2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
| Race details | |||||
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| 16th round of the 2021 IndyCar season | |||||
Layout of the Streets of Long Beach | |||||
| Date | September 26, 2021 | ||||
| Official name | Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach | ||||
| Location | Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, California | ||||
| Course | Temporary road course 1.968 mi / 3.167 km | ||||
| Distance | 85 laps 167.28 mi / 269.211 km | ||||
| Weather | Overcast, temperatures up to 68.0 °F (20.0 °C); wind speeds up to 7.0 mph (11.3 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | 01:08.2241 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) | ||||
| Time | 01:09.1407 (on lap 22 of 85) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian) | ||||
| Second | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) | ||||
| Third | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was an IndyCar motor race held on September 26, 2021 at the Streets of Long Beach. It was the 16th and final round of the 2021 IndyCar Series and determined the 2021 IndyCar drivers' champion.
Andretti Autosport's Colton Herta emerged as victor after 85 laps, claiming his third win of the season. Josef Newgarden of Team Penske finished second, sealing second place over Pato O'Ward in the drivers' championship. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon rounded out the podium places with a third place finish, finishing ahead of teammate Álex Palou in fourth, who won the drivers' championship title with the result.
This was the final race to feature Max Chilton, Charlie Kimball, Ed Jones and Carlin Motorsport. This was also the final race for six-time race winner James Hinchcliffe. He is now a color commentator for NBC Sports. Lastly, this was the final career IndyCar start for American open wheel racing legend Sébastien Bourdais.