2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach

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The 2023 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 15, 2023. It was the third round of the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the first round of the 2023 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

Background[]

On April 3, 2023, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the GTP, GTD Pro, and GTD classes. In GTP, all cars received weight reductions compared to Sebring. The Cadillac will run at the lowest weight (1031 kg), with the BMW and Porsche at 1036 kg, and the Acura at 1045 kg. As a result, the Cadillac will run on 513 kilowatts of power, while the BMW will run on 515 kW (up 2 kW from Sebring), the Porsche will run on 515 kW (down 2 kW from Sebring), and the Acura on 520 kW. Maximum stint energy figures will also be adjusted.^[1] In GTD Pro and GTD, the Acura and BMW received weight adjustments. The Corvette, Lamborghini, and the Mercedes received air restrictor size changes. Other changes include a change in fuel tank capacity for almost all cars, except the BMW and Mercedes, and an adjustment of average power delta.^[1]

Entries[]

Further information: 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries

A total of 28 cars took part in the event, split across three classes. 8 are entered in GTP, 5 in GTD Pro, and 15 in GTD.^[2] Risi Competizione and Iron Lynx were absent in GTD Pro while Turner Motorsport moved its entry to GTD. In GTD, Jeroen Bleekmeolen replaced David Brule in the #92 Kelly-Moss lineup. Wright Motorsports scaled down to 1 car after initially citing BoP concerns and scaling back their #16 entry to only contesting the Michelin Endurance Cup.^[3] Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR added a partial sprint campaign in addition to committing to the Michelin Endurance Cup.^[4]

Practice[]

Practice 1[]

The first practice session took place at 9:00 AM PT on Friday and ended with Ricky Taylor topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport, with a lap time of 1:11.942.^[5]

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap
1	GTP	10	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport	Ricky Taylor	1:11.942	_
2	GTP	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Tom Blomqvist	1:12.800	+0.858
3	GTP	6	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Mathieu Jaminet	1:13.550	+1.608
Source:^[6]

Final Practice[]

The second and final practice session took place at 12:45 PM PT on Friday and ended with Tom Blomqvist topping the charts for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:10.391.^[7]

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap
1	GTP	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Tom Blomqvist	1:10.391	_
2	GTP	10	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport	Filipe Albuquerque	1:10.714	+0.323
3	GTP	25	BMW M Team RLL	Nick Yelloly	1:11.693	+1.302
Source:^[8]

Qualifying[]

Qualifying results[]

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap	Grid
1	GTP	10	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport	Filipe Albuquerque	1:09.909	_	1
2	GTP	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Tom Blomqvist	1:10.583	+0.674	2
3	GTP	01	Cadillac Racing	Sébastien Bourdais	1:10.981	+1.072	3
4	GTP	25	BMW M Team RLL	Nick Yelloly	1:11.002	+1.093	4
5	GTP	24	BMW M Team RLL	Augusto Farfus	1:11.368	+1.459	5
6	GTP	6	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Nick Tandy	1:11.406	+1.497	6
7	GTP	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Alexander Sims	1:11.410	+1.501	7
8	GTP	7	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Felipe Nasr	1:11.591	+1.682	8
9	GTD	27	Heart of Racing Team	Marco Sørensen	1:17.811	+7.902	9
10	GTD Pro	14	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Jack Hawksworth	1:17.817	+7.908	10
11	GTD Pro	23	Heart of Racing Team	Ross Gunn	1:17.958	+8.049	11
12	GTD Pro	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Patrick Pilet	1:18.083	+8.174	12
13	GTD Pro	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García	1:18.329	+8.420	16
14	GTD	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo	1:18.376	+8.467	17
15	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Madison Snow	1:18.383	+8.474	13
16	GTD	32	Team Korthoff Motorsports	Mike Skeen	1:18.455	+8.546	14
17	GTD	78	Forte Racing powered by US RaceTronics	Misha Goikhberg	1:18.831	+8.922	15
18	GTD	57	Winward Racing	Russell Ward	1:18.943	+9.034	18
19	GTD	97	Turner Motorsport	Chandler Hull	1:19.159	+9.250	19
20	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Patrick Gallagher	1:19.171	+9.262	20
21	GTD	70	Inception Racing	Brendan Iribe	1:19.188	+9.279	21
22	GTD Pro	79	WeatherTech Racing	Daniel Juncadella	1:19.436	+9.527	22
23	GTD	93	Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR	Ashton Harrison	1:19.583	+9.674	27¹
24	GTD	77	Wright Motorsports	Alan Brynjolfsson	1;19.629	+9.720	25²
25	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Sheena Monk	1:19.716	+9.807	26³
26	GTD	80	AO Racing Team	P. J. Hyett	1:19.767	+9.858	28⁴
27	GTD	92	Kelly-Moss with Riley	Jeroen Bleekemolen	1:19.807	+9.989	23
28	GTD	91	Kelly-Moss with Riley	Alan Metni	1:20.789	+10.880	24
Sources:^[9]^[10]

¹ The No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.
² The No. 77 Wright Motorsports started at the rear of the GTD class after deciding to change their starting race tires.
³ The No. 66 Gradient Racing entry started at the rear of the GTD class after deciding to change their starting race tires.
⁴ The No. 80 AO Racing Team entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.

Results[]

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	GTP	6	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Mathieu Jaminet Nick Tandy	Porsche 963	78	1:42:08.126
1	GTP	6	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Mathieu Jaminet Nick Tandy	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8	78	1:42:08.126
2	GTP	25	BMW M Team RLL	Connor De Phillippi Nick Yelloly	BMW M Hybrid V8	78	+0.903
2	GTP	25	BMW M Team RLL	Connor De Phillippi Nick Yelloly	BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8	78	+0.903
3	GTP	7	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Matt Campbell Felipe Nasr	Porsche 963	78	+2.904
3	GTP	7	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Matt Campbell Felipe Nasr	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8	78	+2.904
4	GTP	24	BMW M Team RLL	Philipp Eng Augusto Farfus	BMW M Hybrid V8	78	+3.692
4	GTP	24	BMW M Team RLL	Philipp Eng Augusto Farfus	BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8	78	+3.692
5	GTP	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Pipo Derani Alexander Sims	Cadillac V-Series.R	78	+56.151
5	GTP	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Pipo Derani Alexander Sims	Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8	78	+56.151
6	GTP	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun	Acura ARX-06	77	+1 lap
6	GTP	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun	Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6	77	+1 lap
7	GTP	10	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport	Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque	Acura ARX-06	76	Accident
7	GTP	10	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport	Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque	Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6	76	Accident
8	GTD Pro	14	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Ben Barnicoat Jack Hawksworth	Lexus RC F GT3	73	+5 Laps
8	GTD Pro	14	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Ben Barnicoat Jack Hawksworth	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8	73	+5 Laps
9	GTD Pro	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD	73	+5 Laps
9	GTD Pro	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	73	+5 Laps
10	GTD Pro	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Klaus Bachler Patrick Pilet	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	73	+5 Laps
10	GTD Pro	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Klaus Bachler Patrick Pilet	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	73	+5 Laps
11	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	BMW M4 GT3	73	+5 Laps
11	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6	73	+5 Laps
12	GTD	27	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	73	+5 Laps
12	GTD	27	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	73	+5 Laps
13	GTD Pro	23	Heart of Racing Team	Ross Gunn Alex Riberas	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	73	+5 Laps
13	GTD Pro	23	Heart of Racing Team	Ross Gunn Alex Riberas	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	73	+5 Laps
14	GTD	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz	Lexus RC F GT3	73	+5 Laps
14	GTD	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Aaron Telitz	Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8	73	+5 Laps
15	GTD	32	Team Korthoff Motorsports	Mikaël Grenier Mike Skeen	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	72	+6 Laps
15	GTD	32	Team Korthoff Motorsports	Mikaël Grenier Mike Skeen	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	72	+6 Laps
16	GTD	57	Winward Racing	Philip Ellis Russell Ward	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	72	+6 Laps
16	GTD	57	Winward Racing	Philip Ellis Russell Ward	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	72	+6 Laps
17	GTD	70	Inception Racing	Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	72	+6 Laps
17	GTD	70	Inception Racing	Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	72	+6 Laps
18	GTD	78	Forte Racing Powered by US RaceTronics	Misha Goikhberg Loris Spinelli	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	72	+6 Laps
18	GTD	78	Forte Racing Powered by US RaceTronics	Misha Goikhberg Loris Spinelli	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	72	+6 Laps
19	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher	BMW M4 GT3	72	+6 Laps
19	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher	BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6	72	+6 Laps
20	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Katherine Legge Sheena Monk	Acura NSX GT3 Evo22	72	+6 Laps
20	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Katherine Legge Sheena Monk	Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6	72	+6 Laps
21	GTD	77	Wright Motorsports	Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	72	+6 Laps
21	GTD	77	Wright Motorsports	Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	72	+6 Laps
22	GTD Pro	79	WeatherTech Racing	Jules Gounon Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	72	+6 Laps
22	GTD Pro	79	WeatherTech Racing	Jules Gounon Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	72	+6 Laps
23	GTD	97	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Chandler Hull	BMW M4 GT3	72	+6 Laps
23	GTD	97	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Chandler Hull	BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6	72	+6 Laps
24	GTD	91	Kelly-Moss w/ Riley	Alan Metni Kay van Berlo	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	71	+7 Laps
24	GTD	91	Kelly-Moss w/ Riley	Alan Metni Kay van Berlo	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	71	+7 Laps
25	GTD	92	Kelly-Moss w/ Riley	Alec Udell Jeroen Bleekemolen	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	71	+7 Laps
25	GTD	92	Kelly-Moss w/ Riley	Alec Udell Jeroen Bleekemolen	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	71	+7 Laps
26	GTP	01	Cadillac Racing	Sébastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande	Cadillac V-Series.R	0	Accident
26	GTP	01	Cadillac Racing	Sébastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande	Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8	0	Accident
27	GTD	80	AO Racing Team	P. J. Hyett Sebastian Priaulx	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	--	Did not start^{[lower-alpha 1]}
27	GTD	80	AO Racing Team	P. J. Hyett Sebastian Priaulx	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	--	Did not start^{[lower-alpha 1]}
28	GTD	93	Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR	Ashton Harrison Mario Farnbacher	Acura NSX GT3 Evo22	--	Did not start^{[lower-alpha 2]}
28	GTD	93	Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR	Ashton Harrison Mario Farnbacher	Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6	--	Did not start^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Source:^[11]

Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Dagys, John (April 3, 2023). "GTP Cars Given Weight Reductions for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/gtp-cars-given-weight-reductions-for-long-beach/. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
↑ Dagys, John (April 5, 2023). "28 Entries for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/28-entries-for-long-beach/. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
↑ Dagys, John (April 3, 2023). "Wright Confirms Single-Car GTD Effort for Sprint Cup Races". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/wright-confirms-single-car-gtd-entry-for-sprint-cup-races/.
↑ Dagys, John (March 31, 2023). "Racers Edge Commits to Long Beach With Farnbacher, Harrison". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/racers-edge-commits-to-long-beach-with-farnbacher-harrison/.
↑ James, Richard (April 14, 2023). "Ricky Taylor leads as Acuras pace first Long Beach IMSA practice". https://racer.com/2023/04/14/ricky-taylor-leads-as-acuras-pace-first-long-beach-imsa-practice/. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
↑ "03_Results_Practice 201.PDF". April 14, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304140905_Practice%201/03_Results_Practice%201.PDF.
↑ James, Richard (April 14, 2023). "Blomqvist keeps Acura ahead in second Long Beach IMSA practice". https://racer.com/2023/04/14/blomqvist-keeps-acura-ahead-in-second-long-beach-imsa-practice/. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
↑ "03_Results_Practice 202.PDF". April 14, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304141245_Practice%202/03_Results_Practice%202.PDF.
↑ "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF". April 14, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304141715_Qualifying/03_Results_Qualifying.PDF.
↑ "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF". April 15, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304151405_Race/01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF.
↑ "03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF". April 15, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304151405_Race/03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

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External links[]

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[LongBeachBoP-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Dagys, John (April 3, 2023). "GTP Cars Given Weight Reductions for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/gtp-cars-given-weight-reductions-for-long-beach/. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

[LongBeachEntry-2] Dagys, John (April 5, 2023). "28 Entries for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/28-entries-for-long-beach/. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

[3] Dagys, John (April 3, 2023). "Wright Confirms Single-Car GTD Effort for Sprint Cup Races". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/wright-confirms-single-car-gtd-entry-for-sprint-cup-races/.

[4] Dagys, John (March 31, 2023). "Racers Edge Commits to Long Beach With Farnbacher, Harrison". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/racers-edge-commits-to-long-beach-with-farnbacher-harrison/.

[5] James, Richard (April 14, 2023). "Ricky Taylor leads as Acuras pace first Long Beach IMSA practice". https://racer.com/2023/04/14/ricky-taylor-leads-as-acuras-pace-first-long-beach-imsa-practice/. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[6] "03_Results_Practice 201.PDF". April 14, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304140905_Practice%201/03_Results_Practice%201.PDF.

[7] James, Richard (April 14, 2023). "Blomqvist keeps Acura ahead in second Long Beach IMSA practice". https://racer.com/2023/04/14/blomqvist-keeps-acura-ahead-in-second-long-beach-imsa-practice/. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[8] "03_Results_Practice 202.PDF". April 14, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304141245_Practice%202/03_Results_Practice%202.PDF.

[9] "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF". April 14, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304141715_Qualifying/03_Results_Qualifying.PDF.

[10] "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF". April 15, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304151405_Race/01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF.

[13] "03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF". April 15, 2023. http://results.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304151405_Race/03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

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