2024 Grand Prix of Long Beach

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.

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]

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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

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

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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]

Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.

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

GTP Drivers' Championship standings Pos. +/– Driver Points 1 Dane Cameron Felipe Nasr 1032 2 2 Sébastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande 974 3 Jack Aitken Pipo Derani 955 4 2 Louis Delétraz Jordan Taylor 941 5 1 Mathieu Jaminet Nick Tandy 853 Source:[11]

LMP2 Drivers' Championship standings Pos. +/– Driver Points 1 Ryan Dalziel Dwight Merriman Connor Zilisch 741 2 Josh Burdon Felipe Fraga Gar Robinson 614 3 Malthe Jakobsen 612 4 Colin Braun George Kurtz Toby Sowery 595 5 Nick Boulle Tom Dillmann Jakub Śmiechowski 590 Source:[11]

GTD Pro Drivers' Championship standings Pos. +/– Driver Points 1 James Calado Davide Rigon Daniel Serra 722 2 Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Neil Verhagen 624 3 Ben Barnicoat Jack Hawksworth Kyle Kirkwood 617 4 Michael Christensen Laurin Heinrich Sebastian Priaulx 605 5 Mirko Bortolotti Jordan Pepper Franck Perera 596 Source:[11]

GTD Drivers' Championship standings Pos. +/– Driver Points 1 Philip Ellis Russell Ward 987 2 8 Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher 802 3 9 Parker Thompson 792 4 Albert Costa Manny Franco 765 5 2 Adam Adelson Elliott Skeer 740 Source:[11]

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

GTP Teams' Championship standings Pos. +/– Team Points 1 #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 1032 2 2 #01 Cadillac Racing 974 3 #31 Whelen Cadillac Racing 955 4 2 #40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti 941 5 1 #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 853 Source:[11]

LMP2 Teams' Championship standings Pos. +/– Team Points 1 #18 Era Motorsport 741 2 #74 Riley 614 3 #04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR 595 4 #52 Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 590 5 #22 United Autosports USA 558 Source:[11]

GTD Pro Teams' Championship standings Pos. +/– Team Points 1 #62 Risi Competizione 722 2 #1 Paul Miller Racing 624 3 #14 Vasser Sullivan 617 4 #77 AO Racing 605 5 #19 Iron Lynx 596 Source:[11]

GTD Teams' Championship standings Pos. +/– Team Points 1 #57 Winward Racing 987 2 8 #96 Turner Motorsport 802 3 1 #34 Conquest Racing 765 4 1 #120 Wright Motorsports 740 5 8 #32 Korthoff/Preston Motorsports 728 Source:[11]

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

GTP Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. +/– Manufacturer Points 1 Cadillac 1095 2 Porsche 1060 3 Acura 1018 4 BMW 952 5 Lamborghini 286 Source:[11]

GTD Pro Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. +/– Manufacturer Points 1 Lexus 637 2 Porsche 625 3 Lamborghini 596 4 Aston Martin 594 5 Ford 547 Source:[11]

GTD Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. +/– Manufacturer Points 1 Mercedes-AMG 1077 2 3 Lexus 912 3 1 Porsche 886 4 1 Lamborghini 884 5 2 Chevrolet 776 Source:[11]

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