Everything You Need To Know About The 2026 Long Beach Grand Prix

The high-powered Indy cars that will beryllium racing successful Sunday’s Grand Prix of Long Beach will pain astir 2 gallons of substance connected each of their 90 trips astir nan tight 1.968-mile thoroughfare course.

So if each 27 cars that commencement nan title besides decorativeness it, nan section will usage 4,860 gallons of fuel. And that doesn’t see nan substance utilized successful qualifying aliases successful nan different 5 classifications of cars that will beryllium participating successful nan 3 days of racing successful Long Beach.

That’s a batch of substance for drivers who will extremity up successful nan aforesaid spot they started, particularly erstwhile 7 weeks of warfare successful nan Middle East has driven nan value of gasoline to grounds highs. However, nan substance nan IndyCar bid uses differs importantly from what that comes retired of nan pump astatine nan state station.

“This twelvemonth marks nan 4th play that IndyCar has utilized 100% renewable title substance for nan NTT IndyCar Series — nan first motorsport bid successful North America to utilize this type of fuel,” an IndyCar spokesperson wrote successful a statement. “Developed done a collaboration pinch Shell, this innovative substance consists of a blend of second-generation ethanol derived from sugarcane discarded and different biofuels chiefly derived from animal waste. The usage of this renewable title substance enables a 60% simplification successful life rhythm greenhouse state emissions.”

So while driving Indy cars 177 miles successful a circle whitethorn look wasteful during a state crunch, Sunday’s title will person a negligible impact connected nan value and readiness of substance astatine work stations. The greater effect will beryllium made by fans driving to Long Beach; past year’s three-day title play drew much than 200,000 people.

Although drivers insist qualifying good is important connected nan constrictive 11-turn Long Beach course, winning nan rod has seldom guaranteed occurrence connected title day: Last outpouring Kyle Kirkwood became conscionable nan sixth driver to triumph aft starting No. 1; Alexander Rossi besides did that successful 2018-19.

Those six drivers — Kirkwood, Rossi, Mario Andretti, Al Unser Jr., Helio Castroneves and Sebastien Bourdais — mixed for 12 victories aft qualifying fastest.

Kirkwood comes into nan title pinch a two-point lead complete defending champion Alex Palou successful nan play standings and is nan only driver to decorativeness successful nan apical 5 successful each 4 IndyCar events this season. No progressive driver has won astatine Long Beach much often Rossi aliases Kirkwood, who besides took nan checkered emblem successful 2023.

Here’s a guideline to nan weekend:

General admission, Friday, $58; Saturday, $107; Sunday, $113. General admittance tickets travel pinch unreserved seating connected Friday and Saturday but not connected Sunday. Three-day package, $151.

Reserved seating, Saturday $116; Sunday prices scope from $127 to $144 for adults and $96 to $111 for juniors. Three-day packages, $165-$228 for adults and $131-$180 for juniors, depending connected seating.

Tickets are disposable astatine gplb.com/tickets

Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony, 11 a.m.-noon successful beforehand of nan Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center connected South Pine Avenue. Driver Alexander Rossi, a two-time Grand Prix winner, and erstwhile Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster will beryllium honored, free to attend.

Thunder Thursday astatine nan Pike Outlets, Pike Outlets, 95 S. Pine Ave., Long Beach. 6-10 p.m. — Freestyle motocross demonstrations and pit-stop title pinch cars representing fouur IndyCar teams, on pinch a brew garden, unrecorded music, title car displays and a classical car show.