The official starting grid for today's IZOD
IndyCar Series race at Long Beach has been confirmed, less than two hours before the scheduled start of the race itself.
The order differs substantially from the results of the Saturday qualifying times, after 14 cars were hit by ten-place grid penalties following unscheduled engines changes for the entire Chevrolet stable as well as three of the Lotus-powered cars.
Penske duo Ryan Briscoe and Will Power topped the qualifying Firestone Fast Six session but will start from 11th and 12th place in the race. Ganassi's Dario Franchitti and Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's rookie star Josef Newgarden inherit the front row after the penalties are applied.
Starting grid1.
#10 Dario Franchitti (H)
Alternate tyres2.
#67 Josef Newgarden (H)
Alternate tyres3.
#18 Justin Wilson (H)
Alternate tyres4.
#77 Simon Pagenaud (H)
Alternate tyres5.
#9 Scott Dixon (H)
Alternate tyres6.
#15 Takuma Sato (H)
Primary tyres7.
#14 Mike Conway (H)
Alternate tyres8.
#38 Graham Rahal (H)
Alternate tyres9.
#83 Charlie Kimball (H)
Alternate tyres10.
#98 Alex Tagliani (L)
Alternate tyres11.
#2 Ryan Briscoe (C)
Primary tyres *
12.
#12 Will Power (C)
Primary tyres *
13.
#28 Ryan Hunter-Reay (C)
Primary tyres *
14.
#19 James Jakes (H)
Alternate tyres15.
#5 EJ Viso (C)
Primary tyres *
16.
#27 James Hinchcliffe (C)
Primary tyres *
17.
#78 Simona de Silvestro (L)
Primary tyres18.
#3 Helio Castroneves (C)
Primary tyres *
19.
#11 Tony Kanaan (C)
Primary tyres *
20.
#4 JR Hildebrand (C)
Alternate tyres *
21.
#26 Marco Andretti (C)
Primary tyres *
22.
#8 Rubens Barrichello (C)
Primary tyres *
23.
#22 Oriol Servia (L)
Primary tyres *
24.
#20 Ed Carpenter (C)
Primary tyres *
25.
#7 Sebastien Bourdais (L)
Primary tyres *
26.
#6 Katherine Legge (L)
Alternate tyres *
* = after ten-place grid penalty for engine change