Power leads Penske IndyCar 1-2-3 in GP of Indianapolis practice
Will Power led an all-Penske top three in the final IndyCar practice session ahead of Friday evening's qualifying session for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Power set the fastest time of the weekend so far, a 1m09.3189s, during a quiet spell in the middle of the 45-minute session and was not headed thereafter despite improvements from team-mates Juan Pablo Montoya and Simon Pagenaud.
Championship leader Pagenaud jumped from fourth to second within the final 10 minutes having led the early stages of the session, before being displaced by Montoya with five minutes remaining, the Colombian lapping just 0.0125 seconds slower than Power.
Practice two pacesetter Scott Dixon was fourth despite a spin in his Chip Ganassi Racing entry, while Takuma Sato - who led for much of the middle part of the session - was the best-placed of the Honda runners in fifth, despite not improving his time in the second half.
Ryan Hunter-Reay was the best of Andretti Autosport's contingent in sixth, ahead of Graham Rahal, who completed more laps than any other driver on his way to the seventh-fastest time.
Hunter-Reay's team-mate Carlos Munoz was eighth ahead of Tony Kanaan and Sebastien Bourdais, who completed the top 10.
Helio Catroneves was only 18th in the fourth Team Penske car, while returning drivers Alex Tagliani and Gabby Chaves completed the running order in 24th and 25th respectively, each just over a second off Power's pace.
PRACTICE THREE TIMES:
Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Will Power | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m09.3189s | 15 |
2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.0125s | 16 |
3 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.1059s | 22 |
4 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.1295s | 23 |
5 | Takuma Sato | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara/Honda | 0.1922s | 15 |
6 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 0.2232s | 17 |
7 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Dallara/Honda | 0.2444s | 24 |
8 | Carlos Munoz | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 0.2586s | 20 |
9 | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.3045s | 19 |
10 | Sebastien Bourdais | KVSH Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.3414s | 18 |
11 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara/Honda | 0.3457s | 19 |
12 | Jack Hawksworth | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara/Honda | 0.3936s | 16 |
13 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Herta | Dallara/Honda | 0.3951s | 19 |
14 | Max Chilton | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.4077s | 18 |
15 | Spencer Pigot | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Dallara/Honda | 0.4164s | 22 |
16 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.4426s | 23 |
17 | Josef Newgarden | Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.4488s | 19 |
18 | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.4564s | 19 |
19 | J.R. Hildebrand | Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.5035s | 21 |
20 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 0.5211s | 18 |
21 | Conor Daly | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara/Honda | 0.6923s | 18 |
22 | Mikhail Aleshin | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara/Honda | 0.7475s | 20 |
23 | Matthew Brabham | Team Murray | Dallara/Chevrolet | 0.9697s | 23 |
24 | Alex Tagliani | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara/Honda | 1.0910s | 10 |
25 | Gabby Chaves | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1.1288s | 20 |
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