Dreyer & Reinbold driver, Briton Justin Wilson earned his first ever IZOD IndyCar pole position today in Toronto at the Honda Indy after his rivals were never able really to threaten him.
The former Formula 1 driver had such a good car that he was able to go through both first two sessions of qualifying only using his harder Firestone tires while all his rivals tried in vain to beat him on the softer rubber.
The only driver who was able to give some opposition to Wilson was Penske Racing’s Will Power who finished still a distant 0.2 seconds adrift while his teammate Helio Castroneves was behind in third place.
Although American Ryan Hunter-Reay proved once again that he deserves his full-time ride in IndyCar with Andretti Autosport, finishing fourth.
Both Ganassi drivers, Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon rounded up the top 6 finalists in the Fast-Six shootout.
Canadian Alex Tagliani was also in great form as he ended up the session by placing the No.77 FAZZT Racing car in 9th spot on the grid, which is a far better conclusion than the one his countryman Paul Tracy had, finishing 24th for KV Technology after spinning in the first part of qualifying.
Honda Indy of Toronto - Qualifying Results
Pos Driver Team Time Session
1. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 1m00.2710s Fast six
2. Will Power Penske 1m00.4563s Fast six
3. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m00.8159s Fast six
4. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti 1m00.8397s Fast six
5. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m00.9477s Fast six
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m00.9541s Fast six
7. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m00.9141s Top 12
8. Tony Kanaan Andretti 1m00.9212s Top 12
9. Alex Tagliani FAZZT 1m00.9996s Top 12
10. Marco Andretti Andretti 1m01.2297s Top 12
11. Raphael Matos De Ferran Dragon 1m01.2820s Top 12
12. Danica Patrick Andretti 1m01.4580s Top 12
13. EJ Viso KV 1m01.4087s Group 1
14. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas 1m01.7024s Group 2
15. Dan Wheldon Panther 1m01.6926s Group 1
16. Bertrand Baguette Conquest 1m01.8072s Group 2
17. Mario Romancini Conquest 1m01.9575s Group 1
18. Takuma Sato KV 1m01.8130s Group 2
19. Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold 1m02.0426s Group 1
20. Mario Moraes KV 1m02.0953s Group 2
21. Simona de Silvestro HVM 1m02.0547s Group 1
22. Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas 1m02.1453s Group 2
23. Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne 1m02.6142s Group 1
24. Paul Tracy KV 1m02.5387s Group 2
25. Milka Duno Dale Coyne Group 1
26. Vitor Meira Foyt 1m03.0741s Group 2
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| photo: Philippe Champoux/Auto123.com |
The former Formula 1 driver had such a good car that he was able to go through both first two sessions of qualifying only using his harder Firestone tires while all his rivals tried in vain to beat him on the softer rubber.
The only driver who was able to give some opposition to Wilson was Penske Racing’s Will Power who finished still a distant 0.2 seconds adrift while his teammate Helio Castroneves was behind in third place.
Although American Ryan Hunter-Reay proved once again that he deserves his full-time ride in IndyCar with Andretti Autosport, finishing fourth.
Both Ganassi drivers, Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon rounded up the top 6 finalists in the Fast-Six shootout.
Canadian Alex Tagliani was also in great form as he ended up the session by placing the No.77 FAZZT Racing car in 9th spot on the grid, which is a far better conclusion than the one his countryman Paul Tracy had, finishing 24th for KV Technology after spinning in the first part of qualifying.
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| Alex Tagliani (photo: Philippe Champoux/Auto123.com) |
Honda Indy of Toronto - Qualifying Results
Pos Driver Team Time Session
1. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 1m00.2710s Fast six
2. Will Power Penske 1m00.4563s Fast six
3. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m00.8159s Fast six
4. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti 1m00.8397s Fast six
5. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m00.9477s Fast six
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m00.9541s Fast six
7. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m00.9141s Top 12
8. Tony Kanaan Andretti 1m00.9212s Top 12
9. Alex Tagliani FAZZT 1m00.9996s Top 12
10. Marco Andretti Andretti 1m01.2297s Top 12
11. Raphael Matos De Ferran Dragon 1m01.2820s Top 12
12. Danica Patrick Andretti 1m01.4580s Top 12
13. EJ Viso KV 1m01.4087s Group 1
14. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas 1m01.7024s Group 2
15. Dan Wheldon Panther 1m01.6926s Group 1
16. Bertrand Baguette Conquest 1m01.8072s Group 2
17. Mario Romancini Conquest 1m01.9575s Group 1
18. Takuma Sato KV 1m01.8130s Group 2
19. Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold 1m02.0426s Group 1
20. Mario Moraes KV 1m02.0953s Group 2
21. Simona de Silvestro HVM 1m02.0547s Group 1
22. Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas 1m02.1453s Group 2
23. Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne 1m02.6142s Group 1
24. Paul Tracy KV 1m02.5387s Group 2
25. Milka Duno Dale Coyne Group 1
26. Vitor Meira Foyt 1m03.0741s Group 2
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