IndyCar – Mikhail Aleshin takes his first pole

Mikhail Aleshin earned his first pole by winning qualifying at Pocono.

Published on 20/08/2016 à 21:05

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IndyCar – Mikhail Aleshin takes his first pole

Mikhail Aleshin (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) took his first pole in IndyCar by winning the qualifications in Pocono (Pennsylvania). The Russian, who was already the fastest during the first hectic practice session, posted an average time of 1'21''653 on the "Tricky Triangle" to precede Josef Newgarden (Ed Carpenter) by almost a tenth. Racing).

Takuma Sato (AJ Foyt Racing), Helio Castroneves (Team Penske), Carlos Munoz (Andretti Autosport) and James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) complete the top six ahead of Alexander Rosi (Andretti Herta Autosport).

Will Power (Team Penske) finished qualifying in eighth place and will be hopeful of regaining points from his teammate simon pagenaud (Team Penske) 14th. Sebastian Bourdais (KVSH Racing) took 18th position ahead of Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing).

Following his accident in practice, Charlie Kimball (Chip Ganassi Racing) was able to take 16th place on the grid, but Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) was unable to participate in the session due to damage to his car.

IndyCar qualifying results at Pocono

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