Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Sebastien Bourdais leads practice for KV
Sebastien Bourdais ended the morning fastest after a busy first practice session for this weekend's IndyCar round at Mid-Ohio
The Frenchman first took his place at the top two-thirds of the way through the session, and reclaimed it right at the end with a 1m06.2034s flying lap in his KV Racing Technology Dallara-Chevrolet.
Will Power finished the session second-fastest for Penske with a time 0.16s down on Bourdais', despite a 360-degree spin in the closing minutes.
Power's spin was entirely in keeping with the tone of the morning, during which nearly 10 minutes were spent under red flags due to single-car incidents.
Culprits included Stefano Coletti, Luca Filippi (both of whom also spent short stints in first place early on), and Tony Kanaan, although all were spared contact with the barriers.
It was also an abridged session for points leader Juan Pablo Montoya, who was forced to watch most of the session from the pits while his Team Penske crew worked to sort out a problem with the alternator on his car.
He finally managed to hit the track with just enough time to complete a dozen laps.
PRACTICE ONE TIMES:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastien Bourdais | KVSH Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m06.2034s | - | 26 |
| 2 | Will Power | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m06.3658s | 0.1624s | 25 |
| 3 | Josef Newgarden | CFH Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m06.3823s | 0.1789s | 28 |
| 4 | Takuma Sato | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara/Honda | 1m06.3944s | 0.1910s | 22 |
| 5 | Jack Hawksworth | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara/Honda | 1m06.4845s | 0.2811s | 28 |
| 6 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m06.4895s | 0.2861s | 20 |
| 7 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Dallara/Honda | 1m06.6307s | 0.4273s | 23 |
| 8 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m06.6395s | 0.4361s | 19 |
| 9 | Carlos Munoz | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m06.6921s | 0.4887s | 24 |
| 10 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m06.7361s | 0.5327s | 25 |
| 11 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m06.7564s | 0.5530s | 18 |
| 12 | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m06.7700s | 0.5666s | 22 |
| 13 | Tristan Vautier | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m06.8592s | 0.6558s | 31 |
| 14 | Gabby Chaves | Bryan Herta Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m06.8666s | 0.6632s | 33 |
| 15 | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m06.8733s | 0.6699s | 17 |
| 16 | Ryan Briscoe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara/Honda | 1m06.9967s | 0.7933s | 24 |
| 17 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m06.9977s | 0.7943s | 22 |
| 18 | Justin Wilson | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.0069s | 0.8035s | 24 |
| 19 | Luca Filippi | CFH Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.0102s | 0.8068s | 30 |
| 20 | James Jakes | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.0114s | 0.8080s | 27 |
| 21 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.1050s | 0.9016s | 12 |
| 22 | Stefano Coletti | KV Racing Technology | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.1711s | 0.9677s | 33 |
| 23 | Sage Karam | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.3675s | 1.1641s | 29 |
| 24 | Rodolfo Gonzalez | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.6283s | 1.4249s | 34 |
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