The third race of the 2025 IndyCar season, the Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside is on the horizon with the race weekend starting on April 11, 2025. The race is held across the streets of Lengthy Seaside in California and is the longest-running avenue race in North America.
The quickly set-up racetrack first appeared in 1975 for a Components 5000 race and featured within the 1976 F1 calendar. The venue then shifted to CART for the 1984 season and was part of the Champ automobile sequence from 1996-2008. Champ Automotive and IRL then mixed to type IndyCar when Lengthy Seaside first appeared on the IndyCar calendar.
The race is held round a 1.968-mile avenue circuit setup alongside the Rainbow Harbour and Shoreline Village, encircling the Lengthy Seaside Conference Middle. The 11-turn circuit includes a mix of slow-speed hairpins, medium-speed 90-degree corners and lengthy swooping quick corners.
Friday, April 11 will see the primary observe session happen, with the second observe and qualifying session being held on Saturday, April 12. The 90-lap race might be getting the inexperienced flag on Sunday, April 13 after the warm-up session earlier that day.
The race begins on the lengthy Shoreline drive earlier than a tough braking zone at Flip 1, the place the circuit narrows, and is a major spot for a Lap 1 pile-up. Throughout this time of the yr, the climate coast of the US would not obtain any vital precipitation. Let’s take a look on the climate forecast for the Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside.
April 11: Observe 1
Observe 2 begins at 6:00 PM Jap Time. The temperature is predicted to remain regular throughout the session between 72⁰F and 69⁰F. No probability of rain throughout the session with wind speeds of 4-5 mph in West to North-west route
April 12: Observe 2
The session might be held early within the day at 11:30 AM Jap Time. Temperatures of 65-66⁰F are anticipated with partial cloud cowl. There may be a couple of 10% probability of rain with wind speeds of 5 mph within the North to northwest route.
April 12: Qualifying
Simply a few hours after the top of Observe 2, the qualifying session might be held at 2:30 PM Jap Time. The climate might be kind of just like Observe 2 with highs of 67⁰F, a 5-10% probability of rain, and winds as much as mph within the North route.
April 13: IndyCar Lengthy Seaside Race
The NTT IndyCar race at Lengthy Seaside will start at 4:30 PM Jap Time. Ambient Temperatures of 65-66⁰F are anticipated throughout the 90 Lap race. There’s a 20% threat of a bathe within the morning, however a zero p.c probability of rain throughout the race. The wind speeds remaining fixed at 5 mph within the North route.
