Ganassi’s Scott Dixon barely edged Team Penske’s Will Power and finally earned pole for this Sunday upcoming IndyCar race presented at the Belle Isle circuit in Detroit.
Dixon had to wait on his final lap to post the best time of the session, beating series’ leader Power by a margin of only 0.0044 seconds.
An excellent day for Alex Tagliani (Bryan Herta Autosport) who took third spot with his new Honda engine while Schmidt Hamilton's Simon Pagenaud was fourth and KV Racing's EJ Viso completed the top 5.
Qualifying results – IndyCar (Belle Isle)
From ItaliaRacing.net
1. Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min10.3162s
2. Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min10.3206s
3. Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Herta - 1min10.6684s
4. Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 1min10.8426s
5. EJ Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1min11.0852s
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1min11.4557s
7. Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min10.9434s*
8. Ryan Briscoe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min10.9964s
9. Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min11.0076s
10. Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 1min11.1624s
Etc.
10-place grid penalty
Dixon had to wait on his final lap to post the best time of the session, beating series’ leader Power by a margin of only 0.0044 seconds.
An excellent day for Alex Tagliani (Bryan Herta Autosport) who took third spot with his new Honda engine while Schmidt Hamilton's Simon Pagenaud was fourth and KV Racing's EJ Viso completed the top 5.
Qualifying results – IndyCar (Belle Isle)
From ItaliaRacing.net
1. Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min10.3162s
2. Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min10.3206s
3. Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Herta - 1min10.6684s
4. Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 1min10.8426s
5. EJ Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 1min11.0852s
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1min11.4557s
7. Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1min10.9434s*
8. Ryan Briscoe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min10.9964s
9. Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1min11.0076s
10. Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 1min11.1624s
Etc.
10-place grid penalty