2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

March 2026 February 2025 USA Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg April 20 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 3rd (B) IndyCar Series Streets of Long Beach Temporary street circuit 1.968 3.167 83 163.344 262.877 65 F, Sunny Justin Wilson USA Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:06.902 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66732 Wilson retains Long Beach pole Matt Beer autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2008-04-20 2009-04-17 UK Antônio Pizzonia USA Rocketsports 1:08.252 68 Brazil Will Power USA KV Racing Technology Australia Franck Montagny USA Forsythe/Pettit Racing France Mario Domínguez USA Pacific Coast Motorsports Mexico 2007 2009 The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was an IndyCar Series motor race held at the streets of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, on April 20, 2008. It was the third round of the 2008 IndyCar Series for teams who competed in the Champ Car World Series in 2007. This was because the 2008 Indy Japan 300 occurred on the same weekend and there was no way of changing dates to avoid the clash. KV Racing Technology driver Will Power led all but two laps and won the race. Franck Montagny, driving for Forsythe/Pettit Racing, finished second, and Mario Domínguez finished third for Pacific Coast Motorsports. Due to the reunification of IndyCar and Champ Car, this was the final race held under Champ Car sanctioning. The race was run under 2007 Champ Car rules, which included the standing start, option tires, two-day qualifying format, and was run based on time (1 hour, 45 minutes) rather than a set number of laps. The contingent of former Champ Car teams produced a 20-car field, all utilizing the turbocharged Panoz DP01-Cosworth for the final time. Every participant who elected to run other races in the IndyCar season was awarded championship points towards IndyCar. The option tire rule was adopted by the IRL for 2009, as well as standing starts for selected road and street course races in 2013 and 2014 only to be abandoned in 2015 due to safety concerns. As the sole Champ Car event in 2008, the winner of this race would be the de facto champion of the 2008 Champ Car World Series season, similar to the USAC Gold Crown Series from 1984 to 1995. With Will Power winning the race, he is the last Champ Car champion. This fact is often unacknowledged. Several IRL staff and team personnel had flown back from Japan Sunday afternoon (local time) and saw at least part of the race, including Motegi winner Danica Patrick, who had scored her historic win the previous evening. Results Finish CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid LapsLed Points 18AUS Will PowerKV Racing Technology831:45:25.41548153 27FRA Franck Montagny (R)Forsythe/Pettit Racing83+5.094600 396MEX Mario DomínguezPacific Coast Motorsports83+15.51610035 436BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R)Conquest Racing83+25.6778032 55ESP Oriol ServiàKV Racing Technology83+26.27612030 634FRA Franck Perera (R)Conquest Racing83+28.0673028 715CAN Alex TaglianiWalker Racing83+36.5182026 837MEX David Martínez (R)Forsythe/Pettit Racing83+37.1271800 933VEN E. J. Viso (R)HVM Racing83+44.94414122 1012USA Jimmy Vasser KV Racing Technology83+48.6351300 113CAN Paul TracyForsythe/Pettit Racing83+55.9565019 1218BRA Bruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing83+1:07.55311018 1306USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing82Crash9017 1429US Alex FiggePacific Coast Motorsports82+1 Lap1600 154FRA Nelson PhilippeHVM Racing80+3 Laps700 169BRA Antônio Pizzonia (R)Rocketsports80+3 Laps1500 1714BRA Roberto MorenoHVM Racing63Drive train1710 1810FIN Juho Annala (R)Rocketsports42Brakes2000 1902UK Justin WilsonNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing12Engine1012 2019BRA Mario Moraes (R)Dale Coyne Racing5Crash19012Race average speed: 92.964 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 3 between 3 driversCautions: 3 for 9 laps Points standings List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems IndyCar Series points standings (Top 10) +IRL Standings after Long BeachRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2026-04-07 Racing-Reference en-UShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlWJSVCzNRA 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach INDYCAR Classic Full-Race Rewind 2017-12-08 NTT INDYCAR SERIES 2026-04-07 YouTubePos.DriverPts.Pos. Change1BrazilHelio Castroneves11202United StatesScott Dixon -1203United StatesDanica Patrick -1404BrazilTony Kanaan -2305AustraliaWill Power -25green +166United KingdomDan Wheldon -27red -17BRAEnrique Bernoldi -38green +38ESPOriol Servià -38green +29United StatesEd Carpenter -42red -310United StatesGraham Rahal -42green +2 Champ Car World Series points standings +Final 2008 CCWS StandingsPos.DriverResultPts.1AUS Will Power1312FRA Franck Montagny (R)2273MEX Mario Domínguez3254BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R)4235ESP Oriol Servià5216FRA Franck Perera (R)6197CAN Alex Tagliani7178MEX David Martínez (R)8169VEN E. J. Viso (R)91310USA Jimmy Vasser101111CAN Paul Tracy111112BRA Bruno Junqueira12913USA Graham Rahal13814US Alex Figge14715FRA Nelson Philippe15616BRA Antônio Pizzonia (R)16617BRA Roberto Moreno17418FIN Juho Annala (R)18319UK Justin Wilson19320BRA Mario Moraes (R)201 References 2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. PetersburgIndy Japan 300 (IRL teams; 3A) IRL IndyCar Seriesround 3B 2008 2008 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2008