2015 Long Beach Grand Prix in Photos

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The Grand Prix of Long Beach is one of the oldest running street races in the United States. With classes ranging from open wheel IndyCars to a grid filled with Pro/Celebrity Scion FR-S racecars. Since the first Grand Prix back in 1975, the Long Beach Grand Prix has established itself as a weekend filled with motorsport excitement.

One of the biggest highlights of the weekend is watching professional racers go toe to toe with celebrities racing in spec Scion FR-S racecars. The Pro/Celebrity FR-S is not that far removed from its road-going brethren. Aside from a TRD tuned suspension, brakes and much gripper tires; the only content in the colorful FR-S racers you can't purchase in a Scion showroom is the required safety equipment.

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Even though the Scions are some of the least powerful cars on track all weekend, there is no lack of excitement when you put that many celebrities into a 10-lap competition. 

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Someone should have reminded top-fuel drag racer Antron Brown that this is all for charity.

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Being the professional that he is, Brown was not one to give up, and kept lapping the injured FR-S around the Long Beach street circuit.

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When the celebrities start to act-up, it is time for officials to get involved and bring them back in line.

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At the end of 10 laps, it was the “Fresh Prince’s” own Alfonso Ribiero who finished first. Photographers dived on the race winner even before the car had been brought to a halt.

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Once outside the racecar, Ribiero played it up for the cameras, stopping just short of doing “the Carlton”.

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Take that, Will.

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Another fun thing to do at the Grand Prix is to take a selfie with your favorite racing legend. Here we see four time Long Beach GP winner Mario Andretti taking some time out for the fans.

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Aside from celebrities going around in circles, the weekend also consists of top-tier closed-wheel racing, ranging from the Tudor United sports car Championship to the Pirelli World Challenge.

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