2024 Grand Prix of Long Beach

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

The layout of the Long Beach Street Circuit

Background

Preview

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

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

Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell, and Felipe Nasr are 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 lead the championship with 725 points, 136 points ahead of Antonio Fuoco, Roberto Lacorte, and Giorgio Sernagiotto.^[3] Cadillac, Porsche, and Acura are all level on 710 points in the GTP Manufacturers' Championship, whilst Mercedes-AMG leads from Porsche and Lamborghini in GTD.^[3] Porsche Penske Motorsport and Winward Racing are leading their respective Teams' Championships.^[3]

Entry list

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	TBA
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:^[4]^[5]

References

1. Bradley, Charles (August 4, 2023). "IMSA reveals 2024 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar". Motorsport.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
2. Dagys, John (April 8, 2024). "No Performance Changes to GTD Cars for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
3. "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. March 20, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
4. O'Connell, RJ (April 10, 2024). "27 Cars Entered For IMSA Long Beach Grand Prix". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
5. Dagys, John (April 10, 2024). "27 Entries for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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