The fiftieth Anniversary Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside, set to happen April 11-13, 2025, has introduced an thrilling addition to the occasion’s lineup: the Historic System Exhibition, a tribute to the heritage of open-wheel racing in Lengthy Seaside. For the primary time, legendary vehicles from three iconic collection that raced right here – System 5000, System 1, and IndyCar – will compete collectively Saturday and Sunday of race weekend on Lengthy Seaside’s metropolis streets.
Organized by the Historic Motor Sports activities Affiliation (HMSA), the Historic System Exhibition guarantees a showcase of the technological evolution and wealthy motorsport legacy of every collection whereas giving followers the chance to witness the facility and wonder of those historic machines throughout twin 20-minute races on Saturday and Sunday of race weekend.
Among the many vehicles scheduled to take part within the occasion:
From System 5000: the No.48 All-American Racers Gurney Eagle, which was the occasion’s first pole winner and first-ever to show a wheel on the racetrack in 1975, piloted on the time by Vern Schuppan and at the moment owned by Tom Malloy, whose spectacular automotive assortment is situated in close by Corona.
From System 1, the 1977 race-winning No.5 John Participant Lotus 77 which was famously pushed by Mario Andretti (important picture). Andretti’s in style win made him the primary American to win a United States Grand Prix and propelled the Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside to iconic standing on the world motorsport calendar.
The IndyCar entries will probably be headed by the 2005 Lengthy Seaside-winning automotive of Sebastien Bourdais, the No.1 Ford Lola 05/00. Bourdais’ 2005 win was the primary of three consecutive Lengthy Seaside wins the Frenchman would creator for Newman/Haas Racing.
“This yr’s occasion is such an ideal celebration: the fiftieth anniversary Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside,” stated HMSA President Cris Vandagriff. “It is going to be nice showcasing the vehicles which have made motorsports an occasion to have fun in Lengthy Seaside. We may have an ideal area representing vehicles which were an enormous a part of the Grand Prix’s historical past.”
“The fiftieth Anniversary of the Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside is a historic milestone for our occasion, and we’re thrilled to supply followers a visit by way of the annals of our racing historical past with the Historic System Exhibition,” stated Grand Prix Affiliation of Lengthy Seaside President & CEO Jim Michaelian. “The sights – and equally vital, the sounds – of those vehicles, will create an unforgettable expertise for all our followers, younger and outdated.”
Along with the Historic System Exhibition, followers can take pleasure in a full weekend of racing, dwell leisure, autograph periods, household actions, and way more. Additional bulletins about assist races are forthcoming.
The fiftieth Anniversary Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside will probably be headlined by the third spherical of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Collection, in addition to the third spherical of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Followers who had tickets, parking and paddock passes in 2024 may have the chance to resume their orders starting Oct. 1 by way of Oct. 18. On Nov. 4, tickets, parking and paddock passes will go on sale to the general public at gplb.com or by calling the toll-free ticket hotline, (888) 827-7333.
