P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Late Saturday morning, the 25 drivers of the NTT IndyCar Series took to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course for qualifying. Qualifying was originally scheduled for the day before, but standing water on track due to afternoon rains led to the session being postponed by approximately 18 hours. There were no weather troubles on Saturday, […]
On late Saturday morning, the 25 drivers of the NTT IndyCar Series participated in the qualifying session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
Originally scheduled the day before, qualifying was postponed due to standing water on the track from afternoon rains, leading to an 18-hour delay.
Under pleasant weather conditions on Saturday, a close battle for pole position unfolded amidst partly cloudy skies.
Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing dominated, securing pole position with a lap time of 1:09.748, leaving his competitors in awe of his pace.
Pato O’Ward, overcoming setup challenges, secured a front-row starting position alongside Palou.
Felix Rosenqvist and Christian Lundgaard completed the second row, ensuring Arrow McLaren two representatives in the top two rows of the grid.
