2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

March 2026 February 2025 USA Long Beach Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg April 21 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 3rd IndyCar Series Streets of Long BeachLong Beach, California Temporary street circuit 1.968 3.167 80 157.44 253.375 Temperatures up to 81 F C; wind speeds up to 8.9 mph km/h2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Long%20Beach/2013-04-21 The Old Farmers' Almanac October 5, 2013 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 1:07.2379 Scotland E. J. Viso Andretti Autosport 1:09.0401 45 Venezuela Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Japan Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing USA Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing UK 2012 2014 The 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the 39th annual running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach,http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/guide/guide-to-the-39th-annual-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach/ Guide To The 39th Annual Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach KCBS-TV 2013-04-01 2013-07-05 and is also the third race of the 2013 IndyCar Series season, taking place on April 21, 2013 in Long Beach Street Circuit. The race was won by Takuma Sato of A. J. Foyt Enterprises. Report Background The first two rounds of the season were dominated by Andretti Autosport drivers James Hinchcliffe and defending series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, with Hinchcliffe winning the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and Hunter-Reay winning the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. The defending race winner was Will Power. Qualifying Dario Franchitti of Chip Ganassi Racing won his first pole position of 2013 after posting a qualifying lap speed of 105.369 mph km/h on and a time of 1:07.2379. Ryan Hunter-Reay started in second with a speed of 105.282 mph km/h on, while Will Power and Takuma Sato started in third and fourth, respectively.Peltz Jim https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-apr-20-la-sp-sn-indycar-long-beach-pole-20130420-story.html Dario Franchitti wins pole position for Long Beach Grand Prix Los Angeles Times 2013-04-20 2013-07-05 In the second group of the first session, Marco Andretti was penalized for interference, and did not advance, starting in 26th.Weaver Matt https://www.sbnation.com/indycar/2013/4/20/4247120/indycar-long-beach-2013-dario-franchitti-honda-pole-qualifying IndyCar Long Beach 2013: Dario Franchitti scores much-needed pole SB Nation 2013-04-20 2013-07-05 Starting grid RowInsideOutside 110 GBR Dario Franchitti1 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 212 AUS Will Power14 JPN Takuma Sato 317 GBR Mike Conway3 BRA Hélio Castroneves 427 CAN James Hinchcliffe11 BRA Tony Kanaan 583 USA Charlie Kimball5 VEN E. J. Viso 615 USA Graham Rahal4 USA J. R. Hildebrand 716 GBR James Jakes 2 USA A. J. Allmendinger 8 7 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 67 USA Josef Newgarden 977 FRA Simon Pagenaud 22 ESP Oriol Servià 10 55 FRA Tristan Vautier (R) 78 SUI Simona de Silvestro 11 6 COL Sebastián Saavedra 98CAN Alex Tagliani 1218 BRA Ana Beatriz20 USA Ed Carpenter 1319GBR Justin Wilson 25USA Marco Andretti 149 NZL Scott Dixon Race Pole-sitter Dario Franchitti dominated the first 28 laps before falling behind Will Power. Power led until lap 30, in which he pitted, giving the lead to Takuma Sato, who did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the race to win his first career race in 52 starts,Weaver Matt https://www.sbnation.com/indycar/2013/4/21/4250636/takuma-sato-captures-grand-prix-of-long-beach-to-become-first Takuma Sato captures Grand Prix of Long Beach to become first Japanese driver to win in IndyCar SB Nation 2013-04-21 2013-07-05 becoming the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar Series race.Lewandowski Dave http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/04/4-21-Sato-wins-at-Long-Beach Sato becomes 1st driver from Japan to win race IndyCar Series 2013-04-21 2013-07-05 The win was A. J. Foyt Enterprises' first victory since Airton Daré won the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 at Kansas in 2002.Associated Press https://www.foxnews.com/sports/takuma-sato-wins-long-beach-to-become-1st-japanese-driver-to-win-in-indycar/ Takuma Sato wins Long Beach to become 1st Japanese driver to win in IndyCar Fox News Channel 2013-04-21 2013-07-05https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/indycar/2013/04/21/takuma-sato-long-beach-grand-prix-aj-foyt/2101827/ Sato becomes first Japanese driver to win IndyCar race USA Today 2013-04-21 2013-07-05 Graham Rahal finished second, Justin Wilson and Franchitti finished third and fourth, respectively.Peltz Jim https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-apr-21-la-sp-long-beach-grand-prix-20130422-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130424232257/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/21/sports/la-sp-long-beach-grand-prix-20130422 live April 24, 2013 Takuma Sato makes history with victory at Long Beach Grand Prix Los Angeles Times 2013-04-21 2013-07-05 J. R. Hildebrand, Oriol Servia, Marco Andretti, Simon Pagenaud, Simona de Silvestro and Hélio Castroneves rounded out the top ten.http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2013_Toyota_Grand_Prix_of_Long_Beach/O 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Racing-Reference 2013-07-05 Results thumb|Takuma Sato in car #14 (AJ Foyt Enterprises) during Long Beach Grand Prix 2013 Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pointsrace1 1114 JPN Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda801:50:08.7155245053215 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda80+ 5.361221140319 GBR Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda80+ 8.238632435410 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda80+ 12.357321273454 USA J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing Chevrolet80+ 28.240221230622 ESP Oriol Servià Panther Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet80+ 29.468321828725 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet80+ 30.270332526877 FRA Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda80+ 31.867421724978 CHE Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology Chevrolet80+ 33.122431922103 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet80+ 33.41183620119 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda80+ 33.6278326191216 GBR James Jakes Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda80+ 35.0645213181367 USA Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda80+ 35.8945316171418 BRA Ana Beatriz Dale Coyne Racing Honda80+ 36.344232216157 FRA Sebastian Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet80+ 36.5936215151612 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet80+ 43.0022332151755 FRA Tristan Vautier Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda80+ 51.7961527131820 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet80+ 56.4533423121998 CAN Alex Tagliani Barracuda Racing Honda79+ 1 lap521112011 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet78Contact28102183 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda78+ 2 laps499225 VEN E. J. Viso Andretti Autosport Chevrolet53+ 27 laps510823 2 USA A. J. Allmendinger Team Penske Chevrolet51Mechanical4147241 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet49Contact32172517 GBR Mike Conway Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda38Electrical3552627 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet34Contact175276 COL Sebastián Saavedra Dragon Racing Chevrolet1Contact0205 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. Standings after the race thumb|Helio Castroneves led the points standings after the race. Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 BRA Hélio Castroneves99 10px 10 2 JPN Takuma Sato93 10px 1 3 NZL Scott Dixon89 10px 4 USA Marco Andretti87 10px 4 5 GBR Justin Wilson81 10px 3 6 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay73 10px 12 7 USA Graham Rahal66 10px 8 AUS Will Power62 10px 2 9 CHE Simona de Silvestro62 10px 5 10 CAN James Hinchcliffe61 Note: Only the top ten positions are included. References Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2013 2013 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2013 São Paulo Indy 300 2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2014 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