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Race details | |
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3rd round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season | |
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Date | April 19, 2015 |
Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
Location | Streets Of Long Beach Long Beach, California |
Course | Temporary street circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km |
Distance | 80 laps 157.44 mi / 253.375 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
Time | 1:06.6294 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Stefano Coletti (KV Racing Technology) |
Time | 68.0969 (on lap 56 of 80) |
Podium | |
First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
Third | Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske) |
The 2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the 41st annual running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the third race of the 2015 IndyCar Series season. It took place on April 19, 2015, in Long Beach, California on its temporary street circuit. It was won by Scott Dixon for the Chip Ganassi Racing team. [1] Hélio Castroneves took second and Juan Pablo Montoya both of whom race for Team Penske. [1] The top finishing rookie in the race, as in the previous round, was Gabby Chaves, who finished in 16th position.
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||
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1 | 3 | ![]() | 1 | 1:06.9672 | 1:06.8702 | 1:06.6294 | ||||
2 | 2 | ![]() | 2 | 1:06.8304 | 1:06.9419 | 1:06.6587 | ||||
3 | 9 | ![]() | 1 | 1:06.9742 | 1:06.9819 | 1:06.7870 | ||||
4 | 28 | ![]() | 1 | 1:06.8979 | 1:07.0307 | 1:07.0473 | ||||
5 | 22 | ![]() | 2 | 1:07.8440 | 1:06.7894 | 1:07.1433 | ||||
6 | 21 | ![]() | 2 | 1:07.9507 | 1:06.8083 | 1:07.1716 | ||||
7 | 10 | ![]() | 1 | 1:06.7442 | 1:07.1090 | |||||
8 | 15 | ![]() | 1 | 1:07.1896 | 1:07.1290 | |||||
9 | 11 | ![]() | 2 | 1:08.5265 | 1:07.2411 | |||||
10 | 27 | ![]() | 2 | 1:08.5426 | 1:07.3161 | |||||
11 | 17 | ![]() | 2 | 1:07.6781 | 1:07.3924 | |||||
12 | 26 | ![]() | 1 | 1:07.1190 | 1:07.4049 | |||||
13 | 5 | ![]() | 1 | 1:07.3976 | ||||||
14 | 20 | ![]() | 2 | 1:08.6104 | ||||||
15 | 83 | ![]() | 1 | 1:07.4217 | ||||||
16 | 41 | ![]() | 2 | 1:08.6276 | ||||||
17 | 98 | ![]() | 1 | 1:07.4653 | ||||||
18 | 1 | ![]() | 2 | 1:08.8348 | ||||||
19 | 7 | ![]() | 1 | 1:07.7702 | ||||||
20 | 14 | ![]() | 2 | 1:08.8732 | ||||||
21 | 18 | ![]() | 1 | 1:08.7825 | ||||||
22 | 19 | ![]() | 2 | 1:09.8815 | ||||||
23 | 4 | ![]() | 2 | 1:10.4644 | ||||||
WD | 18 | ![]() | Withdrew | |||||||
Qualifications |
1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
For the first time since race 2 of the 2011 Firestone Twin 275s, every driver finished the race.
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