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After two free practices IndyCar qualifying in Long Beach started off in chilly conditions. Scott Dixon had an incident in the morning, but the Chip Ganassi Racing crew fixed his car and he made it to qualifying. A full rundown of what happened can be found in the report and results below. First round –…
Under very cloudy skies at Long Beach on Saturday morning, IndyCar FP2 took place ahead of qualifying later on, full report and results below. Teams got on with things immediately with only a 45-minute session to get their cars in the right window ahead of qualifying this afternoon local time. Down at turn 9 in…
The action at the iconic Long Beach circuit got underway Friday afternoon as IndyCar FP1 took place under blue skies, full report and results below. As is standard in IndyCar practice, the rookies went out early to get a feel for track with an extra set of tyres as well the big guns sat on…
The 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach marks Round 3 of the current IndyCar season, with Andretti driver Kyle Kirkwood speaking to Pit Debrief and other media oulets this Monday to preview it. Kirkwood disappointed with the start to the year Although Kyle Kirkwood has recored two top 10 finishes to start his 2025…
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) have announced that Jay Frye is becoming the president of their IndyCar and IMSA organisations. Last month Frye departed his role as IndyCar president following just over 6 years in the job. Under his tenure the lifesaving aeroscreen was introduced, along with the hybrids in 2024. In total he spent…
Prema’s Robert Shwartzman is suffering again after a very tough IndyCar round at Thermal Club. The newcomer team and driver have been handed the second penalisation of the weekend. The first penalty had been comminated to Andretti’s Colton Herta. What happened on Friday? The second one instead was related to what had happened during FP1….
Germany’s Sophia Floersch has left the HMD Motorsports Indy NXT team following just a single appearance. The 24-year-old had moved over to racing in the United States after three years in FIA Formula 3. She scored six points at Spa in 2023, her only ones during those three campaigns. According to Feeder Series, a lack…
The Thermal Club IndyCar race had a wide range of emotions in storage for the Andrertti drivers. Colton Herta and Kirkwood had ended the round in the top ten, whereas Marcus Ericsson had spun off track during the race and came home well down the pack. Post-race shenanigans for Herta However, Herta’s car no. 26…
Christian Lundgaard scored a P2 race finish at the Thermal Club this past weekend. This is his first podium finish since making the move to Arrow McLaren this season. The weekend at the Thermal Club Grand Prix was home to a few other firsts. The first points-scoring IndyCar race at Thermal, the first 1-2 of…
After an underwhelming qualifying session the Penske trio of Will Power, Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin faced a tough task during the IndyCar race at Thermal Club. Eventually only Power succeeded in making significant process, making it a Penske Passable performance, rather than a Penske Perfect one. Will Power salvages P6 Power had the best…
