Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana Qualifying Report
| Circuit: | NOLA Motorsports Park (2.74-mile road course), Avondale, La. |
| 2014 winner: | N/A (inaugural event) |
| 2014 winner: | Cloudy, afternoon showers, mild, 72 degrees F |
Top-12 Starting Field (set by entrant points):
| Ps. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | Notes |
| 1. | Juan Pablo Montoya | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 51 | |
| 2. | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 44 | |
| 3. | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | |
| 4. | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 33 | |
| 5. | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 31 | |
| 6. | Sebastien Bourdais | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 28 | |
| 7. | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 26 | |
| 8. | Jack Hawksworth | A.J. Foyt Racing | Honda | 25 | |
| 9. | Luca Fillippi-R | Carpenter Fisher Hartman | Chevrolet | 22 | |
| 10. | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 20 | |
| 11. | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Honda | 19 | |
| 12. | Josef Newgarden | Carpenter Fisher Hartman | Chevrolet | 18 |
Other Honda-powered starters:
| Ps. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | Notes |
| 13. | Takuma Sato | A.J. Foyt Racing | Honda | 17 | |
| 14. | Carlos Munoz | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 16 | |
| 16. | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 14 | |
| 17. | Gabby Chaves-R | Bryan Herta Autosport | Honda | 13 | |
| 18. | Simona de Silvestro | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 12 | |
| 22. | James Jakes | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 8 | |
| 23. | Francesco Dracone-R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 7 | |
| 24. | Carlos Huertas | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 6 |
Thunderstorm Wipes Out Indy Car Qualifying in New Orleans
- Lightning brings a halt to qualifying mid-session
- Starting field to be set by entrant points
- Ryan Hunter-Reay to start 7th for Honda, Jack Hawksworth 8th
Honda drivers and teams made an encouraging start in wet-weather qualifying Saturday at NOLA Motorsports Park in preparation for Sunday's inaugural Indy Grand Prix of New Orleans, but race officials were forced to red flag the session as lightning moved into the area. Continued lightning and thundershowers eventually forced race officials to cancel qualifying, and the field for Sunday's Verizon IndyCar Series race was set by entrant points.
Had qualifying continued, five Honda drivers – Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti, Carlos Munoz, James Jakes and James Hinchcliffe – would have advanced to the second round. With the grid set by entrant points, Hunter-Reay will start seventh, followed by Jack Hawksworth, eighth, and Marco Andretti, 10th.
The second round round of the 16-race 2015 season starts at 3 p.m. EDT Sunday, with live television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.
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