Indianapolis 500 - Qualifying - As it happened

Relive the updates from Qualifying at the Indianapolis 500

18 May 2024

22:57

That is a wrap folks:

Pos	Driver	Nat	Team	Manufacturer	Speed
1	Will Power	AUS	Team Penske	Chevrolet	233.758
2	Scott McLaughlin	NZL	Team Penske	Chevrolet	233.332
3	Josef Newgarden	USA	Team Penske	Chevrolet	233.293
4	Alexander Rossi	USA	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	233.069
5	Kyle Kirkwood	USA	Andretti Global	Honda	232.764
6	Kyle Larson	USA	Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick	Chevrolet	232.563
7	Felix Rosenqvist	SWE	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	232.547
8	Santino Ferrucci	USA	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	232.496
9	Takuma Sato	JPN	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	232.473
10	Pato O'Ward	MEX	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	232.434
11	Rinus Veekay	NLD	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	232.419
12	Ryan Hunter-Reay	USA	DRR-CUSICK Motorsport	Chevrolet	232.385
13	Colton Herta	USA	Andretti Global	Honda	232.316
14	Alex Palou	ESP	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	232.306
15	Callum Ilott	GBR	Arrow MclLaren	Chevrolet	232.23
16	Marcus Armstrong	NZL	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	232.183
17	Ed Carpenter	USA	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	232.017
18	Kyffin Simpson	CYM	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	231.948
19	Marco Andretti	USA	Andretti Herta w/ Marco and Curb-Agajanian	Honda	231.89
20	Helio Castroneves	BRA	Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian	Honda	231.871
21	Scott Dixon	NZL	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	231.851
22	Agustin Canapino	ARG	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	231.847
23	Sting Ray Robb	USA	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	231.826
24	Christian Rasmussen	DNK	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	231.682
25	Tom Blomqvist	GBR	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	231.578
26	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	231.514
27	Linus Lundqvist	SWE	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	231.506
28	Christian Lundgaard	DNK	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	231.465
29	Conor Daly	USA	DRR-CUSICK Motorsport	Chevrolet	231.243
30	Pietro Fittipaldi	BRA	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	231.1
31	Marcus Ericsson	SWE	Andretti Global	Honda
32	Nolan Siegel	GBR	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
33	Katherine Legge	GBR	Dale Coyne Racing with RWR	Honda
34	Graham Rahal	USA	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda

22:50

Rinus Veekay makes his way into the Fast 12:

After destroying his car this morning six hours later Rinus Veekay goes 11th place and gets into the Fast 12!

22:45

Katherine Legge does not reach the top thirty:

On her final run of the day Katherine Legge does not reach the top thirty.

22:43

Rinus Veekay has forfeited his time:

The Dutch driver has given up his 29th position to guarantee himself another go at setting a faster Qualifying time.

22:41

Marcus Ericsson finally gets a speed on the board:

Marcus Ercisson did not manage to get a good enough speed on the board all day and his final run was no improvement.

22:34

Agustin Canapino suffers a mechanical issue at a crucial moment:

Agustin Canapino was on for a top-five place but his Chevrolet engine gave up on him on his third lap.

22:18

Multiple cars waved off:

As drivers head out for their second and third runs race direction have been busy waving their laps away, as drivers have not matched their pace from earlier in the day.

22:02

Ryan Hunter-Reay uses his experience to get into the Fast 12:

Ryan Hunter-Reay uses his experience to get into 11th place as he sets an average speed of 232.385mph.

21:44

Kyle Larson aborts potentially his final run:

After one push lap Kyle Larson aborts his run in the final 70 minutes of IndyCar Qualifying.

21:41

Alexander Rossi makes slight improvements:

Alexander Rossi stays in fourth but makes an improvement on his average speed to 233.069mph.

21:37

Callum Ilott makes a slight mistake losing out on top twelve:

A small mistake from Callum Ilott means he misses out on a top twelve yet again. Ilott sits 13th with an average speed of 232.230mph.

21:33

Pato O'Ward jumps into the ten:

Pato O'Ward makes his way into the top ten as he goes tenth place with an average speed of 232.434mph.

21:19

One and a half hours to go:

Pos	Driver	Nat	Team	Manufacturer	Speed
1	Will Power	AUS	Team Penske	Chevrolet	233.758
2	Scott McLaughlin	NZL	Team Penske	Chevrolet	233.332
3	Josef Newgarden	USA	Team Penske	Chevrolet	233.293
4	Alexander Rossi	USA	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	232.962
5	Kyle Kirkwood	USA	Andretti Global	Honda	232.764
6	Kyle Larson	USA	Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick	Chevrolet	232.563
7	Felix Rosenqvist	SWE	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	232.547
8	Santino Ferrucci	USA	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	232.496
9	Takuma Sato	JPN	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	232.473
10	Alex Palou	ESP	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	232.306
11	Colton Herta	USA	Andretti Global	Honda	232.236
12	Marcus Armstrong	NZL	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	232.183
13	Ed Carpenter	USA	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	232.017
14	Kyffin Simpson	CYM	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	231.948
15	Marco Andretti	USA	Andretti Herta w/ Marco and Curb-Agajanian	Honda	231.89
16	Helio Castroneves	BRA	Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian	Honda	231.871
17	Scott Dixon	NZL	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	231.851
18	Agustin Canapino	ARG	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	231.847
19	Pato O'Ward	MEX	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	231.833
20	Sting Ray Robb	USA	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	231.826
21	Callum Ilott	GBR	Arrow MclLaren	Chevrolet	231.728
22	Ryan Hunter-Reay	USA	DRR-CUSICK Motorsport	Chevrolet	231.695
23	Christian Rasmussen	DNK	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	231.682
24	Tom Blomqvist	GBR	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	231.578
25	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	231.514
26	Linus Lundqvist	SWE	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	231.506
27	Christian Lundgaard	DNK	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	231.465
28	Conor Daly	USA	DRR-CUSICK Motorsport	Chevrolet	231.243
29	Rinus Veekay	NLD	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	231.166
30	Pietro Fittipaldi	BRA	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	231.1
31	Katherine Legge	GBR	Dale Coyne Racing with RWR	Honda	230.83

21:18

Katherine Legge back out once again:

Katherine Legge did not have an average speed set before this run. After four laps Legge put herself 31st overall with an average speed of 230.830mph.

20:58

Rinus Veekay finally gets a time on the board:

After a crash earlier today and an instalment run, Veekay is finally on the time sheets as he sets an average speed of 231.166mph which puts him 29th.

20:41

Pato O'Ward enters the top twenty:

Pato O'Ward brings himself into the top twenty as he places himself 19th overall.

20:38

Pato O'ward out for run two...

After a terrible day so far O'Ward is back out on track once again.

20:31

Rinus Veekay waved off

Despite coming back onto the track it appears that the #21 team were just going out for a practice run to make sure their car was working correctly.

20:28

Rinus Veekay back on track after a massive crash this morning...

The Dutch driver has plenty of time to set a lap time today after a massive crash earlier in this session.

20:27

Takuma Sato improves on his second run of the day:

Takuma Sato had a massive moment in his second run. However, it was enough for the Japanese driver to jump up three positions to ninth overall.

20:20

2 and a half Hours to go...

Action at the Indianapolis Motorspeedway has quietened down after a hectic first three hours as many drivers have struggled to improve throughout the day.

19:32

Callum Ilott back on track after an earlier disqualification:

After losing his lap time earlier today Ilott is back on track for another Qualifying run.

19:31

Romain Grosjean defeated after his two Qualifying runs:

"Balance is pretty good, but we do not have the speed."

"We are 21st right now all that matters for us today is being inside the top 30, we will not be in the top 12."

19:30

Scott Dixon out of the Fast 12:

Scott Dixon misses out on the Fast 12 with an average speed of 231.851mph

19:27

Scott Dixon on the clock for the first time today: