2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

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Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Race details
16th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg
Layout of the Streets of Long Beach
DateSeptember 26, 2021
Official name Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Location Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
CourseTemporary road course
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance85 laps
167.28 mi / 269.211 km
WeatherOvercast, temperatures up to 68.0 °F (20.0 °C); wind speeds up to 7.0 mph (11.3 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Time01:08.2241
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren SP)
Time01:09.1407 (on lap 22 of 85)
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Third Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was an IndyCar motor race held on September 26, 2021 at the Streets of Long Beach. [2] It was the 16th and final round of the 2021 IndyCar Series and determined the 2021 IndyCar drivers' champion.

Contents

Andretti Autosport's Colton Herta emerged as victor after 85 laps, claiming his third win of the season. Josef Newgarden of Team Penske finished second, sealing second place over Pato O'Ward in the drivers' championship. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon rounded out the podium places with a third place finish, finishing ahead of teammate Álex Palou in fourth, who won the drivers' championship title with the result. [3]

This was the final race to feature Max Chilton, Charlie Kimball, Ed Jones and Carlin Motorsport. This was also the final race for six-time race winner James Hinchcliffe. He is now a color commentator for NBC Sports. Lastly, this was the final career IndyCar start for American open wheel racing legend Sébastien Bourdais.

Background

The race was originally due to take place on 18 April 2021 as the third round of the championship, after the 2020 race was cancelled due to a stay-at-home order caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in California. On 17 December 2020, the race was rescheduled to 26 September 2021. [4] It was held at the Streets of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, one week after the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca. The event was the final race of the 2021 IndyCar Series and marked the race's 46th annual running and return to the series, after its absence in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alexander Rossi was the previous race winner, having won the 2019 event. [5]

Championship standings before the race

Championship leader Álex Palou extended his lead over Pato O'Ward to a 35-point advantage, thanks to a second place finish in the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. O'Ward remained second in the drivers' standings, after finishing fifth at the previous race. Josef Newgarden sat third, after finishing seventh at Laguna Seca. Fourth-placed Scott Dixon saw his gap to points leader Palou widen to 72 points, effectively ending his hopes of defending his 2020 title.

The trio of Palou, O'Ward, and Newgarden came into the race with a possibility of winning the championship.

Palou would win if:

O'Ward would win if:

Newgarden would win the championship if he won and led the most laps in the race, with Palou finishing 25th or lower and with O'Ward finishing second or lower and with Palou and O'Ward not leading a lap of the race. [6]

Honda had won their fourth consecutive Manufacturer's Cup in the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey over Chevrolet.

Entrants

28 drivers entered the race, with Charlie Kimball returning to run the No. 11 car for A. J. Foyt Enterprises, after his appearances at the GMR Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500. [7]

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
06 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

Practice

Practice 1

Practice 1 took place at 6:00 PM ET on September 24, 2021. [2] Championship contenders Pato O'Ward and Josef Newgarden struggled in practice, as Newgarden spun early in the session (with no damage sustained) and classified ninth, while O'Ward only managed to place 16th. Colton Herta finished fastest with a time of 01:09.2680. 2016 race winner Simon Pagenaud went second fastest, ahead of championship leader Álex Palou in third. [8]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
126 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian Honda 01:09.2680
222 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.4334
310 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.4554
Source: [9]

Practice 2

Practice 2 took place at 12:00 PM ET on September 25, 2021. [2] Colton Herta, who topped the first practice charts, went fastest again with a time of 01:07.9783, despite hitting the wall early in the session. Will Power placed second, ahead of James Hinchcliffe, who won the race in 2017, in third. [10]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
126 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian Honda 01:07.9783
212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.1277
329 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:08.2250
Source: [11]

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 3:00 PM ET on September 25, 2021. [2]

The first group in Round 1 saw their session end under a red flag, as Jack Harvey crashed into the tire barriers in Turn 8, in his final race for Meyer Shank Racing. Will Power proceeded to make contact with the stationary Harvey, critically damaging his rear wing and right rear wheels. Despite this, Power advanced to the next round. In the second group, Colton Herta, who was fastest in both pre-qualifying practice sessions, failed to advance to the next round, as he initially attempted to set a time with the primary Firestone tires, which led him to not have enough time to set a top 6 lap with the alternate tires.

At the end of the Firestone Fast 12, Will Power stopped in Turn 10 after hitting the wall, triggering a local yellow flag. This forced championship contenders Álex Palou and Pato O'Ward, along with other drivers, to slow down in the area and abort their fast lap, eliminating them from the contest for pole. O'Ward and Palou would start eighth and tenth in the race respectively. Ed Jones, who had initially set a time that would have put him in the Firestone Fast 6, had his lap deleted, as he was judged to have failed to slow down during the local yellow.

In the Firestone Fast 6, championship hopeful Josef Newgarden took pole position with a time of 01:08.2241, ahead of 2015 race winner Scott Dixon in second and Meyer Shank Racing's Hélio Castroneves in third. [6]

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal
grid
Round 1Round 2Round 3
Group 1Group 2
12 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.5080N/A01:08.567301:08.22411
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:08.5705N/A01:08.311001:08.44222
306 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A01:08.699501:08.556101:08.48273
422 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:08.664101:08.530701:08.65144
57 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A01:08.622301:08.629401:08.74615
651 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A01:08.714401:08.177601:08.75776
729 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A01:08.843601:08.7143N/A7
85 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:08.7717N/A01:08.8339N/A8
918 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda N/A01:08.877201:08.8797N/A9
1010 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:08.7114N/A01:08.9464N/A10
1128 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 01:08.8576N/A01:09.1330N/A11
122 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.8509N/A01:09.2279N/A12
133 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:08.8611N/AN/AN/A13
1426 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian Honda N/A01:09.1094N/AN/A14
1527 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 01:08.9946N/AN/AN/A15
1630 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:09.3814N/AN/A16
178 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.1368N/AN/AN/A17
1877 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A01:09.4360N/AN/A18
1915 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.3998N/AN/AN/A19
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A01:09.6793N/AN/A20
2120 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:09.5816N/AN/AN/A21
2214 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A01:09.7022N/AN/A22
2359 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 01:09.7525N/AN/AN/A22
2421 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A01:09.7602N/AN/A24
2560 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:10.4664N/AN/AN/A25
264 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A01:09.9144N/AN/A26
2748 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:10.5127N/AN/AN/A27
2845 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:10.0178N/AN/A28
Source: [12]
Notes

Warmup

The pre-race warmup session took place at 12:00 PM ET on September 26, 2021. [2] Ten minutes into the 30-minute session, Alexander Rossi and Hélio Castroneves collided at the fountain section, causing terminal damage to Castroneves' suspension, ending his warmup session prematurely. Rossi was able to continue and finish the session. Colton Herta topped the session with a time of 01:08.4762. Previous race winners Scott Dixon and Simon Pagenaud came second and third respectively. [13]

Top Warmup Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
126 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian Honda 01:08.4762
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:08.6507
322 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.8029
Source: [14]

Race

The race started at 3:00 PM ET on September 26, 2021. [2] The first lap saw the first caution of the day being triggered, as Ed Jones hit the rear of Pato O'Ward's No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP car at the hairpin in Turn 11, causing O'Ward to spin in the wrong direction. Jones received a drive-through penalty for the incident. At the same lap, Ryan Hunter-Reay experienced a puncture in his right rear tire after contact with Colton Herta, prompting Hunter-Reay to pit, and Sébastien Bourdais spun and stalled his car. The caution lasted two laps and the race went underway again on lap 4.

On lap 17, O'Ward came to a halt on the main straight and eventually retired from the race, due to a broken driveshaft sustained from the first-lap incident, effectively ending his championship hopes. A second caution was brought out, prompting numerous drivers to pit. On lap 25, the race was green flagged, with Hélio Castroneves leading the pack. One lap later, another caution was triggered, which lasted four laps, as Marcus Ericsson crashed into the tire wall in Turn 1, after dueling with Alexander Rossi. On lap 34, Juncos Hollinger Racing's Callum Ilott spun his No. 77 into a run-off area. Ilott's spin prompted Castroneves to make his pit stop, in anticipation of a caution being brought out, but only a local yellow was flagged instead. As a result, Colton Herta took the lead from Castroneves.

On lap 62, Oliver Askew and Conor Daly made contact on the back straight, causing Askew to crash into the tire barriers and Daly to wander into the run-off area. The incident brought out the fourth and final caution of the race, which lasted three laps.

Colton Herta took the victory, finishing half a second ahead of polesitter Josef Newgarden. Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon took the final podium spot, with teammate Álex Palou finishing fourth behind him, clinching his first championship win. [15] [16]

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
126 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian Honda 851:49:10.37642144353
22 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 85+0.5883211842
39 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85+1.075222136
410 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85+2.412021032
522 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85+3.12372430
627 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 85+4.673921528
760 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85+6.3467225127
814 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85+8.027522224
930 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85+10.593921622
1012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85+11.429721220
113 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 85+12.332721319
1218 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 85+26.96603918
137 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 85+27.41672517
1429 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  W  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 85+27.97252716
1559 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 85+30.035822315
1615 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85+30.3482319415
1748 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85+31.160332713
1811 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85+32.154622012
194 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85+32.158522611
2006 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85+32.6206231511
2120 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84+1 Lap3219
2245 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 83+2 Laps52839
2328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 83+2 Laps4117
2451 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 75Contact366
2521 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 48Mechanical2245
2677 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 47Mechanical1185
275 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 43Contact285
288 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 25Contact1175
Fastest lap: Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) – 01:09.1407 (lap 22)
Source: [17]

Championship standings after the race

Álex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing won his first IndyCar drivers' title with his fourth-place finish. Josef Newgarden finished the season as championship runner-up, with him finishing second and Pato O'Ward dropping down to third in the standings, after O'Ward only scored five points due to the premature end to his race. Scott Dixon closed out the season in fourth. Colton Herta jumped to fifth after his win, demoting Marcus Ericsson to sixth.

Scott McLaughlin was the highest-placing rookie in the final standings and was therefore crowned Rookie of the Year, finishing 14th in the standings with 305 points over fellow rookie Romain Grosjean in 15th with 272 points.

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