Penske's Will Power continued to shine on the track at Sears Point by earning pole position for this Sunday's upcoming IZOD IndyCar Series race ran on the beautiful Sonoma circuit.
In order to do so, the Australian clocked a best lap of 1m17.2709, good enough to move over his teammate and countryman Ryan Briscoe by more than 0.1638s.
Sebastien Bourdais (Dragon Racing), who managed to stay among the fastest drivers during all the practice sessions finished third.
Helio Castroneves (Penske) and the Ganassi duo formed by Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti completed the top six.
Title contender Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Racing) wasn't able to make the Fast-Six showdown, so were Alex Tagliani (BHA), who finished eight, Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt) and Justin Wilson (Dale Coyne), who completed the top 10.
IndyCar Sonoma Qualifications - Results
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m17.2709s
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m17.4347s + 0.1638s
3. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m17.7497s + 0.4788s
4. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.1090s + 0.8381s
5. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.2126s + 0.9417s
6. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.3462s + 1.0753s
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m18.3355s Round 2
8. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 1m18.4168s Round 2
9. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda 1m18.4334s Round 2
10. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m18.6258s Round 2
11. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m18.7885s Round 2
12. Rubens Barrichello KV Dallara-Chevy 1m18.9788s Round 2
13. Sebastian Saavedra AFS/Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8918s Group 1
14. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8925s Group 2
15. Graham Rahal Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.8981s Group 1
16. Mike Conway Foyt Dallara-Honda 1m18.9048s Group 2
17. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy 1m19.0931s Group 1
18. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 1m18.9475s Group 2
19. EJ Viso KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.3953s Group 1
20. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy 1m18.9672s Group 2
21. Katherine Legge Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6414s Group 1
22. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.0262s Group 2
23. Josef Newgarden Fisher Dallara-Honda 1m19.7468s Group 1
24. Takuma Sato Rahal Dallara-Honda 1m19.2821s Group 2
25. Simona de Silvestro HVM Dallara-Lotus 1m20.2295s Group 1
26. James Jakes Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m19.5152s Group 2
27. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6837s Group 2
In order to do so, the Australian clocked a best lap of 1m17.2709, good enough to move over his teammate and countryman Ryan Briscoe by more than 0.1638s.
Sebastien Bourdais (Dragon Racing), who managed to stay among the fastest drivers during all the practice sessions finished third.
Helio Castroneves (Penske) and the Ganassi duo formed by Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti completed the top six.
Title contender Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Racing) wasn't able to make the Fast-Six showdown, so were Alex Tagliani (BHA), who finished eight, Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt) and Justin Wilson (Dale Coyne), who completed the top 10.
IndyCar Sonoma Qualifications - Results
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m17.2709s
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m17.4347s + 0.1638s
3. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m17.7497s + 0.4788s
4. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.1090s + 0.8381s
5. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.2126s + 0.9417s
6. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.3462s + 1.0753s
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m18.3355s Round 2
8. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 1m18.4168s Round 2
9. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda 1m18.4334s Round 2
10. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m18.6258s Round 2
11. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m18.7885s Round 2
12. Rubens Barrichello KV Dallara-Chevy 1m18.9788s Round 2
13. Sebastian Saavedra AFS/Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8918s Group 1
14. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8925s Group 2
15. Graham Rahal Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.8981s Group 1
16. Mike Conway Foyt Dallara-Honda 1m18.9048s Group 2
17. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy 1m19.0931s Group 1
18. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 1m18.9475s Group 2
19. EJ Viso KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.3953s Group 1
20. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy 1m18.9672s Group 2
21. Katherine Legge Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6414s Group 1
22. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.0262s Group 2
23. Josef Newgarden Fisher Dallara-Honda 1m19.7468s Group 1
24. Takuma Sato Rahal Dallara-Honda 1m19.2821s Group 2
25. Simona de Silvestro HVM Dallara-Lotus 1m20.2295s Group 1
26. James Jakes Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m19.5152s Group 2
27. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6837s Group 2