Dario Franchitti (Ganassi) will start first at the Grand Prix of Long Beach due to the fact that, contrary to the fastest driver, Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske), he is the only one not to get a 10-place grid penalty for having had his engine replaced.
Still, Briscoe will at least get the extra point for having been the fastest driver at the end of the Fast-Six shootout.
Briscoe clocked his fastest run at 1min08.6089s, merely 0.0984 seconds ahead of his teammate Will Power.
Andretti's Ryan Hunter-Reay was third-fastest in the session ahead of Franchitti, EJ Viso (KV Racing) and James Hinchcliffe (Andretti).
Sarah Fisher Hartman rookie Josef Newgarden, who finished 7th will start alongside Franchitti on the front row while Dale Coyne Racing's Justin Wilson will be moved up to third on the grid once the penalties are assessed, with Briscoe to line up in 11th place.
Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt Motorsport) will move up to fourth just in front of Scott Dixon (Ganassi) who will complete the top five even though his gearbox went up in flames a couple of time during the session.
All 11 of the Chevrolet-powered cars and three Lotus-powered cars were hit with 10 place grid penalties going into the session after making unauthorized engine changes.
Starting grid - Long Beach IndyCar Grand Prix
First row
Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min09.0327s - Q3
Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 1min09.0697s - Q2
Second row
Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 1min09.0910s - Q2
Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 1min09.2078s - Q2
Third row
Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min09.3658s - Q2
Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 1min09.9000s - Q1
Fourth row
Mike Conway (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 1min09.8868s - Q1
Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min09.9796s - Q1
Fifth row
Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min10.0188s - Q1
Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - Herta - 1min10.8168s - Q1
Sixth row
Ryan Briscoe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min08.6089s - Q3*
Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min08.7073s - Q3*
Seventh row
Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1min08.7163s - Q3*
James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 1min10.7579s - Q1
Eighth row
EJ Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1min09.0634s - Q3*
James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1min09.2109s - Q3*
Ninth row
Simona de Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - HVM - 1min12.0590s - Q1
Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min09.0846s - Q2*
10th row
Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1min09.1987s - Q2*
JR Hildebrand (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Panther - 1min10.3794s - Q1*
11th row
Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1min10.5939s - Q1*
Rubens Barrichello (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1min10.0651s - Q1*
12th row
Oriol Servia (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - D&R - 1min10.6835s - Q1*
Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 1min11.4519s - Q1*
13th row
Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - Dragon - 1min10.8154s - Q1*
Katherine Legge (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - Dragon - 1min12.1142s - Q1*
*10-place grid penalty for engine change
Still, Briscoe will at least get the extra point for having been the fastest driver at the end of the Fast-Six shootout.
Briscoe clocked his fastest run at 1min08.6089s, merely 0.0984 seconds ahead of his teammate Will Power.
Andretti's Ryan Hunter-Reay was third-fastest in the session ahead of Franchitti, EJ Viso (KV Racing) and James Hinchcliffe (Andretti).
Sarah Fisher Hartman rookie Josef Newgarden, who finished 7th will start alongside Franchitti on the front row while Dale Coyne Racing's Justin Wilson will be moved up to third on the grid once the penalties are assessed, with Briscoe to line up in 11th place.
Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt Motorsport) will move up to fourth just in front of Scott Dixon (Ganassi) who will complete the top five even though his gearbox went up in flames a couple of time during the session.
All 11 of the Chevrolet-powered cars and three Lotus-powered cars were hit with 10 place grid penalties going into the session after making unauthorized engine changes.
Starting grid - Long Beach IndyCar Grand Prix
First row
Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min09.0327s - Q3
Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 1min09.0697s - Q2
Second row
Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 1min09.0910s - Q2
Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 1min09.2078s - Q2
Third row
Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min09.3658s - Q2
Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 1min09.9000s - Q1
Fourth row
Mike Conway (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 1min09.8868s - Q1
Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min09.9796s - Q1
Fifth row
Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min10.0188s - Q1
Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - Herta - 1min10.8168s - Q1
Sixth row
Ryan Briscoe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min08.6089s - Q3*
Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min08.7073s - Q3*
Seventh row
Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1min08.7163s - Q3*
James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 1min10.7579s - Q1
Eighth row
EJ Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1min09.0634s - Q3*
James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1min09.2109s - Q3*
Ninth row
Simona de Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - HVM - 1min12.0590s - Q1
Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min09.0846s - Q2*
10th row
Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1min09.1987s - Q2*
JR Hildebrand (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Panther - 1min10.3794s - Q1*
11th row
Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1min10.5939s - Q1*
Rubens Barrichello (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1min10.0651s - Q1*
12th row
Oriol Servia (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - D&R - 1min10.6835s - Q1*
Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 1min11.4519s - Q1*
13th row
Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - Dragon - 1min10.8154s - Q1*
Katherine Legge (Dallara DW12-Lotus) - Dragon - 1min12.1142s - Q1*
*10-place grid penalty for engine change