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Indianapolis 500 - Qualifying - As it happened

Relive the updates from Qualifying at the Indianapolis 500

18 May 2024
17:38
Katherine Legge hits the wall on lap four:

Despite hitting the wall Katherine Legge kept the car going to complete her fourth lap to go 16th with a 230.244mph average speed.

17:36
Marco Andretti downbeat after his first run:

"We were sliding a lot through Turn Three."

"The speed is underwhelming of what I thought we would have."

17:33
Ed Carpenter goes seventh:

Team Owner, Ed Carpenter, gets his 21st Indy500 Qualifying underway as his first run puts him seventh with an average speed of 232.017mph.

17:28
Marco Andretti enters the top ten:

Marco Andretti goes ninth with an average speed of 231.890mph.

17:24
Linus Lundqvist completes his first Indy500 Qualifying run:

Rookie, Linus Lundqvist, finished his first qualifying run at the Indy500 with an average speed of 231.506mph putting him 11th.

17:20
Marcus Ericsson just in the top 12!

The 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner, Marcus Ericsson, ends up in the top 12 as he sits in 12th. He will definitely go back out again today...

17:16
Christian Lundgaard goes 11th...

Christian Lundgaard is the 12th driver to complete a run today and finds himself in 11th place. 

17:13
Josef Newgarden discusses his Qualifying laps:

"We have put in a lot of effort all year round to make these cars fast."

"Our run was good, nowhere near as good as yesterday but there is no reason for it."

"Tomorrow will be a different animal, hopefully we can fight for the top six."

17:11
Santino Ferrucci enters the top five:

Santino Ferrucci goes fifth with an average speed of 232.496mph. 

17:06
Qualifying Reminder:

It is worth mentioning that today's Qualifying will determine who will start 13th-30th place next weekend!

17:05
Nolan Siegel completes his opening Indy500 Qualifying run:

After a wild crash yesterday teenager, Nolan Siegel, sets a steady average speed of 226.621mph across his four laps.

17:02
Rookie Marcus Armstrong goes fifth:

Marcus Armstrong is  loving the Indy500 as the rookie puts himself into fifth place with an average speed of 232.183mph.

17:00
Josef Newgarden completes a Penske 1-2-3!

Last years Indy500 winner Josef Newgarden completed a Team Penske 1-2-3 as he put his #2 car in third place with an average speed of 233.292mph.

16:52
Will Power destroys the field:

Will Power sets an astonishing average speed of 233.58mph as he tops the time sheets!

16:50
Callum Ilott back in IndyCar action:

Callum Ilott goes third with a 231.995mph average speed at the Brickyard

16:43
Agustin Canapino completes opening run:

Agustin Canapino becomes only the fifth driver to complete four laps today. The Argentine set an average speed of 231.847mph, putting himself in fourth as it stands.

16:41
Larson provides and update...

"Some alarm came up on the dash and cut a lot of power."

"I have not spoke to anybody so I don't know what happened, but the car felt very balanced."

16:39
Issue for Larson!

Kyle Larson's first run of the day gets off to a terrible start as his car cuts out on his opening lap of the day!

16:38
Standings so far...

As it stands Scott McLaughlin sits on top with an average speed of 233.332mph.

Kyle Kirkwood is in second with an average speed of 232.764mph.

Kyffin Simpson is in third with an average speed of 231.948mph.

Romain Grosjean is in fourth with an average speed of 231.514mph

16:35

Romain Grosjean becomes the fourth driver to complete four laps of the Indianapolis Motorspeedway and sets an average speed of 231.514mph.