2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

March 2026 February 2025 USA Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg April 17 2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 3rd 2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama IndyCar Series Streets of Long Beach Temporary street circuit 1.968 3.167 80 157.440 253.375 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 1:07.1246 Brazil Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing 1:07.6661 8 USA Simon Pagenaud Team Penske France Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing New Zealand Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Brazil 2015 2017 The 2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2016 IndyCar Series and the 42nd annual running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The race was contested over 80 laps on a temporary street circuit in Long Beach, California on April 17, 2016. Hélio Castroneves qualified on pole for the second consecutive race with a time of 1:07.1246. Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon started alongside him in second. Some confusion surrounded the second round of qualifying as timing and scoring malfunctioned. IndyCar officials would correct the mistakes caused by this and set the correct Fast Six qualifiers shortly after round two ended. Fast six qualifying was briefly delayed when Will Power clipped a tire barrier and went into a run-off area. Power started sixth due to his mishap.INDYCAR: Castroneves nabs Long Beach pole http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/128348-indycar-castroneves-basks-in-second-straight-pole April 16, 2016 July 18, 2016 Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725065310/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/128348-indycar-castroneves-basks-in-second-straight-pole July 25, 2016 dead Castroneves took the lead from the start and led 49 of the opening 51 laps. Behind him, Simon Pagenaud was able to move his way past Scott Dixon into second, while Dixon was scuffled down to fourth by the time the first round of pit stops came. During pit stops, Dixon was able to leapfrog Pagenaud and his teammate Tony Kanaan to move up to second. At the second round of stops, Dixon was able to pass Castroneves with quick pit work. However, Simon Pagenaud was able to move even faster and get out of the pits just ahead of Dixon, handing Pagenaud the lead of the race. Controversy surrounded this, though, as Pagenaud placed two tires over the blend line at the exit of pit lane while trying to beat Dixon to turn one. IndyCar officials let Pagenaud off with a warning for the incident, despite protests from Chip Ganassi Racing and Scott Dixon.INDYCAR: Hull questions lack of penalty Marshall Pruett http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/128411-indycar-hull-questions-lack-of-penalty Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. April 17, 2016 July 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160703063037/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/128411-indycar-hull-questions-lack-of-penalty July 3, 2016 dead In the end, Pagenaud was able to hold on and take victory by 0.3032 seconds, the closest finish in the history of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. It was Pagenaud's first victory while driving for Team Penske and his first win since the second race of the 2014 Grand Prix of Houston.Pagenaud scores his first win for Team Penske http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-scores-his-first-win-for-team-penske-688238/?s=1&r=82523&em=1 David Malsher April 17, 2016 July 18, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. For only the 4th time in the history of the race, no full course caution occurred at any point and for the second year in a row, there were no DNFs. Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Round 313 BRA Hélio Castroneves W21:07.44491:07.06451:07.124629 NZL Scott Dixon W11:07.50191:06.64591:07.4455322 FRA Simon Pagenaud11:07.68221:07.05781:07.7410410 BRA Tony Kanaan21:07.59981:07.06241:07.795152 COL Juan Pablo Montoya W11:07.51561:06.94091:07.9054612 AUS Will Power W21:06.97121:06.8659No Time75 CAN James Hinchcliffe11:07.64251:07.1415814 JPN Takuma Sato W11:07.70381:07.2299921 USA Josef Newgarden21:07.47941:07.25481026 COL Carlos Muñoz21:07.39621:07.26631128 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay W11:07.71111:07.31711219 ITA Luca Filippi21:07.6214 1:07.96601318 USA Conor Daly R11:07.75201411 FRA Sébastien Bourdais W21:07.64321583 USA Charlie Kimball11:07.80651698 USA Alexander Rossi R21:07.68721715 USA Graham Rahal11:07.8841187 RUS Mikhail Aleshin21:07.8513198 GBR Max Chilton R11:08.38432041 GBR Jack Hawksworth21:07.99292127 USA Marco Andretti21:08.2045OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Race results Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts. Pointsrace5 1122 FRA Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet801:33:54.483523285129 NZL Scott Dixon WChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet80 +0.30322224133 BRA Hélio Castroneves WTeam PenskeChevrolet80 +10.837621473942 COL Juan Pablo Montoya WTeam PenskeChevrolet80 +12.21622532514 JPN Takuma Sato WA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda80 +12.29182830610 BRA Tony KanaanChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet80 +17.62672428712 AUS Will Power WTeam PenskeChevrolet80 +18.7449262685 CAN James HinchcliffeSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda80 +19.03622724911 FRA Sébastien Bourdais WKVSH RacingChevrolet80 +22.9147214221021 USA Josef NewgardenEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet80 +23.665429201183 USA Charlie KimballChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet80 +24.21793153201226 COL Carlos MuñozAndretti AutosportHonda80 +40.1250210181318 USA Conor Daly RDale Coyne RacingHonda80 +47.180921317148 GBR Max Chilton RChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet80 +53.9106319161515 USA Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda80 +56.908221715167 RUS Mikhail AleshinSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda80 +1:01.2966218141719 ITA Luca FilippiDale Coyne RacingHonda80 +1:08.0543212131828 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay WAndretti AutosportHonda80 +1:30.3302311121927 USA Marco AndrettiAndretti AutosportHonda79 +1 Lap321112098 USA Alexander Rossi RAndretti Herta AutosportHonda79 +1 Lap216102141 GBR Jack HawksworthA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda77 +3 Laps3209OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Notes race1 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: Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Simon Pagenaud 134 10px 2 NZL Scott Dixon 120 10px 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 106 10px 2 4 BRA Hélio Castroneves 92 10px 5 BRA Tony Kanaan 82 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Official Pit Stop Data Official Race Broadcast Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2016 2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Category:Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach