Overview

• Palou’s third pole in ten races extends his qualifying dominance and positions him to chase a seventh win of the season.
• Christian Lundgaard ended qualifying 0.1911 seconds behind Palou to claim P2 for Arrow McLaren.
• Kyffin Simpson broke into the Fast Six for the first time and Nolan Siegel matched his career-best effort with fourth on the grid.
• Will Power fell to 22nd after a morning practice clash with Palou disrupted his preparation.
• Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin will start 18th and 21st, leaving Team Penske off the front rows for Sunday’s race.