IndyCar Series leaderboard, results at Long Beach: Alex Palou wins for third time this season

• Alex Palou runs away for his third IndyCar Series win of the season at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
• Pole-sitter Felix Rosenqvist finishes second and Scott Dixon completes the podium.

Alex Palou takes advantage of the day's only caution to slip by pole-sitter Felix Rosenqvist during a late pit stop and earn his third IndyCar Series win of the season. 

Palou reaches the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach finish line 4+ seconds sooner than Rosenqvist, taking the points lead from Kyle Kirkwood, who finishes 4th. Scott Dixon finishes 3^rd in the 90-lap race on the 11-turn, 1.97-mile street course for his first podium of the season.

The race was clean until a piece of carbon from a car fell into the driving line on the track, bringing out the Lap 58 caution.

Nolan Siegel, who started last, finishes 12th, up 13 spots. Marcus Armstrong finishes 24th, down 11 from the start. 

Who won the IndyCar race today in Long Beach? IndyCar results for Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

1. Alex Palou
2. Felix Rosenqvist
3. Scott Dixon
4. Kyle Kirkwood
5. Pato O'Ward
6. Scott McLaughlin
7. David Malukas
8. Graham Rahal
9. Alexander Rossi
10. Kyffin Simpson
11. Dennis Hauger
12. Nolan Siegel
13. Rinus VeeKay
14. Josef Newgarden
15. Christian Rasmussen
16. Louis Foster
17. Mick Schumacher
18. Santino Ferrucci
19. Will Power
20. Christian Lundgaard
21. Romain Grosjean
22. Caio Collet
23. Sting Ray Robb
24. Marcus Armstrong
25. Marcus Ericsson

IndyCar leaderboard for Grand Prix of Long Beach: Lap 75

1. Alex Palou by 4+ seconds
2. Felix Rosenqvist
3. Scott Dixon
4. Kyle Kirkwood
5. Pato O'Ward

IndyCar leaderboard for Grand Prix of Long Beach: Lap 60

The full field comes in for a pit stop during the caution. Alex Palou has a faster stop than Felix Rosenqvist and takes the lead.

IndyCar leaderboard for Grand Prix of Long Beach: Lap 58

A piece of carbon from a car is in the racing line, bringing out a caution so it can be cleared.

IndyCar leaderboard for Grand Prix of Long Beach: Lap 50

Marcus Ericsson has retired with a mechanical issue. He is the first driver out of the race.

1. Felix Rosenqvist by 2.5 seconds
2. Alex Palou
3. Kyle Kirkwood
4. David Malukas
5. Pato O'Ward

IndyCar leaderboard for Grand Prix of Long Beach: Lap 33

Felix Rosenqvist and Alex Palou each take on a second set of alternate tires, with Rosenqvist coming out ahead. Will Power briefly assumes the lead, being the last driver in the field to make a stop.

Josef Newgarden, who started 14th and pitted on Lap 11, takes a 17-second lead, having been free of track traffic after his early stop. However, he will have to make 3 pit stops, and many others may be able to make with just 2.

IndyCar leaderboard for Grand Prix of Long Beach: Lap 30

The leaders will be going into the pits for the first time soon.

• 1. Felix Rosenqvist
• 2. Alex Palou
• 3. Pato O'Ward
• 4. Kyle Kirkwood
• 5. David Malukas

IndyCar leaderboard for Grand Prix of Long Beach: Lap 15

• 1. Felix Rosenqvist
• 2. Alex Palou
• 3. Pato O'Ward
• 4. Kyle Kirkwood
• 5. David Malukas

IndyCar leaderboard for Grand Prix of Long Beach: Lap 1

Lap 2: Alex Palou slips by Pato O'Ward for 2nd place. The field gets through the opening lap cleanly.

Who won pole position in IndyCar? IndyCar starting grid for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

(qualifying position, car number, driver)

• Row 1
• 1. 60, Felix Rosenqvist
• 2. 5, Pato O'Ward
• Row 2
• 3. 10, Alex Palou
• 4. 27, Kyle Kirkwood
• Row 3
• 5. 12, David Malukas
• 6. 9, Scott Dixon
• Row 4
• 7. 26, Will Power
• 8. 3, Scott McLaughlin
• Row 5
• 9. 8, Kyffin Simpson
• 10. 15, Graham Rahal
• Row 6
• 11. 7, Christian Lundgaard
• 12. 76, Rinus VeeKay
• Row 7
• 13. 66, Marcus Armstrong
• 14. 2, Josef Newgarden
• Row 8
• 15. 28, Marcus Ericsson
• 16. 21, Christian Rasmussen
• Row 9
• 17. 45, Louis Foster
• 18. 20, Alexander Rossi
• Row 10
• 19. 19, Dennis Hauger
• 20. 4, Caio Collet
• Row 11
• 21. 47, Mick Schumacher
• 22. 14, Santino Ferrucci
• Row 12
• 23. 18, Romain Grosjean
• 24. 77, Sting Ray Robb
• Row 13
• 25. 6, Nolan Siegel

Pato O'Ward, Kyle Kirkwood have issues in warm-up

Pato O'Ward (starting 2nd) and Kyle Kirkwood (4th) spent a lot of time in the pits during the race warm-up dealing with technical issues. O'Ward had the 24th-best lap in the session, and Kirkwood the 20th.

When does the IndyCar Series race in Long Beach? When is the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach? IndyCar Series schedule for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218)

Sunday, April 19

• 1 p.m.: IndyCar warm-up, FS1
• 5:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox (green flag scheduled for 5:57 p.m.)

Where to watch the IndyCar race at Long Beach? How to watch the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach?

TV: Coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 19, 2026, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 5:57 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Georgia Henneberry, Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.

IndyCar predictions for Long Beach from IndyStar's Zion Brown

• Alex Palou, Kyle Kirkwood, or the field? "I’ll take Alex Palou to win at Long Beach for the first time. This has been a course that Kirkwood has owned, but Palou has knocked on the door with three straight podium finishes here."
• Who has the 'didn't see that coming' result? "I could see Felix Rosenqvist getting his first top-10 finish of the year and possibly fighting for his first podium in two years. Rosenqvist has finished in the top 10 at Long Beach three years in a row."

Who won the IndyCar race at Long Beach in 2025? Who won the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach last year?

Kyle Kirkwood won the race from the pole position, with Alex Palou and Christian Lundgaard completing the podium.

Who is leading IndyCar? 2026 IndyCar results

Alex Palou (two), Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood have won races.

1. Kyle Kirkwood, 156 points
2. Alex Palou, 154
3. Christian Lundgaard, 121
4. David Malukas, 116
5. Josef Newgarden, 113
6. Pato O'Ward, 106
7. Marcus Ericsson, 99
8. Scott McLaughlin, 99
9. Marcus Armstrong, 98
10. Scott Dixon, 85
11. Alexander Rossi, 83
12. Graham Rahal, 82
13. Will Power, 77
14. Felix Rosenqvist, 65
15. Santino Ferrucci, 62
16. Rinus VeeKay, 62
17. Dennis Hauger, 57
18. Kyffin Simpson, 55
19. Romain Grosjean, 51
20. Caio Collet, 51
21. Louis Foster, 46
22. Christian Rasmussen, 44
23. Nolan Siegel, 38
24. Sting Ray Robb, 35
25. Mick Schumacher, 31

How can I stream the IndyCar race at Long Beach? How to stream the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach?

FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app

How can I listen to IndyCar race at Long Beach?

IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race). Mark Jaynes is the anchor, with driver analyst Davey Hamilton.

Will it rain during the IndyCar race in Long Beach? Long Beach weather forecast for IndyCar race

• Sunday: Sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s.

IndyCar tire allocation, push-to-pass for Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

• Tires: Five sets primary and five sets alternate are available during the event weekend. Teams fielding a rookie driver may use one additional set of primary tires. Teams must use one set of primary and two sets of alternate tires for at least two laps in the race.

• Push-to-pass: 200 total seconds are available in increments of up to 20 seconds per activation.

IndyCar schedule 2026

(*-street course; ^-road course; #-oval; all races on Fox, SiriusXM Channel 218; times are start of TV coverage, ET)

• March 1: St. Petersburg, Fla. * (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Saturday, March 7: Phoenix # (Winner: Josef Newgarden)
• Sunday, March 15: Arlington, Texas * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
• Sunday, March 29: Birmingham, Alabama ^ (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Sunday, April 19: Long Beach, California *, 5:30 p.m.
• Saturday, May 9: Indianapolis road course ^, 4:30 p.m.
• Sunday, May 24: Indianapolis 500 #, 10 a.m.
• Sunday, May 31: Detroit *, 12:30 p.m.
• Sunday, June 7: Madison, Illinois #, 9 p.m.
• Sunday, June 21: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin ^, 2 p.m.
• Sunday, July 5: Lexington, Ohio ^, 12:30 p.m.
• Sunday, July 19: Lebanon, Tennessee #, TBD
• Sunday, Aug. 9: Portland ^, 4 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 16: Markham, Ontario *, noon
• Sunday, Aug. 23: Washington, D.C. *, TBD
• Saturday, Aug. 29: Milwaukee #, 2:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 30: Milwaukee #, 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 6: Monterey, California ^, 2:30 p.m.

IndyCar Series teams, drivers in 2026

(with team, car number and driver; *-Indianapolis 500 only)

• A.J. Foyt Racing: 4, Caio Collet; 14, Santino Ferrucci
• Andretti Global: 26, Will Power; 27, Kyle Kirkwood; 28, Marcus Ericsson
• Arrow McLaren: 5, Pato O'Ward; 6, Nolan Siegel; 7, Christian Lundgaard; 31, Ryan Hunter-Reay *
• Chip Ganassi Racing: 8, Kyffin Simpson; 9, Scott Dixon; 10, Alex Palou
• Dale Coyne Racing: 18, Romain Grosjean; 19, Dennis Hauger
• Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick: 23, Conor Daly *; 24, Jack Harvey *
• Ed Carpenter Racing: 20, Alexander Rossi; 21, Christian Rasmussen; 33, Ed Carpenter *
• Juncos Hollinger: 76, Rinus VeeKay; 77, Sting Ray Robb
• Meyer Shank Racing: 60, Felix Rosenqvist; 66, Marcus Armstrong; 06, Helio Castroneves *
• Rahal Letterman Lanigan: 15, Graham Rahal; 45, Louis Foster; 47, Mick Schumacher; 75, Takuma Sato *; reserve driver, Toby Sowery
• Team Penske: 2, Josef Newgarden; 3, Scott McLaughlin; 12, David Malukas

Zion Brown is IndyStar's motorsports reporter. Follow him at @z10nbr0wn. Get IndyStar's motor sports coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Motor Sports newsletter.