The 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 16, 2023, in Long Beach, California on the Streets of Long Beach. The race consisted of 85 laps. Kyle Kirkwood, driving for Andretti Autosport, would win his first ever IndyCar Series race.
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach began as a Formula 5000 race sanctioned by the SCCA and USAC in 1975.[1] In 1976, it became a Formula One event, and held that status until 1984 when it turned into a CART race, which eventually became IndyCar.[2] Last year's champion was Josef Newgarden and other previous winners competing are Hélio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Colton Herta, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, and Alexander Rossi. The push-to-pass time allotment is a total of 200 seconds, with a maximum length of any given use of 20 seconds.
| Key | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie | ||
| Past winner |
| align=center | ! | Driver | Team | Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Josef Newgarden | Chevrolet | ||
| 3 | Chevrolet | |||
| 5 | Chevrolet | |||
| 06 |  Hélio Castroneves | Honda | ||
| 6 | Chevrolet | |||
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | Chevrolet | ||
| 8 | Honda | |||
| 9 |  Scott Dixon | Honda | ||
| 10 | Honda | |||
| 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Honda | ||
| 12 |  Will Power | Chevrolet | ||
| 14 | Chevrolet | |||
| 15 | Honda | |||
| 18 | Honda | |||
| 20 | Chevrolet | |||
| 21 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | ||
| 26 | Colton Herta | Honda | ||
| 27 | Honda | |||
| 28 | Honda | |||
| 29 | Honda | |||
| 30 | Honda | |||
| 45 | Honda | |||
| 51 | Sting Ray Robb | Honda | ||
| 55 | Benjamin Pedersen | Chevrolet | ||
| 60 |  Simon Pagenaud | Honda | ||
| 77 | Chevrolet | |||
| 78 | Agustín Canapino | Chevrolet | ||
| Source:[3] | ||||
| + Top Practice Speeds | ||||||
| Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.6999 | |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.9649 | |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.9808 | |
| Source:[4] | ||||||
| + Top Practice Speeds | ||||||
| Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:05.9982 | |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.0149 | |
| 3 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.0629 | |
| Source:[5] | ||||||
| + Top Practice Speeds | ||||||
| Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.5611 | |
| 2 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.7540 | |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.8118 | |
| Source:[7] | ||||||
The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 16, 2023.
| Driver | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Marcus Ericsson | 110 | |
| 1 | 2 | Pato O'Ward | 95 | |
| 2 | 3 | Álex Palou | 91 | |
| 4 | Josef Newgarden | 89 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Kyle Kirkwood | 74 | |
| Source: | ||||
| Manufacturer | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Honda | 254 | |
| 1 | 2 | Chevrolet | 222 | |
| Source:[9] | ||||
