2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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Flag of the United States.svg 2012 Long Beach
Race details
3rd round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season
Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg
DateApril 15, 2012
Official name Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Location Streets Of Long Beach
Long Beach, California
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance85 laps
167.280 mi / 269.211 km
WeatherTemperatures up to 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) [1] with partly cloudy skies
Pole position
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe  (Team Penske)
Time1:08.6089
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  (KV Racing Technology)
Time1:09.3541 (on lap 73 of 85)
Podium
First Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Second Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  (Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports)
Third Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  (Andretti Autosport)
Chronology
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The 2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third race of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. The race was run on April 15, 2012 in Long Beach, California, United States at Streets of Long Beach.

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Background

The first two races of the 2012 IndyCar Series season were held in St. Petersburg and Barber. The races were dominated by Team Penske with two poles and two wins in a row. In St. Petersburg, Will Power took the pole and Hélio Castroneves won the victory, but at Barber things were reversed. Going into Long Beach, Castroneves led in the drivers' championship with 86 points, while Chevrolet led the manufacturers' championship.

Before the first practice, all Chevrolet entries were penalized because of unauthorized engine changes. This penalty moved the polesitter, Ryan Briscoe, from starting in the first position down to the 11th spot. Dario Franchitti, in the quickest non-Chevrolet car, started in the first position. [2]

Classification

Starting grid

Dario Franchitti started on pole after all Chevrolet-powered cars were penalized 10 grid positions. Dario Franchitti LBGP 2012.jpg
Dario Franchitti started on pole after all Chevrolet-powered cars were penalized 10 grid positions.
RowInsideOutside
110 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti 67 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden (R)
218 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson 77 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud (R)
39 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 15 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato
414 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway 38 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal
583 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 98 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani
62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power
728 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes
85 Flag of Venezuela.svg E. J. Viso 27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe
978 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro 3 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
1011 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 4 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand
1126 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 8 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello
1222 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter
137 Flag of France.svg Sebastien Bourdais 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge (R)
Briscoe, Power, Hunter-Reay, Viso, Hinchcliffe, Castroneves,
Kanaan, Hildebrand, Andretti, Barrichello, Servià, Carpenter,
Bourdais and Legge penalised 10 places for changing engine
[3]

Race results

Will Power won his second straight race. Will Power LBGP 2012.jpg
Will Power won his second straight race.
Simon Pagenaud (left) finished second. Ryan Hunter-Reay finished third on the road, but was penalized for avoidable contact. Pagenaud & RHR LBGP 2012.jpg
Simon Pagenaud (left) finished second. Ryan Hunter-Reay finished third on the road, but was penalized for avoidable contact.
James Hinchcliffe finished third after Hunter-Reay's penalty. James Hinchcliffe LBGP 2012.jpg
James Hinchcliffe finished third after Hunter-Reay's penalty.
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps LedPoints 1
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 851:54:01.6082121550
277 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud (R) Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda 85+ 0.867542642
327 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 85+ 13.271916035
411 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 85+ 18.195119032
54 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing Chevrolet 85+ 22.994720030
628 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 85+ 42.563113428
72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Chevrolet 85+ 1:40.127111527
815 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 84+ 1 lap61624
98 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 84+ 1 lap22022
1018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda 84+ 1 lap31520
1119 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes Dale Coyne Racing Honda 84+ 1 lap14019
125 Flag of Venezuela.svg E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 84+ 1 lap15018
133 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 84+1 lap18017
1420 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 83+ 2 laps24016
1510 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 82+ 3 laps1415
1622 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Lotus 82+ 3 laps23014
177 Flag of France.svg Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Lotus 82+ 3 laps25013
1883 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 80+ 5 laps9012
196 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge (R) Dragon Racing Lotus 80+ 5 laps26012
2078 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing Lotus 74Mechanical17012
2198 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda – BHA Lotus 46Mechanical10012
2214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 41Mechanical7012
239 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 27Mechanical5012
2438 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 23Contact8012
2526 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 22Contact21010
2667 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden (R) Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 0Contact2010
Hunter-Reay and Castroneves penalised 30 seconds for avoidable contact
[4]
Notes

1 Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.

Standings after the race

See also

References

  1. "2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  2. Morales, Robert (April 15, 2012). "No. 1 qualifier Ryan Briscoe pays price for Chevy's decision at Long Beach Grand Prix". Press-Telegram . Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  3. "Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Starting Lineup" (PDF). IndyCar Series. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  4. "Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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