The 2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the 41st annual running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the third race of the 2015 IndyCar Series season. It took place on April 19, 2015, in Long Beach Street Circuit. It was won by Scott Dixon for the Chip Ganassi Racing team. Hélio Castroneves took second and Juan Pablo Montoya both of whom race for Team Penske. The top finishing rookie in the race, as in the previous round, was Gabby Chaves, who finished in 16th position.
Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner
Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 1 3 Hélio Castroneves W 1 1:06.9672 1:06.8702 1:06.6294 2 2 Juan Pablo Montoya W 2 1:06.8304 1:06.9419 1:06.6587 3 9 Scott Dixon 1 1:06.9742 1:06.9819 1:06.7870 4 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay W 1 1:06.8979 1:07.0307 1:07.0473 5 22 Simon Pagenaud 2 1:07.8440 1:06.7894 1:07.1433 6 67 Josef Newgarden 2 1:07.9507 1:06.8083 1:07.1716 7 10 Tony Kanaan 1 1:06.7442 1:07.1090 8 15 Graham Rahal 1 1:07.1896 1:07.1290 9 11 Sébastien Bourdais W 2 1:08.5265 1:07.2411 10 27 Marco Andretti 2 1:08.5426 1:07.3161 11 17 Sebastián Saavedra 2 1:07.6781 1:07.3924 12 26 Carlos Muñoz 1 1:07.1190 1:07.4049 13 5 James Hinchcliffe 1 1:07.3976 14 20 Luca Filippi 2 1:08.6104 15 83 Charlie Kimball 1 1:07.4217 16 41 Jack Hawksworth 2 1:08.6276 17 98 Gabby Chaves R 1 1:07.4653 18 1 Will Power W 2 1:08.8348 19 7 James Jakes 1 1:07.7702 20 14 Takuma Sato W 2 1:08.8732 21 18 Conor Daly R 1 1:08.7825 22 19 Francesco Dracone R 2 1:09.8815 23 4 Stefano Coletti R 2 1:10.4644 18 Rocky Moran, Jr. R WithdrewQualifications
Race results Driver Team Engine &Aero Kit Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 80 1:37:35.2353 2 3 44 53 2 3 Hélio Castroneves W Team Penske Chevrolet 80 +2.2221 2 1 31 42 3 2 Juan Pablo Montoya W Team Penske Chevrolet 80 +13.4862 2 2 35 4 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 80 +13.7382 2 5 32 5 10 Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 80 +14.6249 2 7 30 6 11 Sébastien Bourdais W KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 80 +15.0829 2 9 1 29 7 67 Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Chevrolet 80 +18.8398 2 6 26 8 27 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 80 +33.9476 2 10 24 9 26 Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 80 +34.9599 2 12 22 10 17 Sebastián Saavedra Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 80 +35.5359 2 11 20 11 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 80 +37.4628 2 8 19 12 5 James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 80 +38.7713 2 13 18 13 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay W Andretti Autosport Honda 80 +40.3347 2 4 17 14 41 Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 80 +41.2744 3 16 4 17 15 83 Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 80 +44.3872 4 15 15 16 98 Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda 80 +46.6589 3 17 14 17 18 Conor Daly R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 80 +50.0574 3 21 13 18 14 Takuma Sato W A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 80 +53.8043 3 20 12 19 7 James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 80 +1:39.7966 3 19 11 20 1 Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 79 +1 Lap 4 18 10 21 19 Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 78 +2 Laps 2 22 9 22 20 Luca Filippi CFH Racing Chevrolet 77 +3 Laps 4 14 8 23 4 Stefano Coletti R KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 69 +11 Laps 4 23 7OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes 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.
For the first time since race 2 of the 2011 Firestone Twin 275s, every driver finished the race.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Juan Pablo Montoya 119 2 Hélio Castroneves 116 2 3 Tony Kanaan 93 11 4 Scott Dixon 87 1 5 James Hinchcliffe 83
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
External links Lap Report – Verizon IndyCar Series, April 19, 2015