Romain Grosjean earned his second IndyCar pole of the season on Saturday, mastering the fast and flowing Barber Motorsports Park.
READ MORE: IndyCar Barber – Qualifying Report
Alex Palou held the provisional pole for a time, but was ultimately beat out by the Frenchman on the final fast laps of the session. Pato O’Ward lapped marginally slower and will start in the third position.
All 27 drivers struggled to find room on track for themselves, with some angry jostling resulting as tempers flared.
There was only one blocking penalty handed out, however, and most were able to complete laps that suited their pace earlier in the weekend
| # | Driver | Time | Gap | Avg. Speed (MPH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | 01:05.8396 | 0.0734 | 125.76 |
| 2 | Alex Palou | 01:05.9130 | 0.0986 | 125.62 |
| 3 | Pato O’Ward | 01:05.9382 | 0.1119 | 125.572 |
| 4 | Scott McLaughlin | 01:05.9515 | 0.2327 | 125.547 |
| 5 | Scott Dixon | 01:06.0723 | 0.3205 | 125.317 |
| 6 | Christian Lundgaard | 01:06.1601 | 1.0864 | 125.151 |
| 7 | Josef Newgarden | 01:05.9603 | – | 125.53 |
| 8 | Felix Rosenqvist | 01:06.0930 | – | 125.278 |
| 9 | Rinus VeeKay | 01:06.1222 | – | 125.223 |
| 10 | Alexander Rossi | 01:06.2091 | – | 125.058 |
| 11 | Will Power | 01:06.3790 | – | 124.738 |
| 12 | Kyle Kirkwood | 01:06.3963 | – | 124.706 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | 01:05.9207 | – | 125.605 |
| 14 | Colton Herta | 01:06.1850 | – | 125.104 |
| 15 | Callum Ilott | 01:06.0642 | – | 125.333 |
| 16 | Simon Pagenaud | 01:06.2433 | – | 124.994 |
| 17 | David Malukas | 01:06.1851 | – | 125.104 |
| 18 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 01:06.4415 | – | 124.621 |
| 19 | Graham Rahal | 01:06.2504 | – | 124.98 |
| 20 | Conor Daly | 01:06.4810 | – | 124.547 |
| 21 | Helio Castroneves | 01:06.2715 | – | 124.941 |
| 22 | Agustin Canapino | 01:06.5158 | – | 124.482 |
| 23 | Sting Ray Robb | 01:06.5925 | – | 124.338 |
| 24 | Jack Harvey | 01:06.7181 | – | 124.104 |
| 25 | Benjamin Pedersen | 01:06.9327 | – | 123.706 |
| 26 | Marcus Armstrong | 01:07.2378 | – | 123.145 |
| 27 | Santino Ferrucci | 03:49.1462 | – | 36.134 |
