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2024 Grand Prix of Long Beach

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The layout of the Long Beach Street Circuit

The 2024 Grand Prix of Long Beach (formally known as the 2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach) was a sports car race held at Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California on April 20, 2024. It was the third round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Background

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Preview

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The Long Beach Street Circuit (pictured in 2009), where the race will be held.

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023.[1] It will be the tenth year the event will be held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the fifteenth annual running of the race, counting the period between 2006 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series respectively. The 2024 Grand Prix of Long Beach will be the third of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA.[1] The race will be held at the 1.968 mi (3.167 km) Long Beach street circuit on April 20, 2024.[1]

Balance of Performance

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On April 8, 2024, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the GTP and GTD classes. In GTP, Acura will receive a 5-kilogram (kg) weight increase and a power increase of 3 kilowatts (kW). Cadillac keeps their 520 kW of power, but receives a 2 kg weight break compared to Sebring. BMW will also receive a 3 kW boost whilst keeping the same weight. Finally, Porsche receives a 3 kg weight increase, and 5 kW of additional power.[2] There are no changes in BoP for the GTD class.[2]

Standings before the race

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Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell, and Felipe Nasr were leading the GTP Drivers' Championship with 706 points, with Louis Delétraz, Colton Herta, and Jordan Taylor level on points.[3] In GTD, Indy Dontje, Philip Ellis, and Russell Ward led the championship with 725 points, 136 points ahead of Antonio Fuoco, Roberto Lacorte, and Giorgio Sernagiotto.[3] Cadillac, Porsche, and Acura were all level on 710 points in the GTP Manufacturers' Championship, whilst Mercedes-AMG lead from Porsche and Lamborghini in GTD.[3] Porsche Penske Motorsport and Winward Racing each led their respective Teams' Championships.[3]

Entry list

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No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2
GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) (10 entries)
01 United States Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R France Sébastien Bourdais Netherlands Renger van der Zande
5 Germany Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Porsche 963 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Germany Mike Rockenfeller[4]
6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 France Mathieu Jaminet United Kingdom Nick Tandy
7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 United States Dane Cameron Brazil Felipe Nasr
10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque United States Ricky Taylor
24 United States BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 Austria Philipp Eng Finland Jesse Krohn
25 United States BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 United States Connor De Phillippi United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
31 United States Whelen Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R United Kingdom Jack Aitken Brazil Pipo Derani
40 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 Switzerland Louis Delétraz United States Jordan Taylor
85 United States JDC–Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
GTD (GT Daytona) (17 entries)
12 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth United States Frankie Montecalvo
13 Canada AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R United Kingdom Matt Bell Canada Orey Fidani
27 United States Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Canada Roman De Angelis United States Spencer Pumpelly
28 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo United States Andy Lee United States Elias Sabo
32 United States Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Canada Mikaël Grenier United States Mike Skeen
34 United States Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Spain Albert Costa United States Manny Franco
43 United States Andretti Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) United States Jarett Andretti Colombia Gabby Chaves
45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Costa Rica Danny Formal Canada Kyle Marcelli
55 Germany Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 Italy Giammarco Levorato United States Corey Lewis
57 United States Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Switzerland Philip Ellis United States Russell Ward
66 United States Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 United Kingdom Stevan McAleer United States Sheena Monk
70 United Kingdom Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo United States Brendan Iribe Denmark Frederik Schandorff
78 United States Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Canada Misha Goikhberg Italy Loris Spinelli
86 United States MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Denmark Anders Fjordbach China Kerong Li
89 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat Canada Parker Thompson
96 United States Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 United States Robby Foley United States Patrick Gallagher
120 United States Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) United States Adam Adelson United States Elliott Skeer
Source:[5][6]

Practice

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There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, one on Friday morning and one on Friday afternoon. The first session lasted 1 hour on Friday morning while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted 90 minutes.[7]

Qualifying

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Pipo Derani (pictured in 2019) helped take the No. 31 Cadillac's third pole position of 2024.

Friday's afternoon qualifying session was broken into two sessions, with one session for the GTP and GTD classes, which lasted 15 minutes each.[7] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the GTD cars.[8]

Qualifying results

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Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.

Pos. Class No. Entry Driver Time Gap Grid
1 GTP 31 United States Whelen Cadillac Racing Brazil Pipo Derani 1:11.388 1‡
2 GTP 25 United States BMW M Team RLL United Kingdom Nick Yelloly 1:11.397 +0.009 2
3 GTP 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sébastien Bourdais 1:11.411 +0.023 3
4 GTP 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United Kingdom Nick Tandy 1:11.629 +0.241 4
5 GTP 7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United States Dane Cameron 1:11.741 +0.353 5
6 GTP 40 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti United States Jordan Taylor 1:11.745 +0.357 6
7 GTP 85 United States JDC–Miller MotorSports Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm 1:11.930 +0.542 7
8 GTP 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 1:11.940 +0.552 8
9 GTP 24 United States BMW M Team RLL Austria Philipp Eng 1:11.999 +0.611 9
10 GTP 5 Germany Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Germany Mike Rockenfeller 1:13.143 +1.755 10
11 GTD 89 United States Vasser Sullivan Canada Parker Thompson 1:17.357 +5.969 11‡
12 GTD 12 United States Vasser Sullivan United States Frankie Montecalvo 1:17.619 +6.231 12
13 GTD 34 United States Conquest Racing Spain Albert Costa 1:17.679 +6.291 13
14 GTD 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis 1:17.725 +6.337 14
15 GTD 45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Costa Rica Danny Formal 1:17.814 +6.426 15
16 GTD 32 United States Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Canada Mikaël Grenier 1:17.827 +6.439 16
17 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Patrick Gallagher 1:18.011 +6.623 17
18 GTD 55 Germany Proton Competition Italy Giammarco Levorato 1:18.177 +6.789 18
19 GTD 57 United States Winward Racing United States Russell Ward 1:18.300 +6.912 19
20 GTD 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe 1:18.448 +7.060 20
21 GTD 120 United States Wright Motorsports United States Adam Adelson 1:18.457 +7.069 21
22 GTD 78 United States Forte Racing Canada Misha Goikhberg 1:18.655 +7.267 22
23 GTD 43 United States Andretti Motorsports United States Jarett Andretti 1:19.335 +7.947 23
24 GTD 86 United States MDK Motorsports China Kerong Li 1:19.901 +8.513 24
25 GTD 13 Canada AWA Canada Orey Fidani 1:20.072 +8.684 25
26 GTD 28 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Elias Sabo 1:20.397 +9.009 26
27 GTD 66 United States Gradient Racing No Time Established 27
Sources:[9][10]

Race

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Post-race

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The final results kept Cameron and Nasr atop the GTP Drivers' Championship with 1032 points, 58 ahead of race winners Bourdais and van der Zande.[11] The final results of GTD kept Ellis and Ward atop the Drivers' Championship with 987 points. Foley and Gallagher jumped from tenth to second with 802 points, 10 ahead of Thompson.[11] Cadillac and Mercedes-AMG continued to top their respective Manufactures' Championships while Porsche Penske Motorsport and Winward Racing kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships with eight rounds remaining.[11]

Race results

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Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sébastien Bourdais
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Cadillac V-Series.R 68 1:40:07.318‡
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
2 GTP 31 United States Whelen Cadillac Racing United Kingdom Jack Aitken
Brazil Pipo Derani
Cadillac V-Series.R 68 +0.564
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
3 GTP 7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United States Dane Cameron
Brazil Felipe Nasr
Porsche 963 68 +1.675
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
4 GTP 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Mathieu Jaminet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 963 68 +2.913
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
5 GTP 5 Germany Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Porsche 963 68 +4.297
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
6 GTP 24 United States BMW M Team RLL Austria Philipp Eng
Finland Jesse Krohn
BMW M Hybrid V8 68 +5.047
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
7 GTP 85 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Porsche 963 68 +6.892
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
8 GTP 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United States Ricky Taylor
Acura ARX-06 68 +7.343
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
9 GTD 89 United States Vasser Sullivan United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Canada Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 65 +3 Laps‡
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
10 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley
United States Patrick Gallagher
BMW M4 GT3 65 +3 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
11 GTD 32 United States Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Canada Mikaël Grenier
United States Mike Skeen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 65 +3 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
12 GTD 66 United States Gradient Racing United Kingdom Stevan McAleer
United States Sheena Monk
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 65 +3 Laps
Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6
13 GTD 55 Germany Proton Competition Italy Giammarco Levorato
United States Corey Lewis
Ford Mustang GT3 65 +3 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
14 GTD 13 Canada AWA United Kingdom Matt Bell
Canada Orey Fidani
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 65 +3 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
15 GTD 57 United States Winward Racing United Kingdom Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 65 +3 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
16 GTD 45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Costa Rica Danny Formal
Canada Kyle Marcelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 65 +3 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
17 GTD 43 United States Andretti Motorsports United States Jarett Andretti
Colombia Gabby Chaves
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 65 +3 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
18 GTD 28 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Elias Sabo
United States Andy Lee
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 65 +3 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
19 GTD 78 United States Forte Racing Canada Misha Goikhberg
Italy Loris Spinelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 65 +3 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
20 GTD 34 United States Conquest Racing Spain Albert Costa
United States Manny Franco
Ferrari 296 GT3 65 +3 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
21 GTD 86 United States MDK Motorsports Denmark Anders Fjordbach
China Kerong Li
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 64 +4 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
22
DNF
GTP 25 United States BMW M Team RLL United States Connor De Phillippi
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
BMW M Hybrid V8 61 Accident damage
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
23
DNF
GTD 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis
United States Spencer Pumpelly
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 51 Accident damage
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
24
DNF
GTD 12 United States Vasser Sullivan United States Frankie Montecalvo
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
Lexus RC F GT3 41 Accident damage
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
25
DNF
GTP 40 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Switzerland Louis Delétraz
United States Jordan Taylor
Acura ARX-06 30 Accident
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
26
DNF
GTD 120 United States Wright Motorsports United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliott Skeer
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 8 Accident damage
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
27
DNF
GTD 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe
Denmark Frederik Schandorff
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 7 Accident
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[12]

Standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bradley, Charles (August 4, 2023). "IMSA reveals 2024 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar". Motorsport.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Dagys, John (April 8, 2024). "No Performance Changes to GTD Cars for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. March 20, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Dagys, John (April 16, 2024). "Rockenfeller Returns to GTP in Proton Porsche for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  5. ^ O'Connell, RJ (April 10, 2024). "27 Cars Entered For IMSA Long Beach Grand Prix". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Dagys, John (April 10, 2024). "27 Entries for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "2024 IMSA Official Schedule and SR Long Beach 041024 V1" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 IMSA Sporting Regulations and Series Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "03_Results_Qualifying_Provisional.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. April 19, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. April 20, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "00_Championship Points - Official Revised.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. April 24, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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