Birmingham, Alabama Qualifying Race Results. Team Penske’s Drivers Helio Castroneves, and Will Power will start in front position on Sunday’s Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.
Helio Castroneves earned his second pole in the Alabama race and second in a row this year after finishing No. 2 at Long Beach. Will Power, will start second, followed by Simon Pagenaud for a Team Penske sweep of the top three spots. Long Beach winner Scott Dixon will start in 4th Position. In 5th Position Josef Newgarden of CFH Racing 6th Position. Tony Kanaan Chip of Ganassi Racing Team and
in 7th. Sebastien Bourdais from KVSH Racing.
Qualifying times
Round 1 – Group 1
1. Simon Pagenaud Team Penske (C) 123.385mph 1:07.1072s (7 laps)
2. Helio Castroneves Team Penske (C) 123.099mph 1:07.2631s + 0.1559s (6 laps)
3. Josef Newgarden CFH Racing (C) 123.058mph 1:07.2853s + 0.1781s (6 laps)
4. Luca Filippi CFH Racing (C) 122.662mph 1:07.5023 + 0.3951s (6 laps)
5. Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (H) 122.631mph 1:07.5198 + 0.4126s (6 laps)
6. Sage Karam Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 122.602mph 1:07.5355 + 0.4283s (7 laps)
7. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport (H) 122.432mph 1:07.6295 + 0.5223s (6 laps)
8. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske (C) 122.262mph 1:07.7235 + 0.6163s (7 laps)
9. Gabby Chaves BHA with Curb-Agajanian (H) 122.089mph 1:07.8191s + 0.7119s (7 laps)
10. Jack Hawksworth AJ Foyt Enterprises (H) 121.750mph 1:08.0082s + 0.9010s (7 laps)
11. Rodolfo Gonzalez Dale Coyne Racing (H) 120.830mph 1:08.5259s + 1.4187s (7 laps)
Total laps: 72
Round 1 – Group 2
1. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 123.692mph 1:06.9406s (6 laps)
2. Will Power Verizon Team Penske (C) 123.587mph 1:06.9973s + 0.0567s (4 laps)
3. Sebastien Bourdais KVSH Racing (C) 123.005mph 1:07.3141s + 0.3735s (6 laps)
4. Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 122.877mph 1:07.3842s + 0.4436s (6 laps)
5. James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (H) 122.720mph 1:07.4708s + 0.5302s (6 laps)
6. Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 122.441mph 1:07.6242s + 0.6836s (7 laps)
7. James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (H) 121.824mph 1:07.9671s + 1.0265s (7 laps)
8. Stefano Coletti KV Racing Technology (C) 121.774mph 1:07.9947s + 1.0541s (7 laps)
9. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport (H) 121.767mph 1:07.9984s + 1.0578s (7 laps)
10. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises (H) 121.311mph 1:08.2541s + 1.3135s (6 laps)
11. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport (H) 121.135mph 1:08.3533s + 1.4127s (6 laps)
12. Francesco Dracone Dale Coyne Racing (H) 118.094mph 1:10.1133s + 3.1727s (7 laps)
Total laps: 75
Round 2 – Top 12
1. Will Power Verizon Team Penske (C) 123.943mph 1:06.8050s (4 laps)
2. Helio Castroneves Team Penske (C) 123.806mph 1:06.8790s + 0.0740s (5 laps)
3. Simon Pagenaud Team Penske (C) 123.474mph 1:07.0586s + 0.2536s (6 laps)
4. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 123.409mph 1:07.0940s + 0.2890s (6 laps)
5. Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 123.203mph 1:07.2059s + 0.4009s (6 laps)
6. Josef Newgarden CFH Racing (C) 123.168mph 1:07.2251s + 0.4201s (6 laps)
7. Sebastien Bourdais KVSH Racing (C) 123.130mph 1:07.2462s + 0.4412s (7 laps)
8. Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (H) 122.866mph 1:07.3903s + 0.5853s (7 laps)
9. Luca Filippi CFH Racing (C) 122.430mph 1:07.6302s + 0.8252s (7 laps)
10. James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (H) 122.372mph 1:07.6626s + 0.8576s (6 laps)
11. Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 122.051mph 1:07.8405s + 1.0355s (6 laps)
12. Sage Karam Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 121.956mph 1:07.8930s + 1.0880s (4 laps)
Total laps: 70
Round 3 – Firestone Fast Six
1. Helio Castroneves Team Penske (C) 123.228mph 1:07.1925s (4 laps)
2. Will Power Verizon Team Penske (C) 122.879mph 1:07.3833s + 0.1908s (5 laps)
3. Simon Pagenaud Team Penske (C) 122.416mph 1:07.6383s + 0.4458s (4 laps)
4. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 122.315mph 1:07.6938s + 0.5013s (6 laps)
5. Josef Newgarden CFH Racing (C) 121.958mph 1:07.8922s + 0.6997s (2 laps)
6. Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) 121.867mph 1:07.9426s + 0.7501s (5 laps)
Total laps: 26
Unofficial starting grid
1. Helio Castroneves Team Penske (C) Round 3 – Firestone Fast Six
2. Will Power Verizon Team Penske (C) Round 3 – Firestone Fast Six
3. Simon Pagenaud Team Penske (C) Round 3 – Firestone Fast Six
4. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) Round 3 – Firestone Fast Six
5. Josef Newgarden CFH Racing (C) Round 3 – Firestone Fast Six
6. Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) Round 3 – Firestone Fast Six
7. Sebastien Bourdais KVSH Racing (C) Round 2 – Top 12
8. Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (H) Round 2 – Top 12
9. Luca Filippi CFH Racing (C) Round 2 – Top 12
10. James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (H) Round 2 – Top 12
11. Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) Round 2 – Top 12
12. Sage Karam Chip Ganassi Racing Team (C) Round 2 – Top 12
13. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport (H) Round 1 – Group 1
14. James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (H)Round 1 – Group 2
15. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske (C) Round 1 – Group 1
16. Stefano Coletti KV Racing Technology (C)Round 1 – Group 2
17. Gabby Chaves BHA with Curb-Agajanian (H) Round 1 – Group 1
18. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport (H)Round 1 – Group 2
19. Jack Hawksworth AJ Foyt Enterprises (H) Round 1 – Group 1
20. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises (H)Round 1 – Group 2
21. Rodolfo Gonzalez Dale Coyne Racing (H) Round 1 – Group 1
22. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport (H)Round 1 – Group 2
23. Francesco Dracone Dale Coyne Racing (H)Round 1 – Group 2