Honda Indy 200 Qualifying Report
| Circuit: | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.258-mile road course) Lexington, OH |
| 2015 Winner: | Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) 105.720 mph average |
| Weather: | Partly cloudy, humid, light rain in final qualifying, 80 degrees F |
Top-12 Qualifying Results:
|
Ps. |
Driver |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Best Time |
Notes |
|
1. |
Simon Pagenaud |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:03.8700 |
New Track Record |
|
2. |
Will Power |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:03.9381 |
Fast 6 Shootout |
|
3. |
Josef Newgarden |
Ed Carpenter Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:04.1200 |
Fast 6 Shootout |
|
4. |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:04.3265 |
Fast 6 Shootout |
|
5. |
Charlie Kimball |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:04.3622 |
Fast 6 Shootout |
|
6. |
Graham Rahal |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan |
Honda |
1:04.4697 |
Fast 6 Shootout |
|
7. |
Helio Castroneves |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:04.4300 |
2nd Round Qualifier |
|
8. |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:04.5141 |
2nd Round Qualifier |
|
9. |
James Hinchcliffe |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:04.5796 |
2nd Round Qualifier |
|
10. |
Mikhail Aleshin |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:04.6084 |
2nd Round Qualifier |
|
11. |
Scott Dixon |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:04.6554 |
2nd Round Qualifier |
|
12. |
Alexander Rossi-R |
Andretti Herta Autosport |
Honda |
1:04.8082 |
2nd Round Qualifier |
Other Honda Results
| 15. |
Carlos Munoz |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:04.8621 |
1st Round, Group 1 |
|
17. |
Jack Hawksworth |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda |
1:05.0196 |
1st Round, Group 1 |
|
18. |
RC Enerson-R |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:04.6576 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
|
20. |
Takuma Sato |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda |
1:04.8354 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
|
21. |
Marco Andretti |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:05.1997 |
1st Round, Group 1 |
|
22. |
Conor Daly-R |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:05.1098 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
Hunter-Reay Heads Honda Qualifiers at Mid-Ohio
- Will start fourth in Honda Indy 200
- Graham Rahal continues run of top-six road course qualifying efforts
- Schmidt Peterson Motorsports teammates Hinchcliffe, Aleshin round out top-10
Always a contender at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ryan Hunter-Reay led the way for Honda Saturday in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying in preparation for Sunday's Honda Indy 200, and will start from the outside of the second row, fourth, in his Andretti Autosport Honda.
Defending race winner Graham Rahal also advanced to the third and final qualifying round Saturday at Mid-Ohio, and will start sixth in his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, his third "Fast Six" final effort in four natural road course events in 2016.
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports teammates James Hinchcliffe and Mikhail Aleshin just missed advancing to the final qualifying round, and will start 9th and 10th, respectively; while Indianapolis 500 champion Alexander Rossi was the fastest rookie in the field and will line up 12th on Sunday for Andretti Autosport.
Sunday's 90-lap race starts at 2 p.m. EDT, with live network television coverage on CNBC.
Ryan Hunter-Reay (#28 Andretti Autosport Honda) qualified fourth: "We had to work for it today. That was tough — to get that lap time out of the car. The engineering department did a great job making the right changes overnight. We found grip. That's what it's all about; we've been looking for it. It was rewarding today to be in the [Firestone] Fast Six [final qualifying round] and then actually compete for that front row. It's going to be a long race tomorrow, but this is where we need to be. We've had a pole here before, we've been on the podium here a few times and this is one of our better tracks. Smiles here right now, but it's back to work tomorrow."
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