2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Second | Sébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing) |
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Third | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
The 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the
Report
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 8, 2017. For the third consecutive year,
Race
The race was held on Sunday, April 9. At the start of the race, pole sitter Hélio Castroneves timed the start poorly and immediately dropped five positions.[5] Scott Dixon led the race into turn one, with James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay behind. As the field worked the first turns of the race, Charlie Kimball and Will Power came together in turn four, sending both cars into the wall and bringing out the race's first caution period. Kimball was forced to retire from the race from the damage, while Power was able to continue on after a front wing change.[5]
When racing resumed, Dixon continued to hold the lead, while Hunter-Reay managed to slip past Hinchcliffe for second position. By lap 10, pit stops began to occur amongst drivers further back, including
Dixon, on his three-stop strategy, pitted again on lap 41, once again handing the lead to Hunter-Reay. Dixon was able to make significant ground on the leaders on his new tires and, as they came into the pits around lap 55, he resumed the lead with ease. After the cycle, Hinchcliffe managed to get ahead of Hunter-Reay. However, up front, a battle for the lead began brewing as Josef Newgarden managed to move into second place and put pressure on Dixon. On lap 60, however, he and his teammate Castroneves pitted, with Dixon following them in a lap latter, elevating Hinchcliffe to the race lead. During the sequence, Newgarden managed to get around Dixon. On lap 64, the complexion of the race suddenly changed, as Rossi suddenly ground to a halt on course, bringing out the race's second caution period with 21 laps remaining.[5]
At the restart, the running order was Hinchcliffe, Hunter-Reay, Sébastien Bourdais, Newgarden, and Dixon. Hinchcliffe was able to manage to pull out a lead on Hunter-Reay, but shortly thereafter, Hunter-Reay began to pull him back. Further back, a clash between Mikhail Aleshin and Tony Kanaan resulted in a puncture for Kanaan, dropping him down the order. Also in this time frame, Takuma Sato suddenly slowed on course and brought his car to a halt on an access lane.[5]
With five laps to go, second place Hunter-Reay suddenly slowed and stopped on course, bringing out the race's third and final caution period. Hunter-Reay's retirement meant that all four
Following a last lap incident with Mikhail Aleshin, J. R. Hildebrand was found to have broken a bone in his left hand.[10] He was not cleared to resume driving for the following race at Barber Motorsports Park.[11][12]
Results
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Qualifying
Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 | ||||
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1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves W | 2 | 1:07.1407 | 1:06.4792 | 1:06.2254 | ||||
2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 2 | 1:06.8297 | 1:06.2285 | 1:06.4123 | ||||
3 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | 1 | 1:07.0176 | 1:06.5320 | 1:06.4401 | ||||
4 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 1 | 1:07.3209 | 1:06.4297 | 1:06.5291 | ||||
5 | 98 | Alexander Rossi
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1 | 1:07.0961 | 1:06.2288 | 1:06.5595 | ||||
6 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1 | 1:07.2517 | 1:06.4109 | 1:06.7562 | ||||
7 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | 1 | 1:07.4149 | 1:06.5404 | |||||
8 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 1 | 1:07.0619 | 1:06.6074 | |||||
9 | 12 | Will Power W | 2 | 1:06.7340 | 1:06.6145 | |||||
10 | 27 | Marco Andretti | 2 | 1:07.3054 | 1:06.6222 | |||||
11 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | 2 | 1:07.0470 | 1:06.6262 | |||||
12 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | 2 | 1:07.0569 | 1:06.7853 | |||||
13 | 19 | Ed Jones R | 1 | 1:07.5832 | ||||||
14 | 14 | Carlos Muñoz | 2 | 1:07.3738 | ||||||
15 | 21 | J. R. Hildebrand | 1 | 1:07.6931 | ||||||
16 | 7 | Mikhail Aleshin | 2 | 1:07.3893 | ||||||
17 | 4 | Conor Daly | 1 | 1:07.7977 | ||||||
18 | 26 | Takuma Sato W | 2 | 1:07.4699 | ||||||
19 | 20 | Spencer Pigot | 1 | 1:07.8442 | ||||||
20 | 8 | Max Chilton | 2 | 1:07.5333 | ||||||
21 | 1 | Simon Pagenaud W | 2 | 1:08.0439 | ||||||
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |
Source for individual rounds:[13]
Race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts.1 |
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1 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
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Honda
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85 | 1:50:28.9818 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 51 |
2 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda
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85 | +1.4940 | 3 | 12 | 40 | |
3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +2.3160 | 3 | 8 | 35 | |
4 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda
|
85 | +2.7832 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 35 |
5 | 1 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +3.3934 | 3 | 21 | 30 | |
6 | 19 | Ed Jones R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda
|
85 | +5.7951 | 3 | 13 | 28 | |
7 | 14 | Carlos Muñoz | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Chevrolet | 85 | +6.9393 | 3 | 14 | 26 | |
8 | 20 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +9.0570 | 3 | 19 | 24 | |
9 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +9.3403 | 4 | 1 | 23 | |
10 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda
|
85 | +17.8632 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |
11 | 21 | J. R. Hildebrand | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | Contact | 3 | 15 | 19 | |
12 | 7 | Mikhail Aleshin | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
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Honda
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84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 16 | 18 | |
13 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
14 | 8 | Max Chilton | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda
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84 | +1 Lap | 4 | 20 | 16 | |
15 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda
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84 | +1 Lap | 6 | 11 | 15 | |
16 | 4 | Conor Daly | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 6 | 17 | 14 | |
17 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport
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Honda
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79 | Off Course | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 |
18 | 26 | Takuma Sato W | Andretti Autosport
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Honda
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78 | Off Course | 4 | 18 | 12 | |
19 | 98 | Alexander Rossi
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Andretti Herta Autosport
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Honda
|
62 | Mechanical | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
20 | 27 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
14 | Off Course | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
21 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda
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1 | Contact | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |
Notes: 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.
Source for time gaps:[14]
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
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- ^ Fryer, Jenna (April 9, 2017). "Hinchcliffe grabs 1st victory since near-fatal 2015 accident". Associated Press. Long Beach, California: AP Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ Glendenning, Mark (April 9, 2017). "Hinchcliffe ends drought with Long Beach win". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Archived from the original on 2017-04-10. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
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- ^ Glendenning, Mark (April 9, 2017). "Hildebrand suffers hand injury at Long Beach". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Malsher, David (April 10, 2017). "Hildebrand breaks bone, not yet cleared to drive". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Race Report: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach". theapexracing.co. TheApex.racing LLC. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
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