The streets of Long Beach hosted a thrilling IndyCar qualifying session on Saturday, with Felix Rosenqvist giving Meyer Shank Racing its first official IndyCar pole.
Rosenqvist was a mere 0.004 seconds faster than Will Power, with both drivers relating that they felt they put together the fastest lap possible on their final runs.
Josef Newgarden set the third fastest time, and will start alongside Colton Herta in Sunday’s race.
READ MORE: IndyCar Long Beach – Full Qualifying Report
A couple of the series’ typically fast drivers had tough luck, including Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi who both failed to advance out of the first round.
The 85-lap Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach takes place Sunday afternoon at 12:30 PM Pacific Time, 3:30 PM Eastern Time.
| # | Driver | Time | Gap | Avg. Speed (MPH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Rosenqvist | 01:06.0172 | – | 107.317 |
| 2 | Will Power | 01:06.0211 | 0.0039 | 107.311 |
| 3 | Josef Newgarden | 01:06.1059 | 0.0887 | 107.173 |
| 4 | Colton Herta | 01:06.3784 | 0.3612 | 106.734 |
| 5 | Marcus Ericsson | 01:06.4039 | 0.3867 | 106.693 |
| 6 | Alex Palou | 01:06.5444 | 0.5272 | 106.467 |
| 7 | Christian Lundgaard | 01:06.2107 | – | 107.004 |
| 8 | Scott Dixon | 01:06.2219 | – | 106.986 |
| 9 | Marcus Armstrong | 01:06.2404 | – | 106.956 |
| 10 | Kyle Kirkwood | 01:06.2672 | – | 106.913 |
| 11 | Scott McLaughlin | 01:06.3504 | – | 106.779 |
| 12 | Graham Rahal | 01:06.5757 | – | 106.417 |
| 13 | Alexander Rossi | 01:06.8349 | – | 106.004 |
| 14 | Pato O’Ward | 01:06.4572 | – | 106.607 |
| 15 | Tom Blomqvist | 01:07.0325 | – | 105.692 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | 01:06.4706 | – | 106.585 |
| 17 | Linus Lundqvist | 01:07.1022 | – | 105.582 |
| 18 | Rinus VeeKay | 01:06.7415 | – | 106.153 |
| 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi | 01:07.1284 | – | 105.541 |
| 20 | Agustin Canapino | 01:06.8481 | – | 105.984 |
| 21 | Christian Rasmussen | 01:07.3332 | – | 105.22 |
| 22 | Theo Pourchaire | 01:06.9722 | – | 105.787 |
| 23 | Jack Harvey | 01:07.6865 | – | 104.671 |
| 24 | Santino Ferrucci | 01:07.1851 | – | 105.452 |
| 25 | Sting Ray Robb | 01:09.5850 | – | 101.815 |
| 26 | Kyffin Simpson | 01:07.3125 | – | 105.252 |
| 27 | Nolan Siegel | 01:07.5848 | – | 104.828 |
