Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing’s Josef Newgarden set the pace on Saturday as teams and drivers took to the track for the first real day of practice for the upcoming Indianapolis 500.
As it could have been expected, that first day was a time for everyone to get into the groove and the day was largely a shakedown for the 24 drivers who were at hand.
JR Hildebrand (Panther Racing) came in second in front of Newgarden's new team-mate, USAC champion Bryan Clauson.
Dale Coyne Racing's James Jakes and KV Racing Technology's Tony Kanaan completed the top five.
It was also the occasion for former Lotus-powered teams such as Bryan Herta (Honda) and Dreyer & Reinbold (Chevrolet) to try out their brand new engines.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Josef Newgarden Fisher DW12-Honda 40.8627s
2. JR Hildebrand Panther DW12-Chevy 40.9662s + 0.1035s
3. Bryan Clauson Fisher DW12-Honda 40.9776s + 0.1149s
4. James Jakes Dale Coyne DW12-Honda 41.2304s + 0.3677s
5. Tony Kanaan KV DW12-Chevy 41.3335s + 0.4708s
6. Charlie Kimball Ganassi DW12-Honda 41.3415s + 0.4788s
7. Helio Castroneves Penske DW12-Chevy 41.3571s + 0.4944s
8. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt DW12-Honda 41.3825s + 0.5198s
9. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne DW12-Honda 41.3929s + 0.5302s
10. Scott Dixon Ganassi DW12-Honda 41.4281s + 0.5654s
11. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR DW12-Chevy 41.4367s + 0.5740s
12. Takuma Sato Rahal DW12-Honda 41.4403s + 0.5776s
13. Graham Rahal Ganassi DW12-Honda 41.4657s + 0.6030s
14. Will Power Penske DW12-Chevy 41.5341s + 0.6714s
15. EJ Viso KV DW12-Chevy 41.5723s + 0.7096s
16. Ryan Briscoe Penske DW12-Chevy 41.5759s + 0.7132s
17. Sebastian Saavedra AFS/Andretti DW12-Chevy 41.6463s + 0.7836s
18. Alex Tagliani Herta DW12-Honda 41.7936s + 0.9309s
19. Rubens Barrichello KV DW12-Chevy 41.7943s + 0.9316s
20. Michel Jourdain Jr Rahal DW12-Honda 41.8856s + 1.0229s
21. Mike Conway Foyt DW12-Honda 42.0263s + 1.1636s
22. Ed Carpenter Carpenter DW12-Chevy 42.0636s + 1.2009s
23. Jean Alesi Fan Force DW12-Lotus 42.9721s + 2.1094s
24. Simona de Silvestro HVM DW12-Lotus 44.9201s + 4.0574s
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| Josef Newgarden, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. (Photo: IMS) |
As it could have been expected, that first day was a time for everyone to get into the groove and the day was largely a shakedown for the 24 drivers who were at hand.
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| Bryan Clauson, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. (Photo: IMS) |
JR Hildebrand (Panther Racing) came in second in front of Newgarden's new team-mate, USAC champion Bryan Clauson.
Dale Coyne Racing's James Jakes and KV Racing Technology's Tony Kanaan completed the top five.
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| Rubens Barrichello, KV Racing. (Photo: IMS) |
It was also the occasion for former Lotus-powered teams such as Bryan Herta (Honda) and Dreyer & Reinbold (Chevrolet) to try out their brand new engines.
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| Jean Alesi, Fan Force. (Photo: IMS) |
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Josef Newgarden Fisher DW12-Honda 40.8627s
2. JR Hildebrand Panther DW12-Chevy 40.9662s + 0.1035s
3. Bryan Clauson Fisher DW12-Honda 40.9776s + 0.1149s
4. James Jakes Dale Coyne DW12-Honda 41.2304s + 0.3677s
5. Tony Kanaan KV DW12-Chevy 41.3335s + 0.4708s
6. Charlie Kimball Ganassi DW12-Honda 41.3415s + 0.4788s
7. Helio Castroneves Penske DW12-Chevy 41.3571s + 0.4944s
8. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt DW12-Honda 41.3825s + 0.5198s
9. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne DW12-Honda 41.3929s + 0.5302s
10. Scott Dixon Ganassi DW12-Honda 41.4281s + 0.5654s
11. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR DW12-Chevy 41.4367s + 0.5740s
12. Takuma Sato Rahal DW12-Honda 41.4403s + 0.5776s
13. Graham Rahal Ganassi DW12-Honda 41.4657s + 0.6030s
14. Will Power Penske DW12-Chevy 41.5341s + 0.6714s
15. EJ Viso KV DW12-Chevy 41.5723s + 0.7096s
16. Ryan Briscoe Penske DW12-Chevy 41.5759s + 0.7132s
17. Sebastian Saavedra AFS/Andretti DW12-Chevy 41.6463s + 0.7836s
18. Alex Tagliani Herta DW12-Honda 41.7936s + 0.9309s
19. Rubens Barrichello KV DW12-Chevy 41.7943s + 0.9316s
20. Michel Jourdain Jr Rahal DW12-Honda 41.8856s + 1.0229s
21. Mike Conway Foyt DW12-Honda 42.0263s + 1.1636s
22. Ed Carpenter Carpenter DW12-Chevy 42.0636s + 1.2009s
23. Jean Alesi Fan Force DW12-Lotus 42.9721s + 2.1094s
24. Simona de Silvestro HVM DW12-Lotus 44.9201s + 4.0574s