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Request the 500 Indianapolis 2019 program
After the Open Test day which allowed the competitors of the 500 Miles of Indianapolis (Indiana) to roam quietly, the first official training sessions open from Tuesday May 14 in preparation for the most important race of the season. 'IndyCar.
Between Tuesday May 14 and Friday May 24, no less than nine free practice sessions are planned on the 4,023 km oval. Veterans and rookies (including drivers absent from the 2018 edition and/or who do not compete the entire season such as Fernando Alonso ou Helio Castroneves) will be separated only on the first day.
The first highlight will take place on Saturday May 18 with the initial phase of qualifying. They will determine the starting order between 10th and 30th place.
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— NTT IndyCar Series (@IndyCar) 14th May 2019
The next day, time for the famous Bump Day, which was postponed to 2019. It is through this that we will know the three unsuccessful competitors for the rest of the event. The Indianapolis 500 only welcomes 33 single-seaters while the entry list shows 36 cars. The identity of the pole sitter will be known a few hours later.
Indy 500 2019 program (times in French time, subtract 6 hours for local time)
Tuesday May 14:
Free Practice 1 Veterans – 17 p.m.
Free Practice 1 Rookies – 19 p.m.
Free Practice 1 (two classes together) – 21 p.m.
Wednesday May 15:
Free Practice 2 – 17 p.m.
Thursday May 16:
Free Practice 3 – 17 p.m.
Friday May 17 (Fast Friday):
Free Practice 4 – 17 p.m.
Saturday May 18:
Free Practice 5 (Group 1) – 14 p.m.
Free Practice 5 (Group 2) – 14:30 p.m.
Free Practice 5 (all cars) – 15 p.m.
Qualifying 1 – 17 p.m.
Sunday May 19:
Free Practice 6 (Last lines) – 16:15 p.m.
Free Practice 6 (Fast nine) – 16:45 p.m.
Qualifications Last lines – 18:15 p.m.
Fast nine qualifying – 19:15 p.m.
Free Practice 7 – 21:15 p.m.
Monday May 20:
Free Practice 8 – 18 p.m.
Friday May 24:
Free Practice 9 – 19:30 p.m.
Sunday May 26:
Race – 18:45 p.m.
Medhi Casaurang
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