Second-Row Start for Dixon, Honda in INDYCAR Grand Prix Qualifying
- Scott Dixon qualifies fourth on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
- Sebastien Bourdais also advances to final round of "knockout" qualifying
- Honda drivers claim seven of the top 12 grid positions for Saturday's race
Scott Dixon and Sebastien Bourdais led the way for Honda Friday in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Both advanced through the first two rounds of "knockout" qualifying to take part in the "Fast Six" shootout to set the top six grid positions, with Dixon claiming fourth on the starting grid for Saturday's 85-lap race, while St. Petersburg race winner Bourdais will start sixth.
Honda drivers also claimed all but one of the second-round qualifying positions. Ryan Hunter-Reay, Alexander Rossi, James Hinchcliffe, Marco Andretti and Tony Kanaan will all start eighth through 12th, respectively, in the 22-car field.
The fourth annual INDYCAR Grand Prix of Indianapolis, precursor to the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28, starts Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EDT, with live network television coverage on ABC.
Scott Dixon (#9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) qualified 4th: "I think we unloaded fast and had a good start to the day with the NTT DATA car. The second practice didn't really allow us to lay down a good lap with the timing of the red flag at the end of the session. I'm pretty happy with the car, but some of the other guys are going to be hard to beat. I think it will be an interesting race, and anything can happen here."
INDYCAR Grand Prix Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.439-mile road course) Indianapolis, IN 2016 Winner: Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) 108.784 mph average Weather: Sunny, mild, 71 degrees F
Ps. |
Driver |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Best Time |
Notes |
1. |
Will Power |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:07.7044 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
2. |
Helio Castroneves |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:08.1169 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
3. |
Josef Newgarden |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:08.1622 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
4. |
Scott Dixon |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Honda |
1:08.2454 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
5. |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:08.2478 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
6. |
Sebastien Bourdais |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:08.3973 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
7. |
Simon Pagenaud |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:08.4461 |
2nd Round Qualifying |
8. |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:08.5735 |
2nd Round Qualifying |
9. |
Alexander Rossi |
Andretti Herta Autosport |
Honda |
1:08.5824 |
2nd Round Qualifying |
10. |
James Hinchcliffe |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:08.8668 |
2nd Round Qualifying |
11. |
Marco Andretti |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:08.9151 |
2nd Round Qualifying |
12. |
Tony Kanaan |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Honda |
1:08.9853 |
2nd Round Qualifying |
Other Honda Results
13. |
Ed Jones-R |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:09.0025 |
1st Round, Group 1 |
14. |
Max Chilton |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Honda |
1:08.6675 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
17. |
Mikhail Aleshin |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:09.1777 |
1st Round, Group 1 |
19. |
Charlie Kimball |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Honda |
1:09.1796 |
1st Round, Group 1 |
20. |
Graham Rahal |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan |
Honda |
1:09.0985 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
22. |
Takuma Sato |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:09.3134 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
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