Grand Prix of Long Beach 2027

Action Express Racing has a solid history at the Grand Prix of Long Beach in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, a fast, tight 100-minute street sprint that rewards qualifying pace and race control. The team has shown speed here across different eras of prototype racing, including securing pole positions with drivers like Christian Fittipaldi in earlier years and Pipo Derani more recently in the Cadillac V-Series.R.

AXR also claimed noteworthy results: in 2018, the No. 5 Action Express Cadillac shared by João Barbosa and Filipe Albuquerque won overall at Long Beach, giving the team added prestige in sprint racing outside the endurance classics. More recently, Action Express cars have frequently been competitive in qualifying and race sessions, showing strong one-lap speed and race pace, though competition in the street event has intensified with rivals like Porsche Penske and Chip Ganassi Racing often leading the results.

Long Beach remains a benchmark event where the team tests its sprint performance against a deep GTP field, blending tradition with modern prototype competition.