The Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver took his first collection pole with a 1m09.3321s on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway highway course.
He topped Group 1 within the first a part of qualifying with a 1m09.4639s earlier than he was pipped to the highest spot in Q2 by Arrow McLaren driver Alex Palou by zero.02s.
However progressing to the Quick Six, the Dane sealed his first collection pole forward of Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) and Palou.
Jack Harvey (RLL), Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward and Kyle Kirkwood, who scored his maiden win for Andretti Autosport in Lengthy Seaside final month, full the highest six.
Group 1’s Q1 session noticed Lundgaard lead Chip Ganassi Racing’s Marcus Armstrong, with Rosenqvist third, as the sphere set banker laps on their main Firestones.
With lower than 5 minutes to go, everybody ducked into the pits to seize a set of the softer alternates.
Simon Pagenaud was the primary to put a robust lap on these reds for Meyer Shank Racing, a 1m10.2625, however this was swiftly eclipsed by Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden’s 1m09.8402s.
Then the instances got here in thick and quick, Armstrong hitting P1 earlier than Lundgaard slammed in a 1m09.4639s forward of the New Zealander and Will Power (Workforce Penske).
Felix Rosenqvist, Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
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Graham Rahal backed up Lundgaard’s kind for RLL with second simply forward of Rosenqvist, Armstrong, Energy and Marcus Ericsson.
One shock elimination was Newgarden, whose trigger wasn’t helped by a spin for Benjamin Pedersen up forward of him, whereas Ed Carpenter Racing, a workforce that has gained on this course, have been additionally eradicated.
Regardless of glowering skies over the Speedway, Group 2 additionally went out en masse on primaries and regardless of the more durable rubber, O’Ward managed to ship a superb 1m09.9279s, over three tenths away from his nearest opponent.
That was Harvey, with Palou shut behind. However the group appeared gradual in re-emerging on reds, and the site visitors began to stack up.
O’Ward delivered in high quality fashion with a 1m09.2937s, forward of team-mate Alexander Rossi, chased by Palou, Harvey, Kyle Kirkwood and Scott Dixon.
Surprisingly, Kirkwood was the one Andretti automotive via, whereas Scott McLaughlin additionally didn’t advance.
Lundgaard swiftly acquired right down to enterprise on primaries in Q2 with a 1m10.3486s to shade O’Ward and Harvey. Then Rosenqvist went quickest earlier than everybody stopped for reds.
Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
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Out got here Lundgaard with a 1m09.2282, solely to see his time shaded by zero.02s by Palou. O’Ward and Rosenqvist have been subsequent up however their team-mate Alexander Rossi was bumped out.
Harvey made it a second RLL automotive within the Quick Six, however Rahal didn’t make it, whereas Kirkwood snatched sixth for Andretti Autosport.
Three of the 4 Ganassi automobiles have been eradicated, as was Will Energy who made a giant mistake underneath braking at Flip 7 on his flyer. Regardless of ranging from 12th tomorrow, he’ll roll off as highest-placed Penske driver.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan despatched Lundgaard and Harvey out on used reds, as did Arrow McLaren for Rosenqvist, and Harvey went high with a 1m09.4220s.
Kirkwood’s first flyer took him into third, however it was Lundgaard who moved to the highest with a 1m09.3321s. Palou slotted in behind, zero.0459s adrift however forward of Harvey.
Rosenqvist had a robust shot however wiggled exhausting out of Flip 9 and got here up zero.0027s wanting Lundgaard’s benchmark.
Nonetheless, he was two-tenths forward of team-mate O’Ward, who nonetheless beat Kirkwood.
IndyCar Indy GP qualifying outcomes:
Quick Six
Q2
Q1 Group 2
Q1 Group 1
