Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Practice and Qualifying Report
"It's tight in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and if you don't get it all right, you'll end up where we are"
Not the results the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team expected in qualifying at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.
One more day remains with a warm-up session the morning, before the 100-lap race starting at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC.
Alexander Rossi starts the race 13th after not advancing in Round 1, Group 1, finishing seventh. Pato O'Ward and Felix Rosenqvist both advanced to Round 2, but didn't transfer to the Firestone Fast Six. Felix will start ninth and Pato in 10th.
Following qualifying, see what Pato, Felix, Alexander and Racing Director Gavin Ward said.
| Race Date | Sunday, June 4 |
| Round | 7 of 17 |
| Total Laps | 100 Laps |
| Total Race Distance | 170 miles / 273.59 km |
| Length | 1.7 miles / 2.74 km |
| Number of Turns | 9 |
Felix Rosenqvist, Driver, No. 6 onsemi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:
"I'm not super happy with how that went, probably one of my worst qualifying performances. Looking at what I did, I felt like there was more in the car and I just didn't put something together. It was either front locking, rear locking, a bit of oversteer or a bit of understeer. I wasn't really vibing with the car that much, but there's for sure speed in it. I think we're as quick as anyone else; it's just super tight. You have to make a perfect lap, otherwise you're going to be left out. We'll learn from that."
| Practice 2 | 22nd | 1:04.9592 |
| Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1 | 6th | 1:02.5341 |
| Qualifying - Round 2 | 9th | 1:02.1937 |
| Starting Position | 9th | Â |
Pato O'Ward, Driver, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:
"I definitely thought we had a little bit more in it. Tomorrow will be about survival. Obviously, 10th isn't ideal, but tomorrow is what counts."
| Practice 2 | 7th | 1:03.7732 |
| Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2 | 3rd | 1:02.0470 |
| Qualifying - Round 2 | 10th | 1:02.2564 |
| Starting Position | 10th | Â |
Alexander Rossi, Driver, No. 7 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:
"I don't really know where we all went wrong. We were very strong in practice even without getting laps, theoreticals looked good, and then it came to qualifying and we just collectively didn't have it. I love driving around here; that's a positive. We have two sets of what I think is going to be the preferred tire, so that's also a positive. We'll just see what tomorrow brings."
| Practice 2 | 14th | 1:04.4716 |
| Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1 | 7th | 1:02.5714 |
| Starting Position | 13th | Â |
Gavin Ward, Racing Director, Arrow McLaren, said:
"Not the results we wanted in qualifying, obviously. It's tight in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and if you don't get it all right, you'll end up where we are. I think we're expecting a far-from-straightforward race tomorrow. I remember the first time in Nashville, Marcus Ericsson crashed on Lap 1, pitted six times, I think, and won. We'll keep our heads up and figure it out for tomorrow."
Session Times
| Warmup | Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. ET |
| Tune In | Sunday, 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC |
| Green Flag | Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET |