The layout of the Long Beach Street Circuit
- Not to be confused with 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The 2022 Grand Prix of Long Beach (formally known as the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach) was a sports car race held at Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California on April 9, 2022. It was the third round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the first round of the 2022 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.
Background[]
On March 31, 2022, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the DPi, GTD Pro, and GTD classes. In DPi, the Acura ARX-05 received a 10 kilogram weight break. In GTD Pro and GTD, the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD received a 10 kilogram weight increase, a 0.4mm smaller air restrictor, and a fuel capacity reduction of 4 liters. The BMW M4 GT3 lost 17 horsepower as well a 20 kilogram weight break and a fuel capacity reduction of 8 liters. The Porsche 911 GT3 R was given a 2mm larger air restrictor while the Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 received an increase in turbo boost pressure. The McLaren 720S GT3 was given a 15 kilogram weight break.[1]
Entries[]
Further information: 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries
A total of 26 cars took part in the event, split across three classes. 6 were entered in DPi, 6 in GTD Pro, and 15 in GTD.[2] The only change from the previous round in DPi was the absence of Ally Cadillac Racing. In GTD Pro, Risi Competizione, TR3 Racing, and Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR were absent. BMW M Team RLL scaled down to 1 car in order to focus on development for LMDh in 2023.[3] WeatherTech Racing also scaled down to 1 car and changed its full season entry from using the Porsche 911 GT3 R to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.[4] In GTD, NTE Sport skipped after its transporter suffered a tire blowout en route to the event.[5] GMG Racing made its first appearance since the 2021 Long Beach round while Crucial Motorsports made its sprint debut at this event.[6] Rick Ware Racing made its season debut with drivers Ryan Eversley and Aidan Read.
Qualifying[]
Qualifying results[]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by 
.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPi | 01 | Cadillac Racing | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:09.472 | - | 1
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| 2 | DPi | 02 | Cadillac Racing | Alex Lynn | 1:09.833 | +0.361 | 2 |
| 3 | DPi | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Tom Blomqvist | 1:09.939 | +0.467 | 3 |
| 4 | DPi | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Pipo Derani | 1:10.001 | +0.529 | 4 |
| 5 | DPi | 5 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Tristan Vautier | 1:10.376 | +0.904 | 5 |
| 6 | DPi | 10 | WTR - Konica Minolta Acura | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:10.576 | +1.104 | 6 |
| 7 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jordan Taylor | 1:18.048 | +8.576 | 7
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| 8 | GTD Pro | 25 | BMW M Team RLL | Connor De Phillippi | 1:18.115 | +8.643 | 25[lower-alpha 1] |
| 9 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Mathieu Jaminet | 1:18.173 | +8.701 | 8 |
| 10 | GTD Pro | 23 | Heart of Racing Team | Ross Gunn | 1:18.437 | +8.965 | 9 |
| 11 | GTD | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:18.487 | +9.015 | 10
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| 12 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 1:18.599 | +9.127 | 18[lower-alpha 2] |
| 13 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Jack Hawksworth | 1:18.627 | +9.155 | 11 |
| 14 | GTD | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports | Mike Skeen | 1:18.918 | +9.446 | 12 |
| 15 | GTD | 59 | Crucial Motorsports | Jon Miller | 1:18.932 | +9.460 | 13 |
| 16 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | 1:18.973 | +9.501 | 14 |
| 17 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing | Marc Miller | 1:19.146 | +9.674 | 15 |
| 18 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis | 1:19.181 | +9.709 | 16 |
| 19 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:19.181 | +9.709 | 17 |
| 20 | GTD | 51 | RWR Eurasia Motorsport | Aidan Read | 1:19.366 | +9.894 | 19 |
| 21 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | Brendan Iribe | 1:19.385 | +9.913 | 20 |
| 22 | GTD | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Robert Megennis | 1:19.742 | +10.270 | 21 |
| 23 | GTD Pro | 79 | WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil | 1:19.743 | +10.271 | 22 |
| 24 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Ryan Hardwick | 1:20.072 | +10.600 | 23 |
| 25 | GTD | 99 | Team Hardpoint | Rob Ferriol | 1:21.079 | +11.607 | 24 |
| 26 | GTD | 34 | GMG Racing | Kyle Washington | 1:23.938 | +14.466 | 26 |
| QUALIFYING RESULTS STARTING GRID | |||||||
- ↑ Dagys, John (March 31, 2022). "Corvette, BMW Hit With BoP Changes Ahead of Long Beach". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/corvette-bmw-hit-with-bop-changes-ahead-of-long-beach/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (March 30, 2022). "26 Entries for Long Beach". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/26-entries-for-long-beach/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (March 18, 2022). "BMW Team RLL to Focus on Single Entry Post-Sebring". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/bmw-team-rll-to-focus-on-single-gtd-pro-entry-for-rest-of-year/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (March 29, 2022). "WeatherTech Racing Switches to Mercedes for Rest of Season". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/weathertech-racing-switches-to-mercedes-amg-for-rest-of-season/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (April 7, 2022). "Long Beach Thursday Notebook". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/long-beach-thursday-notebook-6/.
- ↑ Dagys, John (March 23, 2022). "Crucial to Make Sprint Cup Debut at Long Beach". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/crucial-to-make-sprint-cup-debut-in-long-beach/.
Race[]
Results[]
Class winners are denoted in bold and .
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | DPi | 01 |  Cadillac Racing
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 Sébastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 73 | 1:40:48.134
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| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | DPi | 02 | Cadillac Racing
|
 Alex Lynn Earl Bamber
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 73 | +3.761 |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | DPi | 5 | JDC-Miller MotorSports
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Tristan Vautier Richard Westbrook
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 73 | +9.048 |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | DPi | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
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Tom Blomqvist Oliver Jarvis
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Acura ARX-05 | 73 | +10.014 |
| Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 5 | DPi | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing
|
 Pipo Derani Tristan Nunez
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 73 | +10.535 |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | DPi | 10 | WTR - Konica Minolta Acura
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 Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor
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Acura ARX-05 | 73 | +11.979 |
| Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 7 | GTD Pro | 23 | Heart of Racing Team
|
Ross Gunn Alex Riberas
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 69 | +4 Laps
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| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing
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Jack Hawksworth Ben Barnicoat
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Lexus RC F GT3 | 69 | +4 Laps |
| Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GTD | 1 | Paul Miller Racing
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Madison Snow Bryan Sellers
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BMW M4 GT3 | 69 | +4 Laps
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| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 10 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing
|
Jordan Taylor Antonio García
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Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | 69 | +4 Laps |
| Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing
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Marc Miller Mario Farnbacher
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Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 69 | +4 Laps |
| Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 12 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing
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Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz
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Lexus RC F GT3 | 69 | +4 Laps |
| Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport
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Robby Foley Bill Auberlen
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BMW M4 GT3 | 69 | +4 Laps |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 14 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports
|
Ryan Hardwick Jan Heylen
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 69 | +4 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | GTD | 32 | Team Korthoff Motorsports
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Mike Skeen Stevan McAleer
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 69 | +4 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | GTD | 99 | Team Hardpoint
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Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 69 | +4 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GTD | 51 |  RWR Eurasia Motorsport
|
 Aidan Read Ryan Eversley
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Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 69 | +4 Laps |
| Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 18 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport
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Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorf
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McLaren 720S GT3 | 69 | +4 Laps |
| McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 19 | GTD Pro | 79 | WeatherTech Racing
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Cooper MacNeil Raffaele Marciello
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 69 | +4 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 20 | GTD | 34 | GMG Racing
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Kyle Washington James Sofronas
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 67 | +6 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 DNF |
GTD | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing
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Robert Megennis Jeff Westphal
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 57 | Accident Damage |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 22 DNF |
GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team
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 Roman De Angelis Maxime Martin
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 48 | Accident |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 23 DNF |
GTD | 59 | Crucial Motorsports
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Jon Miller Paul Holton
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McLaren 720S GT3 | 47 | Alternator Belt |
| McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 24 DNF |
GTD | 57 | Winward Racing
|
Russell Ward Philip Ellis
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 33 | Accident Damage |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 25 DNF |
GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports
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Mathieu Jaminet Matt Campbell
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 29 | Radiator |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 | GTD Pro | 25 | BMW M Team RLL
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Connor De Phillippi John Edwards
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BMW M4 GT3 | 69 | +4 Laps |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| OFFICIAL RESULTS | |||||||
- The #25 BMW M Team RLL entry was demoted to last in the GTD Pro class as Connor De Phillippi exceeded maximum drive time for the race.[1]
References[]
External links[]
| IMSA SportsCar Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2022 12 Hours of Sebring |
2022 season | Next race: 2022 Hyundai Monterey SportsCar Championship |
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