2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 USA Long Beach Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg April 15 2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 3rd IndyCar Series Streets of Long BeachLong Beach, California Temporary street circuit 1.968 3.167 85 167.280 269.211 Temperatures up to 68 F C; wind speeds up to 13 mph km/h2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Long%20Beach/2012-04-15 The Old Farmers' Almanac October 5, 2013 with partly cloudy skies Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 1:08.6089 Australia Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology 1:09.3541 73 Brazil Will Power Team Penske Australia Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports France James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Canada 2011 2013 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. Report 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.Morales Robert No. 1 qualifier Ryan Briscoe pays price for Chevy's decision at Long Beach Grand Prix http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_20399957/no-1-qualifier-ryan-briscoe-pays-price-chevys April 15, 2012 Press-Telegram April 15, 2012 https://archive.today/20130208180442/http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_20399957/no-1-qualifier-ryan-briscoe-pays-price-chevys February 8, 2013 dead Classification Starting grid thumb|Dario Franchitti started on pole after all Chevrolet-powered cars were penalized 10 grid positions. RowInsideOutside110 GBR Dario Franchitti 67 USA Josef Newgarden (R)218 GBR Justin Wilson 77 FRA Simon Pagenaud (R)3 9 NZL Scott Dixon 15 JPN Takuma Sato4 14 GBR Mike Conway 38 USA Graham Rahal 583 USA Charlie Kimball 98 CAN Alex Tagliani6 2 AUS Ryan Briscoe†12 AUS Will Power†7 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay† 19 GBR James Jakes 8 5 VEN E. J. Viso† 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe†9 78 SUI Simona de Silvestro3 BRA Hélio Castroneves†10 11 BRA Tony Kanaan † 4 USA J. R. Hildebrand †1126 USA Marco Andretti † 8 BRA Rubens Barrichello †12 22 ESP Oriol Servià † 20 USA Ed Carpenter †13 7 FRA Sebastien Bourdais † 6 GBR Katherine Legge (R) †† Briscoe, Power, Hunter-Reay, Viso, Hinchcliffe, Castroneves,Kanaan, Hildebrand, Andretti, Barrichello, Servià, Carpenter,Bourdais and Legge penalised 10 places for changing engineToyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Starting Lineup http://www.indycar.com/~/media/Files/Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach/03-LB-StartingLineup.pdf IndyCar Series July 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221444/http://www.indycar.com/~/media/Files/Toyota-Grand-Prix-of-Long-Beach/03-LB-StartingLineup.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all Race results thumb|Will Power won his second straight race. thumb|Simon Pagenaud (left) finished second. Ryan Hunter-Reay finished third on the road, but was penalized for avoidable contact. thumb|James Hinchcliffe finished third after Hunter-Reay's penalty. Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Pointsrace3 1 112 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 85 1:54:01.6082 12 15 50 2 77 FRA Simon Pagenaud (R) Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda 85 + 0.8675 4 26 42 3 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 85 + 13.2719 16 0 35 4 11 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 85 + 18.1951 19 0 32 5 4 USA J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing Chevrolet 85 + 22.9947 20 0 30 6 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 85 + 42.5631† 13 4 28 7 2AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Chevrolet 85 + 1:40.1271 11 5 27 8 15 JPN Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 84 + 1 lap 6 16 24 9 8 BRA Rubens Barrichello KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 84 + 1 lap 22 0 22 1018GBR Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda 84 + 1 lap 3 15 20 11 19 GBR James Jakes Dale Coyne Racing Honda 84 + 1 lap 14 0 19 12 5 VEN E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 84 + 1 lap 15 0 18 133 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 84 +1 lap† 18 0 17 14 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 83 + 2 laps 24 0 16 1510GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 82 + 3 laps 1 4 15 16 22 ESP Oriol Servià Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Lotus 82 + 3 laps 23 0 14 17 7 FRA Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Lotus 82 + 3 laps 25 0 13 1883 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 80 + 5 laps 9 0 12 19 6 GBR Katherine Legge (R) Dragon Racing Lotus 80 + 5 laps 26 0 12 20 78 SUI Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing Lotus 74 Mechanical 17 0 12 21 98 CAN Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda – BHA Lotus 46 Mechanical 10 0 12 22 14 GBR Mike Conway A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 41 Mechanical 7 0 12 239 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 27 Mechanical 5 0 12 24 38 USA Graham Rahal Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 23 Contact 8 0 12 2526 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 22 Contact 21 0 10 26 67 USA Josef Newgarden (R) Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 0 Contact 2 0 10† Hunter-Reay and Castroneves penalised 30 seconds for avoidable contactToyota Grand Prix of Long Beach http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=22894 Ultimate Racing History July 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703200647/http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=22894 July 3, 2015 live Notes race3 1 Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 AUS Will Power 127 2 BRA Hélio Castroneves 103 3 FRA Simon Pagenaud (R) 100 4 NZ Scott Dixon 96 5 CAN James Hinchcliffe 95 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. Manufacturers' Championship Pos Manufacturer Points 1 USA Chevrolet 27 2 JPN Honda 18 3 UK Lotus 12 See also 2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach References Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2012 2012 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2012 São Paulo Indy 300 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Category:Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach