2011 Star Mazda champion Tristan Vautier was the fastest driver today on the St Petersburg street circuit as he earned the Sunoco Pole Award at the Indy Lights qualification round.
Driving the No. 77 Mazda Road to Indy/Sam Schmidt Motorsports car, Vautier recorded a quick lap of 1min06.723s on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit to claim the $5,000 prize.
He’ll be joined on the front row for the 45-lap St. Petersburg 100 by teammate and second-year Indy Lights returnee Esteban Guerrieri in the No. 11 Ironbox/SSM car.
Guerrieri moved to the provisional pole with 14min10s remaining in the 40-minute rally-style session, only to be supplanted by Vautier four minutes later. Guerrieri, quickest in practice a day earlier, posted his best lap (1min06.633s) on his last try.
Oliver Webb, also making his series debut in the No. 7 Lucas Oil/SSM car, will join Sebastian Saavedra, driving the No. 27 Team AFS car, on Row 2. Victor Carbone in the No. 3 Mav TV/SSM car will share Row 3 with Gustavo Yacaman in the No. 3 TMR-Tuvacol-Xtreme Coil Drilling car.
Driving the No. 77 Mazda Road to Indy/Sam Schmidt Motorsports car, Vautier recorded a quick lap of 1min06.723s on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit to claim the $5,000 prize.
He’ll be joined on the front row for the 45-lap St. Petersburg 100 by teammate and second-year Indy Lights returnee Esteban Guerrieri in the No. 11 Ironbox/SSM car.
Guerrieri moved to the provisional pole with 14min10s remaining in the 40-minute rally-style session, only to be supplanted by Vautier four minutes later. Guerrieri, quickest in practice a day earlier, posted his best lap (1min06.633s) on his last try.
Oliver Webb, also making his series debut in the No. 7 Lucas Oil/SSM car, will join Sebastian Saavedra, driving the No. 27 Team AFS car, on Row 2. Victor Carbone in the No. 3 Mav TV/SSM car will share Row 3 with Gustavo Yacaman in the No. 3 TMR-Tuvacol-Xtreme Coil Drilling car.