Indycar qualifying results from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
This weekend, the Indycar Series is set for the green flag in Lexington, Ohio. First, they’ll set the Indycar starting grid via knockout qualifying at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
View Mid-Ohio qualifying results for the Indycar Series below.
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Round One
The field has been split into two groups. Each group has 10 minutes with the top six advancing.
Jack Harvey is in on his current time. However, he spins while trying to advance his time.
Rossi and Pagenaud drive by Harvey’s stalled machine and set their fast laps. Both their times on that lap have been disallowed. Pagenaud is knocked out as a result but Rossi is still in.
Mid-Ohio Qualifying – Round 1 (Group 1) : 1. Newgarden (1:06.0168); 2. Palou (1:06.5130); 3. Power (1:06.5423); 4. Rahal (1:06.5603); 5. Bourdais (1:06.6117); 6. Rossi (1:06.6453);
Colton Herta jumps to the top of the board in group 2 in the closing seconds to win the session.
Mid-Ohio Qualifying – Round 1 (Group 2) : 1. Herta (1:06.2685); 2. Dixon (1:06.3232); 3. Ericsson (1:06.4587); 4. Hunter-Reay (1:06.5961); 5. Hinchcliffe (1:06.7155); 6. VeeKay (1:06.7250)
Round two
12 drivers have advanced into round two and the six fastest will advance into the final round.
Dixon and Palou are starting this session on used reds. Everyone else is out on harder blacks.
4 minutes remain, Power exceeded pit speed while exiting the lane to start his lap. Power will now have to return to the pit lane, serve the penalty and start his lap all over.
1 minute remain, Palou sits at the top of the board so far.
Just seconds remain, Newgarden, Herta, Power, Rossi, Dixon, and Ericsson all jump over Palou.
Mid-Ohio Qualifying – Round 2 : 1. Newgarden (1:06.1630); 2. Herta (1:06.2030: 3. Power (1:06.2386); 4. Rossi (1:06.2453); 5. Dixon (1:06.2775); 6. Ericsson (1:06.4499)
Fast Six
Six drivers have advanced into the final round. This is the run for the pole position in Sunday’s Indycar race at Mid-Ohio.
2 minutes remain, Herta leads so far. Newgarden gets loose on his first lap but he’s ready for another.
Josef Newgarden jumps to the top of the board and he’ll start from the pole position at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course! Colton Herta completes the front row.
Mid-Ohio
Starting Lineup
July 4, 2021
Indycar Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time in Final Round
1. Josef Newgarden
1:06.6739
2. Colton Herta
1:06.6770
3. Marcus Ericsson
1:07.0723
4. Will Power
1:07.1161
5. Scott Dixon
1:07.1358
6. Alexander Rossi
1:07.2181
Failed to advance out of round two
7. Alex Palou
1:06.4883
8. Graham Rahal
1:06.5946
9. James Hinchcliffe
1:06.6134
10. Ryan Hunter-Reay
1:06.7517
11. Rinus VeeKay
1:06.7671
12. Sebastien Bourdais
1:06.9232
Failed to advance out of round one
13. Felix Rosenqvist
1:06.7898
14. Scott McLaughlin
1:06.7313
15. Simon Pagenaud
1:06.8437
16. Ed Jones
1:06.7882
17. Max Chilton
1:06.8473
18. Romain Grosjean
1:06.8642
19. Takuma Sato
1:07.0951
20. Pato O’Ward
1:06.8679
21. Dalton Kellett
1:07.5866
22. Santino Ferrucci
1:06.9254
23. Jack Harvey
1:07.6740
24. Conor Daly
1:07.0704
25. Jimmie Johnson
1:08.4077
26. Ryan Norman
1:07.4714