
Fast six qualifying was briefly delayed when Will Power clipped a tire barrier and went into a run-off area. Ind圜ar officials would correct the mistakes caused by this and set the correct Fast Six qualifiers shortly after round two ended.

Some confusion surrounded the second round of qualifying as timing and scoring malfunctioned.

Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon started alongside him in second. Hélio Castroneves qualified on pole for the second consecutive race with a time of 1:07.1246. The race was contested over 80 laps on a temporary street circuit in Long Beach, California on April 17, 2016. The 2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2016 Ind圜ar Series and the 42nd annual running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
