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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 mi temporary street circuit in Long Beach, California, and was telecast by Versus in the United States.

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).
PosNo.DriverTeamGroup 1Group 2Top 12Fast 6123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
**12**AUS Will PowerTeam Penske**1:09.2846**1:09.3572**1:09.0649**
**28**USA Ryan Hunter–ReayAndretti Autosport**1:09.3599****1:09.2348**1:09.1409
**27**GBR Mike ConwayAndretti Autosport1:09.70791:09.51811:09.6414
**2**ESP Oriol ServiàNewman/Haas Racing1:09.90731:09.57681:09.6828
**22**GBR Justin WilsonDreyer & Reinbold Racing1:09.85501:09.48711:09.8097
**3**BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske1:09.85341:09.54841:09.8423
**10**GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing1:09.60141:09.6037
**9**NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing1:09.78591:09.6385
**77**CAN Alex TaglianiSam Schmidt Motorsports1:09.56861:09.6497
**82**BRA Tony KanaanKV Racing Technology – Lotus1:09.75951:09.7352
**06**CAN James Hinchcliffe (R)Newman/Haas Racing1:09.83581:09.8122
**6**AUS Ryan BriscoeTeam Penske1:09.51041:09.8243
**14**BRA Vítor MeiraA. J. Foyt Enterprises1:10.1010
**26**USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Autosport1:09.9400
**34**COL Sebastián Saavedra (R)Conquest Racing1:10.1146
**38**USA Graham RahalChip Ganassi Racing1:10.5883
**59**VEN E. J. VisoKV Racing Technology – Lotus1:10.1465
**78**SWI Simona de SilvestroHVM Racing1:10.6407
**17**BRA Raphael MatosAFS Racing1:10.3477
**7**USA Danica PatrickAndretti Autosport1:10.7836
**19**FRA Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing1:10.8050
**5**JPN Takuma SatoKV Racing Technology – Lotus1:10.8197
**18**GBR James Jakes (R)Dale Coyne Racing1:10.8592
**83**USA Charlie Kimball (R)Chip Ganassi Racing1:10.8672
**8**CAN Paul TracyDragon Racing1:11.0249
**24**BRA Ana Beatriz (R)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing1:11.0341
**4**USA J. R. Hildebrand (R)Panther Racing1:11.4916

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps LedPoints123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627[OFFICIAL RACE REPORT](https://web.archive.org/web/20110813032318/http://www.indycar.com:8080/var/assets/indycar-race-lapfinal22.pdf)
**27**GBR Mike ConwayAndretti Autosport851:53:11.1000314**50**
**6**AUS Ryan BriscoeTeam Penske85+ 6.32031235**42**
**10**GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing85+ 6.716370**35**
**06**CAN James Hinchcliffe (R)Newman/Haas Racing85+ 9.1705110**32**
**77**CAN Alex TaglianiSam Schmidt Motorsports85+ 16.017794**30**
**2**ESP Oriol ServiàNewman/Haas Racing85+ 16.896640**28**
**7**USA Danica PatrickAndretti Autosport85+ 17.5016200**26**
**82**BRA Tony KanaanKV Racing Technology – Lotus85+ 18.9655100**24**
**14**BRA Vítor MeiraA. J. Foyt Enterprises85+ 19.4723130**22**
**12**AUS Will PowerTeam Penske85+ 19.8909129**21**
**17**BRA Raphael MatosAFS Racing85+ 20.4660190**19**
**3**BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske85+ 20.778460**18**
**38**USA Graham RahalChip Ganassi Racing85+ 21.3464160**17**
**34**COL Sebastián Saavedra (R)Conquest Racing85+ 23.1137150**16**
**18**GBR James Jakes (R)Dale Coyne Racing85+ 24.5926230**15**
**8**CAN Paul TracyDragon Racing85+ 1:03.7578250**14**
**4**USA J. R. Hildebrand (R)Panther Racing85+ 1:10.9001270**13**
**9**NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing84+ 1 Lap81**12**
**24**BRA Ana Beatriz (R)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing83+ 2 Laps260**12**
**78**SWI Simona de SilvestroHVM Racing82+ 3 Laps180**12**
**5**JPN Takuma SatoKV Racing Technology – Lotus81+ 4 Laps220**12**
**22**GBR Justin WilsonDreyer & Reinbold Racing78+ 7 Laps50**12**
**28**USA Ryan Hunter–ReayAndretti Autosport72Mechanical22**12**
**83**USA Charlie Kimball (R)Chip Ganassi Racing66Mechanical240**12**
**59**VEN E. J. VisoKV Racing Technology – Lotus59Contact170**10**
**26**USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Autosport37Suspension140**10**
**19**FRA Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing27Contact210**10**

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPoints
1GBR Dario Franchitti122
2AUS Will Power115
3BRA Tony Kanaan87
4ESP Oriol Servià80
5GBR Mike Conway74
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

References

  1. (2011-04-16). "Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach: Qualifying, Round 1 – Group 1". [[IndyCar.
  2. (2011-04-16). "Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach: Qualifying, Round 1 – Group 2". [[IndyCar.
  3. (2011-04-16). "Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach: Qualifying – Top 12". [[IndyCar.
  4. (2011-04-16). "Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach: Qualifying – Fast 6". [[IndyCar.
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