The attendance figures for the 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. JIM MICHAELIAN, President/CEO of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, said Tuesday “The final figures are 174,255 in attendance for all three days. That includes everyone in the house.”
TONY KANAAN/KV Racing Technology Chevrolet hurt his right hand Sunday at the IZOD IndyCar race. Nothing was broken, but he suffered torn ligaments and contusions in what Kanaan describes as a “full-on injury.” He has less than two weeks for it to heal in time for the Brazil race on 5 May 2013.
Kanaan was really angry with ORIOL SERVIA/Panther DRR Chevrolet after the two ended in the tire wall on the last lap of the IZOD IndyCar race. Kanaan blamed Servia. “I was the leading Chevy car out there and it was looking like a good points race for us. I’m really disappointed on how it turned out.
Servia was assessed a thirty-second penalty for Avoidable Contact. He appealed, and the penalty was subsequently rescinded after the Race Stewards reviewed the video.
It’s official now – several days after our conversation at Long Beach, MICHEL JOURDAIN, joined by Team Owner BOBBY RAHAL, in Mexico City to announce that Jourdain will drive at the 2013 Indianapolis 500. Jourdain, who has raced for Rahal before, will again be sponsored by Office Depot Mexico in No.17 Honda.
IZOD IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Results Sunday of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.968 mile Streets of Long Beach, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (4) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
2. (11) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
3. (24) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
4. (1) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
5. (12) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevy, 80, Running
6. (18) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Chevy, 80, Running
7. (25) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Chevy, 80, Running
8. (17) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
9. (19) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Chevy, 80, Running
10. (6) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevy, 80, Running
11. (26) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
12. (13) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
13. (16) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
14. (22) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
15. (15) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevy, 80, Running
16. (3) Will Power, Dallara-Chevy, 80, Running
17. (27) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running
18. (23) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevy, 80, Running
19. (21) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 79, Running
20. (8) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevy, 78, Contact
21. (9) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda, 78, Running
22. (10) EJ Viso, Dallara-Chevy, 53, Running
23. (14) AJ Allmendinger, Dallara-Chevy, 51, Mechanical
24. (2) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Chevy, 49, Contact
25. (5) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 38, Electrical
26. (7) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Chevy, 34, Contact
27. (20) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chevy, 1, Contact
POINTS: Castroneves-99; Sato-93; Dixon-89; Andretti-87; Wilson-81; Hunter-Reay-73; Rahal-66; Power-62; de Silvestro-62; and Hinchcliffe-61.