27 drivers took to the streets of Detroit in order to set the fastest single lap around the 1.645-mile course and finalize the grid for Sunday’s race.
Colton Herta repeated his pole performance from last season and logged the 15th pole of his IndyCar career. The Andretti driver seemingly has magic that others do not when visiting street courses.
David Malukas was second fastest, slotting in between two Andretti drivers with Kyle Kirkwood just behind on the grid.
READ MORE: IndyCar Detroit – Full Qualifying Report
Scott Dixon narrowly advanced out of the first round, beating rookie Louis Foster’s time by 0.0081 seconds. He ended up with a lap good enough for 11th on the grid.
Josef Newgarden brushed the wall in the first session, which bent the toe link on his Team Penske Chevy. He will start down in 24th.
Sunday will bring race day around the tricky streets, with the green flag waving at 12:30 PM.
| # | Driver | Time | Gap | Avg. Speed (MPH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colton Herta | 01:00.4779 | – | 97.920 |
| 2 | David Malukas | 01:00.6492 | 0.1713 | 97.643 |
| 3 | Kyle Kirkwood | 01:00.7312 | 0.2533 | 97.512 |
| 4 | Christian Lundgaard | 01:00.8938 | 0.4159 | 97.251 |
| 5 | Graham Rahal | 01:01.0651 | 0.5872 | 96.978 |
| 6 | Alex Palou | 01:01.4680 | 0.9901 | 96.343 |
| 7 | Rinus VeeKay | 01:00.7208 | – | 97.528 |
| 8 | Scott McLaughlin | 01:00.7599 | – | 97.466 |
| 9 | Will Power | 01:00.7857 | – | 97.424 |
| 10 | Scott Dixon | 01:01.1595 | – | 96.829 |
| 11 | Marcus Armstrong | 01:01.2434 | – | 96.696 |
| 12 | Christian Rasmussen | 01:01.5312 | – | 96.244 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | 01:01.3816 | – | 96.478 |
| 14 | Louis Foster | 01:01.2089 | – | 96.751 |
| 15 | Felix Rosenqvist | 01:01.4149 | – | 96.426 |
| 16 | Alexander Rossi | 01:01.4307 | – | 96.401 |
| 17 | Callum Ilott | 01:01.4637 | – | 96.350 |
| 18 | Pato O’Ward | 01:01.6819 | – | 96.009 |
| 19 | Kyffin Simpson | 01:01.5558 | – | 96.205 |
| 20 | Jacob Abel | 01:01.7311 | – | 95.932 |
| 21 | Santino Ferrucci | 01:01.5797 | – | 96.168 |
| 22 | Robert Shwartzman | 01:01.8499 | – | 95.748 |
| 23 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 01:01.6040 | – | 96.130 |
| 24 | Josef Newgarden | 01:02.2055 | – | 95.201 |
| 25 | Conor Daly | 01:02.1682 | – | 95.258 |
| 26 | Sting Ray Robb | 01:02.4053 | – | 94.896 |
| 27 | Nolan Siegel | 01:08.3196 | – | 86.681 |
