IndyCar results, points standings: Andretti Autosport rebounded from a tough start to the 2023 IndyCar season with a 1-2 finish in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach as Honda engines swept the top five in the 48th running of the prestigious street race.
Kyle Kirkwood won from the pole over Andretti teammate Romain Grosjean, earning his first career victory at the same track where team co-owner Michael Andretti broke through for his first IndyCar win in 1986. Mario Andretti also won three times in IndyCar at Long Beach and became the only American to win a Formula One race in the United States in 1977 when the temporary circuit was part of the F1 series.
Marcus Ericsson finished third to take the championship points lead over Pato O’Ward, who finished 17th after being involved in multiple incidents.
Andretti’s Colton Herta and Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing rounded out the top five.
Here are the IndyCar results and points standings Sunday after the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach:
RESULTS
Click here for the official box score from the 85-lap race on a 1.968-mile street course in Long Beach, California. Click here for the lap leader summary.
Here is the finishing order in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach with starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (1) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 85, Running
2. (3) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 85, Running
3. (2) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 85, Running
4. (7) Colton Herta, Honda, 85, Running
5. (4) Alex Palou, Honda, 85, Running
6. (13) Will Power, Chevrolet, 85, Running
7. (10) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 85, Running
8. (12) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 85, Running
9. (8) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 85, Running
10. (9) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 85, Running
11. (18) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 85, Running
12. (24) Graham Rahal, Honda, 85, Running
13. (15) Jack Harvey, Honda, 85, Running
14. (17) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 85, Running
15. (14) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, 85, Running
16. (20) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 85, Running
17. (6) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 84, Running
18. (21) Sting Ray Robb, Honda, 84, Running
19. (22) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 84, Running
20. (25) David Malukas, Honda, 84, Running
21. (16) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 84, Running
22. (11) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 83, Off Course
23. (27) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 83, Running
24. (23) Benjamin Pedersen, Chevrolet, 82, Running
25. (26) Agustin Canapino, Chevrolet, 52, Running
26. (19) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 48, Mechanical
27. (5) Scott Dixon, Honda, 37, Mechanical
Winner’s average speed: 97.171 mph; Time of Race: 01:43:17.3748; Margin of victory: 0.9907 seconds; Cautions: 7; Lead changes: 6; Lap Leaders: Kirkwood 1-21; Newgarden, 22; Canapino 23-25; Newgarden 26-51; Kirkwood 52-53; Palou 54-55; Kirkwood 56-85.
POINTS
Click here for the points tally in Sunday’s race.
Here are the points standings after Long Beach:
Top 10 in points: Ericsson 110, O’Ward 95, Palou 91, Newgarden 89, Kirkwood 74, Dixon 72, Grosjean 71, Herta 69, McLaughlin 68, Power 68.
Rest of the standings: Malukas 63, Ilott 63, Rahal 52, Lundgaard 49, Rossi 48, Rosenqvist 44, Armstrong 43, Canapino 42, Harvey 37, Castroneves 36, Ferrucci 34, Daly 33, VeeKay 33, Pagenaud 33, Robb 32, Pedersen 26, DeFrancesco 26, Carpenter 17, Sato 5.
Next race: April 30, Barber Motorsports Park