Alex Palou Cruises to Third Straight Sonsio Grand Prix Pole
The hole between Alex Palou and the remainder of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES discipline on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway highway course continues to widen, as Palou received the NTT P1 Award for the Sonsio Grand Prix at the moment by greater than a half-second.
Four-time and reigning collection champion Palou earned his third consecutive pole for this highway race that opens the Month of May at IMS, turning a high lap of 1 minute, 9.7487 seconds within the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Series chief Palou earned his 14th profession pole.
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It was the second pole of the season for Palou, who received from the highest beginning spot in March at Barber Motorsports Park. In extra dangerous information for his 24 rivals, Palou received this race from the pole in 2024 and 2025. He additionally received in 2023, from the third beginning place as he goals for his fourth consecutive victory on this occasion.
“It’s tough to get the car in good windows like these guys have been doing,” Palou mentioned. “It’s a lot of work that everyone is putting in at Chip Ganassi Racing. Very happy to get that No. 10 on the pole once again here. The car was amazing.”
The 85-lap race begins at 4:30 pm ET at the moment on the 14-turn, 2,439-mile highway course (FOX, FOX One, INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls).
Palou’s dominance up to now this weekend is full. I’ve led each practices Friday and all three rounds of qualifying at the moment. His qualifying time fringe of .5475 of a second over No. 2 qualifier Pato O’Ward is the biggest in six occasions up to now this season.
O’Ward will be part of Palou within the entrance row after his finest lap of 1:10.2962 within the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet within the Firestone Fast Six. O’Ward’s efficiency was a resurrection from observe Friday, as he was fifteenth and nineteenth quickest within the two periods, respectively.
“My team turned it around for me, so I’ve got to thank them,” O’Ward mentioned. “Yesterday was a perfect example of when it’s not working, it doesn’t matter how hard you try. You can’t quite there unless you get it at least into the window of performance. We did that today.”
Felix Rosenqvist certified third at 1:10.4548 within the No. 60 SiriusXM Honda of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian. Christian Lundgaard will be part of him within the second row after qualifying a season-best fourth at 1:10.4751 within the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.
David Malukas continued the robust begin to his Team Penske profession by qualifying fifth at 1:10.5660 within the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. Louis Foster rounded out the Firestone Fast Six at 1:10.9404 within the No. 45 Desnuda Organic Tequila Honda of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, his finest qualifying efficiency this season.
Kyle Kirkwood, the one driver inside a race value of factors of Palou within the standings, might battle to hold tempo with the collection chief after qualifying ninth within the No. 27 JM Bullion/Gold.com Honda of Andretti Global. Kirkwood trails Palou by 17 factors within the standings.
