KV Racing's Will Power earned his third pole position in three years today at Surfers Paradise after having completely dominated all the previous practice sessions on the Australian circuit.
IndyCar series champion Scott Dixon will also start on the front row having finished second in the Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda.
Another local boy had a pretty good run as Penske's Ryan Briscoe takes third spot just in front of Dario Franchitti who has shown that his switch to NASCAR has not diminished his ability in an IRL car.
Former winner in Australia, Ryan Hunter Reay (Rahal Letterman), will be in the front of the 24-drivers pack with a fifth place.
Canadian Alex Tagliani could have made it for a Fast Six spot but, in the end, had to settle with seventh on the grid, Conquest's best starting position since they returned to the IndyCar Series.
Starting grid
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Will Power KV 1:34.9451
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:35.7672
3. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:35.8007
4. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1:35.9336
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:36.4030
6. Helio Castroneves Penske 1:36.7425
7. Alex Tagliani Conquest 1:41.3122
8. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1:41.4023
9. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:42.0429
10. EJ Viso HVM 1:42.9185
11. Vitor Meira Foyt 1:44.3348
12. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:51.5054
13. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:55.6155
14. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:52.2084
15. Oriol Servia KV 1:55.6628
16. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:53.3353
17. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:58.0183
18. Dan Wheldon Panther 1:53.9160
19. Ed Carpenter Vision 1:58.7664
20. Jaime Camara Conquest 1:54.0514
21. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 1:58.9264
22. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:54.3489
23. Danica Patrick Andretti Green
24. AJ Foyt IV Vision
photo:IRL - Shawn Payne
IndyCar series champion Scott Dixon will also start on the front row having finished second in the Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda.
Another local boy had a pretty good run as Penske's Ryan Briscoe takes third spot just in front of Dario Franchitti who has shown that his switch to NASCAR has not diminished his ability in an IRL car.
Former winner in Australia, Ryan Hunter Reay (Rahal Letterman), will be in the front of the 24-drivers pack with a fifth place.
Canadian Alex Tagliani could have made it for a Fast Six spot but, in the end, had to settle with seventh on the grid, Conquest's best starting position since they returned to the IndyCar Series.
Starting grid
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Will Power KV 1:34.9451
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:35.7672
3. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:35.8007
4. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1:35.9336
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:36.4030
6. Helio Castroneves Penske 1:36.7425
7. Alex Tagliani Conquest 1:41.3122
8. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1:41.4023
9. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:42.0429
10. EJ Viso HVM 1:42.9185
11. Vitor Meira Foyt 1:44.3348
12. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:51.5054
13. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:55.6155
14. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:52.2084
15. Oriol Servia KV 1:55.6628
16. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:53.3353
17. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:58.0183
18. Dan Wheldon Panther 1:53.9160
19. Ed Carpenter Vision 1:58.7664
20. Jaime Camara Conquest 1:54.0514
21. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 1:58.9264
22. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:54.3489
23. Danica Patrick Andretti Green
24. AJ Foyt IV Vision
photo:IRL - Shawn Payne