2025 Grand Prix of Long Beach
The 2025 Grand Prix of Long Beach (formally known as the 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach) was a sports car race, held at Long Beach Street Circuit on April 12, 2025. It was the third round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Background
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International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2024.[1] It is the eleventh year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the sixteenth 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 2025 Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA.[1] The race was held at the 1.968 mi (3.167 km) Long Beach Street Circuit on April 12, 2025.[1]
Standings before the race
[edit]Preceding the event, Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy, and Laurens Vanthoor led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 760 points, with Matt Campbell, Kévin Estre, and Mathieu Jaminet in second, 91 points behind. Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, and Scott Dixon were third, 173 points behind the leaders.[2] The GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Indy Dontje, Philip Ellis, and Russell Ward with 690 points, 41 points ahead of Tom Gamble, Zacharie Robichon, and Casper Stevenson. Adem Adelson, Elliott Skeer, and Tom Sargent sat in third place, 57 points behind the leading trio.[2] The Teams' Championships were led by Porsche Penske Motorsport in GTP and Winward Racing in GTD, with Porsche and Mercedes-AMG leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships.[2]
Entry list
[edit]The entry list was published on April 2, 2025, and featured 27 entries: 11 in GTP, and 16 in GTD.[3]
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying results
[edit]Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTP | 24 |  BMW M Team RLL
|
 Dries Vanthoor
|
1:11.539 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | GTP | 25 | BMW M Team RLL
|
 Sheldon van der Linde
|
1:11.789 | +0.250 | 2 |
| 3 | GTP | 7 |  Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
 Nick Tandy
|
1:11.989 | +0.450 | 3 |
| 4 | GTP | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
 Mathieu Jaminet
|
1:12.268 | +0.729 | 4 |
| 5 | GTP | 93 | Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian
|
Nick Yelloly
|
1:12.414 | +0.875 | 5 |
| 6 | GTP | 60 | Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian
|
Tom Blomqvist
|
1:12.446 | +0.907 | 6 |
| 7 | GTP | 31 | Cadillac Whelen
|
Jack Aitken
|
1:12.512 | +0.973 | 7 |
| 8 | GTP | 10 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing
|
 Filipe Albuquerque
|
1:12.964 | +1.425 | 8 |
| 9 | GTP | 85 | JDC–Miller MotorSports
|
 Tijmen van der Helm
|
1:13.001 | +1.462 | 9 |
| 10 | GTP | 40 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing
|
 Louis Delétraz
|
1:13.015 | +1.476 | 10 |
| 11 | GTP | 23 | Aston Martin THOR Team
|
Ross Gunn
|
1:13.392 | +1.853 | 11 |
| 12 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing
|
 Parker Thompson
|
1:17.877 | +6.338 | 12‡ |
| 13 | GTD | 177 | AO Racing
|
Jonny Edgar
|
1:17.937 | +6.398 | 13 |
| 14 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team
|
Tom Gamble
|
1:17.939 | +6.400 | 14 |
| 15 | GTD | 34 | Conquest Racing
|
Manny Franco
|
1:18.168 | +6.629 | 15 |
| 16 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport
|
Patrick Gallagher
|
1:18.275 | +6.736 | 16 |
| 17 | GTD | 89 | Vasser Sullivan Racing
|
Frankie Montecalvo
|
1:18.372 | +6.833 | 17 |
| 18 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing
|
Russell Ward
|
1:18.378 | +6.839 | 18 |
| 19 | GTD | 36 | DXDT Racing
|
Robert Wickens
|
1:18.411 | +6.872 | 19 |
| 20 | GTD | 120 | Wright Motorsports
|
Adam Adelson
|
1:18.592 | +7.053 | 20 |
| 21 | GTD | 32 | Korthoff Competition Motors
|
Seth Lucas
|
1:19.062 | +7.523 | 21 |
| 22 | GTD | 13 | AWA
|
Orey Fidani
|
1:19.387 | +7.848 | 22 |
| 23 | GTD | 78 | Forte Racing
|
Misha Goikhberg
|
1:19.432 | +7.893 | 23 |
| 24 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing
|
Brendan Iribe
|
1:19.432 | +7.893 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing
|
Jenson Altzman
|
1:19.933 | +8.394 | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 021 | Triarsi Competizione
|
Sheena Monk
|
1:20.446 | +8.907 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 45 | Wayne Taylor Racing
|
 Danny Formal
|
No time set | 27 | |
| Sources:[6][7] | |||||||
Race
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Post-race
[edit]Race results
[edit]Class winners are in bold and ‡.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c O'Connell, RJ; Kilbey, Stephen (March 15, 2024). "IMSA Announces 2025 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Sebring After Race – Championship Points Standings (Official)" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. March 21, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "ACURA Grand Prix of Long Beach – Pre-Event Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ O'Connell, RJ (April 2, 2025). "27 Entries For IMSA Long Beach GP". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Dagys, John (April 2, 2025). "Second Vasser Sullivan Lexus in 27-Car Long Beach Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "ACURA Grand Prix of Long Beach – Qualifying Results" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. April 11, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "ACURA Grand Prix of Long Beach – Race Official Starting Grid" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. April 12, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "ACURA Grand Prix of Long Beach – Race Provisional Results (1 Hours 40 Minutes)" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. April 12, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.