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Indianapolis 500 - Qualifying - As it happened

Relive the updates from Qualifying at the Indianapolis 500

18 May 2024
19:27
Romain Grosjean waved off.

Grosjean's second run was ended early due to being slower than his earlier run.

19:24
Romain Grosjean back out on track:

Former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean is back on track for another Qualifying run...

19:23
Kyle Larson speaks after his sensational Quali run:

"I will take that! Hopefully, it is enough to make the Fast 12 for tomorrow."

"It is great to be in the show!"

19:21
Kyle Kirkwood gets waved off...

Kyle Kirkwoods second run of the day gets ended early due to not going faster than his earlier lap.

19:16
Kyle Larson gets on the board after earlier issues:

Kyle Larson goes sixth place with an average speed of 232.563mph. This provisionally puts Larson in the Fast 12!

19:12
Mechanical issues hinder Pato O'Ward:

The Arrow McLaren team continue to struggle as Pato O'Ward sets an average lap speed of 229.840mph. This puts him in 29th place!

19:06
Ryan Hunter-Reay finishes his first run of the day:

Ryan Hunter-Reay goes 17th with an average speed of 231.695mph.

19:05
Alexander Rossi finishes his first run of the day:

Alexander Rossi gave up his first run of the day but did not disappoint as he went fourth with a 232.962mph average lap speed.

18:42
First Runs are over:

The first runs of the Indy500 Qualifying is over with the track now under inspection.

Once again today's qualifying will only determine who will start from 13th down to 30th place.

18:34
How the Fast 12 stands as of now:
PosDriverNatTeamManufacturerSpeed
1Will PowerAUSTeam PenskeChevrolet233.758
2Scott McLaughlinNZLTeam PenskeChevrolet233.332
3Josef NewgardenUSATeam PenskeChevrolet233.293
4Kyle KirkwoodUSAAndretti GlobalHonda232.764
5Felix RosenqvistSWEMeyer Shank RacingHonda232.547
6Santino FerrucciUSAA.J. Foyt RacingChevrolet232.496
7Alex PalouESPChip Ganassi RacingHonda232.306
8Colton HertaUSAAndretti GlobalHonda232.236
9Marcus ArmstrongNZLChip Ganassi RacingHonda232.183
10Takuma SatoJPNRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda232.14
11Ed CarpenterUSAEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet232.017
12Kyffin SimpsonCYMChip Ganassi RacingHonda231.948
18:30
Helio Castroneves just outside the Fast 12:

Helio Castroneves is just outside the top 12 in the Indy500 Qualifying in a 14th place after his first run.

18:25
Graham Rahal goes 25th...

It feels like deja vu for Graham Rahal as he sets an average speed of 230.233mph, which puts him 25th overall.

18:17
Colton Herta goes into the top ten:

After his opening run Colton Herta makes his way into the top ten with an average speed of 232.236mph.

18:11
Sting Ray Robb finishes his first Qualifying run:

Sting Ray Robb finds his way into the top twenty after his first Qualifying run for the Indy500.

18:07
Alex Palou update:

"I am very pleased with our first run, we had a lot more speed than we expected."

"Hopefully we can make it through today, that will be a win for us."

18:06
Takuma Sato finds his way into the top ten:

Takuma Sato ends his first run in ninth place as he set an average speed of 232.140mph.

18:03
Callum Ilott loses his lap time!

The number six Arrow McLaren has lost its first qualifying speed after breaking a technical rule!

18:01
Alex Palou gets into the top ten:

Current IndyCar series leader, Alex Palou, finds himself in seventh place with an average speed of 231.995mph.

17:57
Felix Rosenqvist enters the top five:

Mr Saturday, Felix Rosenqvist, continues his great Qualifying run as he finishes his first run in fifth place.

17:52
Rookie Tom Blomqvist in the top fifteen:

Tom Blomqvist is in 15th after his opening run at his first ever Indy500.

17:49
Pato O'Ward drops back the order:

Pato O'Ward's Arrow Mclaren is back in the pits for the team to make changes, giving away his position on the first run.

17:48
Pietro Fittipaldi outside the top twelve:

Pietro Fittipaldi finds himself out of the all-important top 12 as his first run puts him 16th with an average speed of 231.100mph.

17:45
Kyle Larson update:

With the car back in pit road the team checked his Arrow Mclaren and found Kyle Larson had an electronic issue rather than an engine issue. Larson will be back out on track later today.

17:43
Conor Daly finishes his opening run:

Conor Daly puts his polka-dot car in 15th place with an average speed of 231.243mph.

17:41
Indy500 Qualifying standings after 17 drivers:
PosDriverNatTeamManufacturerSpeed
1Will PowerAUSTeam PenskeChevrolet233.758
2Scott McLaughlinNZLTeam PenskeChevrolet233.332
3Josef NewgardenUSATeam PenskeChevrolet233.293
4Kyle KirkwoodUSAAndretti GlobalHonda232.764
5Santino FerrucciUSAA.J. Foyt RacingChevrolet232.496
6Marcus ArmstrongNZLChip Ganassi RacingHonda232.183
8Callum IlottGBRArrow MclLarenChevrolet231.995
9Kyffin SimpsonCYMChip Ganassi RacingHonda231.948
10Marco AndrettiUSAAndretti Herta w/ Marco and Curb-AgajanianHonda231.89
11Agustin CanapinoARGJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet231.847
12Romain GrosjeanFRAJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet231.514
13Linus LundqvistSWEChip Ganassi RacingHonda231.506
14Christian LundgaardDNKRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda231.465
15Marcus EricssonSWEAndretti GlobalHonda230.603
16Katherine LeggeGBRDale Coyne Racing with RWRHonda230.244
17Nolan SiegelGBRDale Coyne RacingHonda226.621