| 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach – Qualifying Results | |||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 1 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 2 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 4 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 5 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 6 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 8 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 13 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 15 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 16 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 17 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | Santino Ferrucci | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 21 | Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 22 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Benjamin Pedersen | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 25 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 26 | Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
After a frustrating rookie campaign and a slow start to his first year at Andretti Autosport, Kyle Kirkwood has a reason to smile. In his first Firestone Fast Six appearance, Kirkwood earned his first IndyCar pole in qualifying today on the streets of Long Beach. The 27-year old captured the top spot on his final lap and will try to become the fifth different Andretti driver to win this race in the last seven years.
Joining Kirkwood on the front row tomorrow is Marcus Ericsson, who led a strong effort by the Chip Ganassi Racing organization. Romain Grosjean and Alex Palou will each start behind their teammate tomorrow in Row 2 while Scott Dixon and Pato O’Ward will share Row 3 on Sunday. Honda swept the top five in qualifying, and seems to have an edge over Chevrolet on the street courses this year.
Former Long Beach winners Colton Herta and Josef Newgarden just missed out on making the Firestone Fast Six, and will start from Row 4 tomorrow. Scott McLaughlin and Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the top ten in qualifying, with two-time Long Beach winner Alexander Rossi set to start in the 11th position.
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