoreline Drive: Starts, restarts and out-braking duels into the first complex.
- Fountain complex: Great visuals as cars snake past the Aquarium with change-of-direction through the parkland section.
- Back-straight brake zone (T9/T10): Set-up moves that often decide track position before the hairpin.
- T11 hairpin and main straight: See traction fights off the slowest corner and slipstream sprints to the flag. Official maps pinpoint grandstand clusters around these areas.
Not just IndyCar: sports cars and support series
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: Prototype and GT fields run a 100-minute street sprint that has rewritten class lap records in the modern era.
Indy NXT and ladder series: The Road to Indy brings tight packs and bold passes into T1 and the hairpin.
Historic and festival elements: Manufacturer displays, Super Drift exhibitions and ancillary events turn the waterfront into a three-day motorsport fair.
