- Home
- TV Shows
-
TV Schedule
-
SPEED Showcase
-
- NASCAR
-
- Formula 1
- Auto Racing
- Moto Racing
- Cars
- Bikes
- Store
- Social
- Mobile
- Deals
- Videos
- Photos
IndyCar
INDYCAR: Pagenaud Fastest In St. Pete P3
Facing a 10-position penalty in qualifying, Simon Pagenaud is doing everything he can to minimize the damage.
Simon Pagenaud was a blur Saturday morning at St. Pete. (Photo: Marshall Pruett)
Facing a 10-position penalty in qualifying after being forced to make an unapproved engine change Friday night, Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports' Simon Pagenaud is doing everything he can to minimize the damage.
With qualifying up next, the Frenchman showed he has every intention of starting as far up the grid as possible to mitigate the penalty that's awaiting him.
Pagenaud pushed the Honda-powered No. 77 to a lap of 1:01.89, just under Will Power's 2011 pole time of 1:01.96.
Will Power followed his former Team Australia Champ Car teammate in second with his Chevrolet-powered Team Penske entry, and also bettered his pole lap with a 1:01.93-second trip around the 1.8-mile, 14-turn circuit.
Ryan Briscoe was just 0.0033 seconds behind his Penske stablemate with a 1:01.94, while Honda runners Dario Franchitti went fourth with a 1:02.00 in his Ganassi car and A.J. Foyt's Mike Conway completed the top 5 with a 1:02.01-second lap.
Surprises during the session came from the only true rookie in the field, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's Josef Newgarden, who rocketed to eighth, and four-time champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais, who held seventh in his No. 7 Lotus-powered car for much of the session before being pushed back to 16th as many drivers made faster simulated qualifying runs.
Bourdais' lap of 1:02.36 was just 0.5845 seconds off Pagenaud's session-leading time, which must be encouraging for the other Lotus entries.
Still playing catch-up from Friday, KV Racing's Rubens Barrichello ended the one-hour practice in 20th.
The only stoppages during the session came when Conway came to a halt on the track, and later when Power lightly nosed into the Turn 10 tire barrier.
Rank Driver Diff. Best Lap
1 Simon Pagenaud 0 1:01.8929
2 Will Power 0.0466 1:01.9395
3 Ryan Briscoe 0.0499 1:01.9428
4 Dario Franchitti 0.1117 1:02.0046
5 Mike Conway 0.1221 1:02.0150
6 Graham Rahal 0.1293 1:02.0222
7 Scott Dixon 0.1632 1:02.0561
8 Josef Newgarden 0.2413 1:02.1342
9 James Hinchcliffe 0.2618 1:02.1547
10 Helio Castroneves 0.2634 1:02.1563
11 EJ Viso 0.3381 1:02.2310
12 Tony Kanaan 0.4350 1:02.3279
13 JR Hildebrand 0.4749 1:02.3678
14 Ryan Hunter-Reay 0.5526 1:02.4455
15 James Jakes 0.5719 1:02.4648
16 Sebastien Bourdais 0.5845 1:02.4774
17 Marco Andretti 0.6262 1:02.5191
18 Justin Wilson 0.7202 1:02.6131
19 Takuma Sato 0.8010 1:02.6939
20 Rubens Barrichello 0.9016 1:02.7945
21 Oriol Servia 0.9436 1:02.8365
22 Charlie Kimball 1.0469 1:02.9398
23 Simona de Silvestro 1.0711 1:02.9640
24 Alex Tagliani 1.4574 1:03.3503
25 Ed Carpenter 1.5122 1:03.4051
26 Katherine Legge 1.8165 1:03.7094
PHOTOS: Click Here or on the image below to view INDYCAR: St.Pete Friday 2012
Marshall Pruett is SPEED.com's Auto Racing Editor, covering IndyCar and sports cars. He also contributes to Road & Track and Racecar Engineering. Follow him @MarshallPruett on Twitter.
With qualifying up next, the Frenchman showed he has every intention of starting as far up the grid as possible to mitigate the penalty that's awaiting him.
Pagenaud pushed the Honda-powered No. 77 to a lap of 1:01.89, just under Will Power's 2011 pole time of 1:01.96.
Will Power followed his former Team Australia Champ Car teammate in second with his Chevrolet-powered Team Penske entry, and also bettered his pole lap with a 1:01.93-second trip around the 1.8-mile, 14-turn circuit.
Ryan Briscoe was just 0.0033 seconds behind his Penske stablemate with a 1:01.94, while Honda runners Dario Franchitti went fourth with a 1:02.00 in his Ganassi car and A.J. Foyt's Mike Conway completed the top 5 with a 1:02.01-second lap.
Surprises during the session came from the only true rookie in the field, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's Josef Newgarden, who rocketed to eighth, and four-time champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais, who held seventh in his No. 7 Lotus-powered car for much of the session before being pushed back to 16th as many drivers made faster simulated qualifying runs.
Bourdais' lap of 1:02.36 was just 0.5845 seconds off Pagenaud's session-leading time, which must be encouraging for the other Lotus entries.
Still playing catch-up from Friday, KV Racing's Rubens Barrichello ended the one-hour practice in 20th.
The only stoppages during the session came when Conway came to a halt on the track, and later when Power lightly nosed into the Turn 10 tire barrier.
Rank Driver Diff. Best Lap
1 Simon Pagenaud 0 1:01.8929
2 Will Power 0.0466 1:01.9395
3 Ryan Briscoe 0.0499 1:01.9428
4 Dario Franchitti 0.1117 1:02.0046
5 Mike Conway 0.1221 1:02.0150
6 Graham Rahal 0.1293 1:02.0222
7 Scott Dixon 0.1632 1:02.0561
8 Josef Newgarden 0.2413 1:02.1342
9 James Hinchcliffe 0.2618 1:02.1547
10 Helio Castroneves 0.2634 1:02.1563
11 EJ Viso 0.3381 1:02.2310
12 Tony Kanaan 0.4350 1:02.3279
13 JR Hildebrand 0.4749 1:02.3678
14 Ryan Hunter-Reay 0.5526 1:02.4455
15 James Jakes 0.5719 1:02.4648
16 Sebastien Bourdais 0.5845 1:02.4774
17 Marco Andretti 0.6262 1:02.5191
18 Justin Wilson 0.7202 1:02.6131
19 Takuma Sato 0.8010 1:02.6939
20 Rubens Barrichello 0.9016 1:02.7945
21 Oriol Servia 0.9436 1:02.8365
22 Charlie Kimball 1.0469 1:02.9398
23 Simona de Silvestro 1.0711 1:02.9640
24 Alex Tagliani 1.4574 1:03.3503
25 Ed Carpenter 1.5122 1:03.4051
26 Katherine Legge 1.8165 1:03.7094
PHOTOS: Click Here or on the image below to view INDYCAR: St.Pete Friday 2012
Marshall Pruett is SPEED.com's Auto Racing Editor, covering IndyCar and sports cars. He also contributes to Road & Track and Racecar Engineering. Follow him @MarshallPruett on Twitter.
Latest Gallery
LATEST HEADLINES: AUTO-RACING
-
LE MANS: Lotus LMP2 Returns To Track
Seized parts returned to Lotus LMP2, No. 31 car rebuilt and completes… -
SPEED, SPEED.com Plan Live & Continuous LM24 Coverage
In-car streaming of Corvette Racing highlights two-screen experience...… -
VIDEO: 8Star LM24 Wednesday vBlog
Rui Aguas checks into SPEED.com prior to the start of practice and… -
LE MANS: Corvette On-Board Pass Returns For LM24
Watch! Live in-car and garage cameras from Corvette Racing during… -
LE MANS: Lotus LMP2 Cars Seized By Court
BREAKING: Lotus T128 parts seized by local courts over financial… -
LE MANS: Taylor Brothers Continuing Family Tradition
Second-generation racers Jordan, Ricky Taylor seek victory at Le… -
LE MANS: LM24 LMP1 Preview
John Dagys takes a team-by-team look at this year’s LMP1 class… - More News
