--- title: "Track/Side: Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach" description: "Photos of IndyCar, IMSA and PWC from Long Beach" date: "2018-04-16" modified: "2018-04-16" authors: - name: "Rip Shaub" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/rip-shaub" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/20164/toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-motorsports-photography" categories: - "News" tags: - "indycar" - "Motorsport Photography" - "Pirelli World Challenge" - "Toyota" - "Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach" --- # Track/Side: Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is one of the premiere events on the IndyCar, IMSA and Pirelli World Challenge calendars. The street course makes for tight racing in a festival setting. Caleb Jacobs has the coverage of [IndyCar](), [IMSA]() and [PWC](). Here's a look at some of the sights from Southern California. ![message-editor%2F1523913917166-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-1.jpg]() *RLL Racing's new BMW M8 GTEs had a rough weekend in Long Beach, finishing at the bottom of the IMSA race, but the M8 was still one of the biggest head turners of the weekend., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913923253-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-2.jpg]() *Mazda Team Joest hoped for a better showing after problems at Daytona and Sebring, but finished one place shy of the podium in Long Beach., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913928043-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-3.jpg]() *Chip Ganassi's Ford GTs took second and third in the GTLM class of the IMSA race., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913933838-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-4.jpg]() *RLL BMW's test and reserve driver, Colton Herta, in the M8 during driver swap practice. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913937801-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-5.jpg]() *The M8s were aggressive on the turn at Long Beach's infamous fountain., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913942456-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-6.jpg]() *Corvette racing took the win for the GTLM class, their first win of the year. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913946955-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-7.jpg]() *Mustang Sampling's Cadillac DP.i prototype took the overall win in Long Beach, putting them back atop the championship standings., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913951027-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-8.jpg]() *Porsche hand a rough weekend, with their #911 RSR taking heavy damage and the #912 retiring early., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913955360-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-9.jpg]() *Porsche and BMW's woes left the second two spots on the podium open for the Fords., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913959658-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-10.jpg]() *Yuki Harata in the Dream Racing Lamborghini Huracan took the top spot in the PWC Amateur class., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913963347-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-11.jpg]() *Simon Pagenaud's Team Penske IndyCar sits on the grid before Sunday's feature race., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913967938-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-12.jpg]() *Rookie Robert Wickens navigates the fountain in Long Beach. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913971727-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-13.jpg]() *Last year's winner, James Hinchcliffe, streaks around the fountain but would only manage a 9th place finish., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913975173-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-14.jpg]() *Graham Rahal took 5th place on Sunday in the RLL IndyCar., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913978648-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-15.jpg]() *Race winner Alexander Rossi heads for the hairpin late in Sunday's race., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913983248-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-16.jpg]() *Zachary Clamon De Melo would exit the race early due to contact. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913987501-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-17.jpg]() *Rookie Jordan King shows the steering technique needed to navigate Long Beach's hairpin. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1523913992282-ripshaub\_2018\_longbeach\_recap-1-2.jpg]() *Sebastien Bourdais and Ryan Hunter-Reay sit nose to nose at the exit of the hairpin after Bourdais was spun out by King., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ### Author social links [Instagram]()