2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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Flag of the United States.svg 2008 Grand Prix of Long Beach
Race details
3rd (B) round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season
Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg
DateApril 20, 2008
Official name Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Location Streets of Long Beach
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance83 laps
163.344 mi / 262.877 km
Weather65 °F (18 °C), Sunny
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson  ( Flag of the United States.svg Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing)
Time1:06.902 [1]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia  ( Flag of the United States.svg Rocketsports)
Time1:08.252 (on lap 68 of 83)
Podium
First Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  ( Flag of the United States.svg KV Racing Technology)
Second Flag of France.svg Franck Montagny  ( Flag of the United States.svg Forsythe/Pettit Racing)
Third Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez  ( Flag of the United States.svg Pacific Coast Motorsports)
Chronology
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The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was an IndyCar Series motor race held at the streets of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, on April 20, 2008. It was the third round of the 2008 IndyCar Series, for teams who competed in the Champ Car World Series in 2007. This was because the 2008 Indy Japan 300 occurred on the same weekend and there was no way of changing dates to avoid the clash. KV Racing Technology driver Will Power led all but two laps and won the race. Franck Montagny, driving for Forsythe/Pettit Racing, finished second, and Mario Domínguez finished third for Pacific Coast Motorsports.

Due to the reunification of IndyCar and Champ Car, this was the final race held under Champ Car sanctioning. The race was run under Champ Car rules, which included the standing start, option tires, two-day qualifying format, and was run based on time (1 hour, 45 minutes) rather than a set number of laps. he contingent of former Champ Car teams produced a 20-car field, all utilizing the turbocharged Panoz DP01-Cosworth for the final time. Every participant who elected to run other races in the IndyCar season was awarded championship points towards IndyCar. The option tire rule was adopted by the IRL for 2009, as well as standing starts for selected road and street course races in 2013 and 2014 only to be abandoned in 2015 due to safety concerns.

Several IRL staff and team personnel had flown back from Japan Sunday afternoon (local time) and saw at least part of the race, including Motegi winner Danica Patrick, who had scored her historic win the previous evening.

Results

FinishCar
No.
DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps
Led
Points
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power KV Racing Technology 831:45:25.41548153
27 Flag of France.svg Franck Montagny (R) Forsythe/Pettit Racing 83+5.094600
396 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Pacific Coast Motorsports 83+15.51610035
436 Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi (R) Conquest Racing 83+25.6778032
55 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià KV Racing Technology 83+26.27612030
634 Flag of France.svg Franck Perera (R) Conquest Racing 83+28.0673028
715 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Walker Racing 83+36.5182026
837 Flag of Mexico.svg David Martínez (R) Forsythe/Pettit Racing 83+37.1271800
933 Flag of Venezuela.svg E. J. Viso (R) HVM Racing 83+44.94414122
1012 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser KV Racing Technology 83+48.6351300
113 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe/Pettit Racing 83+55.9565019
1218 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 83+1:07.55311018
1306 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 82Crash9017
1429 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Figge Pacific Coast Motorsports 82+1 Lap1600
154 Flag of France.svg Nelson Philippe HVM Racing 80+3 Laps700
169 Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia (R) Rocketsports 80+3 Laps1500
1714 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno HVM Racing 63Drive train1710
1810 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Annala (R) Rocketsports 42Brakes2000
1902 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 12Engine1012
2019 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Moraes (R) Dale Coyne Racing 5Crash19012
Race average speed: 92.964 mph (149.611 km/h)
Lead changes: 3 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 9 laps

References

  1. Beer, Matt (April 20, 2008). "Wilson retains Long Beach pole". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved April 17, 2009.
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