The 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the 39th annual running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach,[2] and is also the third race of the 2013 IndyCar Series season, taking place on April 21, 2013 in Long Beach, California on its temporary street circuit. The race was won by Takuma Sato of A. J. Foyt Enterprises.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 3rd round of the 2013 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | April 21, 2013 |
| Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Location | Streets Of Long Beach Long Beach, California |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km |
| Distance | 80 laps 157.44 mi / 253.375 km |
| Weather | Temperatures up to 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:07.2379 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | E. J. Viso (Andretti Autosport) |
| Time | (on lap of 80) |
| Podium | |
| First | Takuma Sato (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
| Second | Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Third | Justin Wilson (Dale Coyne Racing) |
Report
editBackground
editThe 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
editDario Franchitti of Chip Ganassi Racing won his first pole position of 2013 after posting a qualifying lap speed of 105.369 mph (169.575 km/h) and a time of 1:07.2379. Ryan Hunter-Reay started in second with a speed of 105.282 mph (169.435 km/h), while Will Power and Takuma Sato started in third and fourth, respectively.[3] In the second group of the first session, Marco Andretti was penalized for interference, and did not advance, starting in 26th.[4]
Starting grid
edit| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Dario Franchitti
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1 |  Ryan Hunter-Reay
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| 2 | 12 |  Will Power
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14 |  Takuma Sato
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| 3 | 17 | Mike Conway
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3 |  Hélio Castroneves
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| 4 | 27 |  James Hinchcliffe
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11 | Tony Kanaan
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| 5 | 83 | Charlie Kimball
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5 |  E. J. Viso
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| 6 | 15 | Graham Rahal
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4 | J. R. Hildebrand
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| 7 | 16 | James Jakes
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2 | A. J. Allmendinger
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| 8 | 7 |  Sébastien Bourdais
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67 | Josef Newgarden
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| 9 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud
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22 |  Oriol Servià
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| 10 | 55 | Tristan Vautier (R)
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78 |  Simona de Silvestro
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| 11 | 6 |  Sebastián Saavedra
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98 | Alex Tagliani
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| 12 | 18 | Ana Beatriz
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20 | Ed Carpenter
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| 13 | 19 | Justin Wilson
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25 | Marco Andretti
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| 14 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
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Race
editPole-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,[5] becoming the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar Series race.[6] The win was A. J. Foyt Enterprises' first victory since Airton Daré won the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 at Kansas in 2002.[7][8] Graham Rahal finished second, Justin Wilson and Franchitti finished third and fourth, respectively.[9] J. R. Hildebrand, Oriol Servia, Marco Andretti, Simon Pagenaud, Simona de Silvestro and Hélio Castroneves rounded out the top ten.[10]
Results
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- Notes
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
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| Pos. | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | Hélio Castroneves
|
99 |
 10
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2 | Takuma Sato
|
93 |
 1
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3 | Scott Dixon
|
89 |
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4 | Marco Andretti
|
87 |
| 4
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5 | Justin Wilson
|
81 |
| 3
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6 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
73 |
| 12
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7 | Graham Rahal
|
66 |
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8 | Will Power
|
62 |
| 2
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9 | Simona de Silvestro
|
62 |
| 5
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10 | James Hinchcliffe
|
61 |
- Note: Only the top ten positions are included.
References
edit- ^ "2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- ^ "Guide To The 39th Annual Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach". KCBS-TV. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ Peltz, Jim (2013-04-20). "Dario Franchitti wins pole position for Long Beach Grand Prix". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ Weaver, Matt (2013-04-20). "IndyCar Long Beach 2013: Dario Franchitti scores much-needed pole". SB Nation. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ Weaver, Matt (2013-04-21). "Takuma Sato captures Grand Prix of Long Beach to become first Japanese driver to win in IndyCar". SB Nation. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ Lewandowski, Dave (2013-04-21). "Sato becomes 1st driver from Japan to win race". IndyCar Series. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "Takuma Sato wins Long Beach to become 1st Japanese driver to win in IndyCar". Fox News Channel. Associated Press. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "Sato becomes first Japanese driver to win IndyCar race". USA Today. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ Peltz, Jim (2013-04-21). "Takuma Sato makes history with victory at Long Beach Grand Prix". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2013-07-05.