Indy 500 results: Full field qualifying results from Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Full field qualifying is underway for the 107th Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 

The drivers have pumped in hours of practice, but this is where it starts to truly count as the field heads into qualifying action ahead of the Indy 500 race next weekend.

This full field qualifying session, running until 5.50pm local time [10.50pm UK], will determine positions 13 to 30 on the grid, as drivers contest their four-lap runs in pursuit of the highest average speed.

2014 Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay was the first to get his four-lap average on the board, coming in at 231.613 mph, while Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin chose to hold back and wait for ideal track conditions.

Among the big surprise strugglers from that first run was Hélio Castroneves, a scruffy four-lap effort, which included leaving a nice tyre mark on the wall, giving him an initial average of 230.410.

It was a run few had expected from the four-time Indy 500 winner, his most recent victory coming in 2021, and so plenty more was expected from the Brazilian as he settled into lane two, the drivers having the opportunity after those opening pushes to go again.

They do have a choice though, as going from the priority lane means sacrificing that first time, while lane two cars keep their time, but lose that priority access to the track.

Former Marussia F1 racer Alexander Rossi, now representing Arrow McLaren, had the average to beat.

With under 90 minutes left it was still Rossi on top, his place in the top 12 starting to look assured with top 12 qualifying coming tomorrow, while former Renault/Alpine junior Christian Lundgaard was among those at risk of failing to make today’s cut of qualified cars.

More to follow…

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Indy 500 qualifying timings

1. Alexander Rossi – 233.528 average speed
2. Alex Palou – 233.398
3. Rinus VeeKay – 233.395
4. Scott Dixon – 233.375
5. Takuma Sato – 233.322
6. Pato O’Ward 233.252
7. Santino Ferrucci 233.147
8. Felix Rosenqvist 233.099
9. Marcus Ericsson 233.030
10. Benjamin Pedersen 232.739
11. Will Power 232.719
12. Kyle Kirkwood 232.663
13. Ed Carpenter 232.620
14. Tony Kanaan 232.620
15. Josef Newgarden 232.542
16. Scott McLaughlin 232.503
17. Conor Daly 232.433
18. Ryan Hunter-Reay 232.133
19. Romain Grosjean 231.997
20. Helio Castroneves 231.954
21. Simon Pagenaud 231.878
22. Marco Andretti 231.682
23. Colton Herta 231.675
24. Stefan Wilson 231.356
25. Devlin DeFrancesco 231.353
26. Agustin Canapino 231.320
27. Callum Ilott 231.182
28. RC Enerson 231.129
29. Katherine Legge 231.070
30. David Malukas
Christian Lundgaard BUMPED
Jack Harvey BUMPED
Sting Ray Robb BUMPED
Graham Rahal BUMPED

[Last updated 16:30 local time]