After dominating most of the earlier practice sessions, Team Penske's Will Power earned the IndyCar season opener's pole position, in St Petersburg which makes it the 30th of his career.
The achievement is Power's 30th career pole, and fourth consecutive in St Petersburg.
Takuma Sato (AJ Foyt Racing) will start alongside him, having lapped second fastest, while KV Racing's Simona de Silvestro maintained her weekend's pace ending up in third.
Canadian James Hinchcliffe (Andretti) had a close battle with Helio Castroneves (Penske) untill the end and eventually beat the Brazilian to fourth place on the grid.
Newcomer Tristan Vautier completed the top six for Sam Schmidt Motorsport; once again showing his potential.
Qualifying results – St Petersburg (IndyCar)
1.Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1'01"2070
2.Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 1'01"5776
3.Simona De Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1'01"7670
4.James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'01"8229
5.Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1'01"8991
6.Tristan Vautier (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 1'02"0645
7.Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'01"6883
8.Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'01"7339
9.Sebastian Saavedra (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 1'01"7944
10.Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1'01"8150
11.Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1'01"9139
12.Oriol Servia (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Panther DRR - 1'02"1483
13.Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 1'02"1777
14.Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1'02"1198
15.Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 1'02"2709
16.Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 1'02"1592
17.Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Herta - 1'02"3328
18.James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 1'02"1658
19.Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 1'02"4736
20.Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1'02"1715
21.Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 1'02"6537
22.Ernesto Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'02"1986
23.Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 1'02"6634
24.JR Hildebrand (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Panther - 1'02"3179
25.Ana Beatriz (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 1'03"2551
The achievement is Power's 30th career pole, and fourth consecutive in St Petersburg.
Takuma Sato (AJ Foyt Racing) will start alongside him, having lapped second fastest, while KV Racing's Simona de Silvestro maintained her weekend's pace ending up in third.
Canadian James Hinchcliffe (Andretti) had a close battle with Helio Castroneves (Penske) untill the end and eventually beat the Brazilian to fourth place on the grid.
Newcomer Tristan Vautier completed the top six for Sam Schmidt Motorsport; once again showing his potential.
Qualifying results – St Petersburg (IndyCar)
1.Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1'01"2070
2.Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 1'01"5776
3.Simona De Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1'01"7670
4.James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'01"8229
5.Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1'01"8991
6.Tristan Vautier (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 1'02"0645
7.Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'01"6883
8.Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'01"7339
9.Sebastian Saavedra (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 1'01"7944
10.Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1'01"8150
11.Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1'01"9139
12.Oriol Servia (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Panther DRR - 1'02"1483
13.Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 1'02"1777
14.Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1'02"1198
15.Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 1'02"2709
16.Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 1'02"1592
17.Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Herta - 1'02"3328
18.James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 1'02"1658
19.Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 1'02"4736
20.Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1'02"1715
21.Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 1'02"6537
22.Ernesto Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'02"1986
23.Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 1'02"6634
24.JR Hildebrand (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Panther - 1'02"3179
25.Ana Beatriz (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 1'03"2551