Site icon https://novaastrax.com

Indy 500 qualifying 2026 : Weather forces scheduling change

Indy 500 qualifying 2026 : Weather forces scheduling change


Crews stand on pit lane as a weather advisory is issued on Saturday, May 16, 2026, ahead of qualifying for the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. | Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Due to persistent rain in the area on Saturday, qualifying for the 110th Indianapolis 500 has been moved to Sunday, making the event a single-day affair.

Under the scheduling change, all all qualifiers will line up starting at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, based on Friday’s qualifying draw and have one attempt to post a traditional four-lap qualifying speed. The fastest 12 qualifiers will move on, while the other 21 drivers will slot into spots 33-13 in the field for the 110th Indianapolis 500.

The top 12 will head directly to a knockout round, scheduled for approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. As with previous years, the order of the Top 12 begins in reverse of qualifying speeds from the cars’ initial qualifying attempts, leading off with the 12th-fastest car all the way through the fastest car from the initial qualifying attempt. Each car will have one attempt in this knockout stage. Those finishing seventh through 12th will fill out starting positions seven through 12 according to their time and speed.

The fastest six will advance to the next round of Indianapolis 500 qualifying — the Firestone Fast Six — determine positions one through six.

Here is the qualifying order as set during Friday’s draw:

Position Driver Car
1 Scott Dixon No. 9 Chip Ganassi Honda
2 Christian Lundgaard No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
3 Ryan Hunter-Reay No. 31 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
4 Ed Carpenter No. 33 ECR Chevrolet
5 Rinus VeeKay No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet
6 Scott McLaughlin No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
7 Nolan Siegel No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Graham Rahal No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
9 Josef Newgarden No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet
10 Will Power No. 26 Andretti Global Honda
11 Felix Rosenqvist No. 60 Meyer Shank Honda
12 Santino Ferrucci No. 14 A.J. Foyt Chevrolet
13 Marcus Ericsson No. 28 Andretti Global Honda
14 Conor Daly No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Chevrolet
15 Mick Schumacher No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
16 Romain Grosjean No. 18 Dale Coyne Honda
17 Marcus Armstrong No. 66 Meyer Shank Honda
18 Pato O’Ward No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
19 David Malukas No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet
20 Alexander Rossi No. 20 ECR Chevrolet
21 Dennis Hauger No. 19 Dale Coyne Honda
22 Sting Ray Robb No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet
23 Kyle Kirkwood No. 27 Andretti Global Honda
24 Caio Collet No. 4 A.J. Foyt Chevrolet
25 Helio Castroneves No. 06 Meyer Shank Honda
26 Takuma Sato No. 75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
27 Christian Rasmussen No. 21 ECR Chevrolet
28 Louis Foster No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
29 Kyffin Simpson No. 8 Chip. Ganassi Honda
30 Jack Harvey No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Chevrolet
31 Alex Palou No. 10 Chip Ganassi Honda
32 Jacob Abel No. 51 Abel Motorsports Chevrolet
33 Katherine Legge No. 11 HMD Motorsports Chevrolet
Exit mobile version