19:47
McLaughlin on fringe of elimination
McLaughlin has missed the line and is now on the brink of elimination alongside Newgarden.
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2025 IndyCar Grand Prix of Monterey qualifying at Laguna Seca LIVE UPDATES!
2025 IndyCar Grand Prix of Monterey qualifying at Laguna Seca LIVE UPDATES!
26 Jul 2025
19:44
Top three as of now
- S. McLaughlin
- J. Newgarden
- R. Shwartzman
19:43
Lots of drivers kicking up dust
No longer fog in the air but the dusty lake bed that the track is named after as drivers put tyres over the edge of the track.
19:42
Conor Daly cuts the Corkscrew
That invalidates his lap and means he needs to go again if he wants to make it through. He sits in 13th and bottom.
19:41
Shwartzman at top on hards
Robert Shwartzman goes quickest on hard tyres.
19:40
Ericsson sets fastest time
Marcus Ericsson goes to the top with a 1:10.067. Let's see if this makes others switch to softs.
19:38
Three cars on reds
Marcus Ericsson, Josef Newgarden, and Scott McLaughlin are all on reds while everyone else is on the harder prime tyres. Is Penske worried about early eliminations?
19:36
Group One on track
Group One hits the track as it goes green.
19:33
Why Practice Two's cancellation is important
Everyone has lost serious running time to work out their car's set up and prepare for qualifying. Expect shock eliminations thanks to this.
19:32
Clear skies with no fog
Laguna Seca is a picture image with clear Californian skies. Very different from earlier this morning thanks to the fog.
19:31
Drivers in Group One
- Josef Newgarden
- Scott mcLaughlin
- Christian Lundgaard
- Scott Dixon
- Alex Palou
- Rinus VeeKay
- Christian Rasmussen
- Colton Herta
- Marcus Ericsson
- Jacob Abel
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Conor Daly
- Robert Shwartzman
19:22
Laguna Seca track statistics
Location 📍: Monterey, California, USA
Race length 📏: 2.238 mile circuit
Notable features ⛰️: Rollercoaster-esque track with lots of up and downhills
Race lap record 🏁: 1:08.4168 (Alex Palou, 2023).
2024 winner 🏆: Alex Palou
Interesting fact 🔍: Laguna Seca is Spanish for dry lake due to the area once belonging to a lake. The course was built around its dry bed with two artificial ponds later added.
19:17
Warm Up session moved to Saturday due weather worries
Sunday's Warm Up session will now take place later this evening after weather concerns have continued.
This will be midnight UK time.
19:13
Practice Two cancelled
Practice two was cancelled after fog meant the track was not safe.
This means there has been limited running for drivers and cars so expect surprises in qualifying.
19:11
Welcome
Welcome to live updates of the 2025 IndyCar Grand Prix of Monterey qualifying at Laguna Seca.
Action is set to begin at 19:30 GMT so we have a bit of time to get you updated on what's been going on today.
