Arrow McLAREN 2025 Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto Practice and Qualifying Report
"I think we’ll have a strong race car for tomorrow"
Arrow McLaren navigated a tricky Qualifying session on the streets of Toronto Saturday, where they sorted through changing conditions and set-up opportunties to maximize their street course package.
The team produced mixed results, with Pato claiming a starting position of P10, Nolan in P12 and Christian in P19.
Sunday will bring a fresh opportunity to push forward in what is expected to be another lively race on the Canadian circuit.
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Qualifying Date | July 19 |
| Round | 13 out of 17 |
| Total Laps | 90 laps |
| Total Race Distance | 160.74 mi / 258.69 km |
| Length | 1.79 mi / 2.88 km |
| Number of Turns | 11 |
Pato O'Ward, Driver, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
| Practice 2 | 1:00.6895 | 5th |
| Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2 | 1:00.2247 | 6th |
| Qualifying - Round 2 | 1:00.9795 | 10th |
| Qualifying Result | 10th |
“I was hoping for a little bit more today. I’m happy with my car on the Firestone Primary tires, so I think we’ll have a strong race car for tomorrow. The performance of the alternate tires was a bit of a surprise and inconsistent, like they’ve been all year. It’s a long race and lots can happen, so let’s see how it plays out.”
Nolan Siegel, Driver, No. 6 SmartStop Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
| Practice 2 | 1:01.5163 | 20th |
| Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1 | 1:00.3464 | 7th |
| Qualifying Result | 12th |
"While the result doesn't quite show it, I think we can be happy with that after yesterday. The team have done a great job to get us back to where we thought we would be yesterday, today. From a Qualifying execution standpoint, we beat a lot of strong cars that we probably didn't think we'd be fighting with, so we can be pleased with how we did."
Christian Lundgaard, Driver, No. 7 SmartStop Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
| Practice 2 | 1:00.9209 | 12th |
| Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1 | 1:00.4520 | 10th |
| Qualifying Result | 19th |
"It was a disappointing Qualifying, for sure. We knew going into Toronto that this is one of the team’s toughest race weekends. We just can’t find the pace the others have for this track, and that shows in our Qualifying today. It’s a long race, and it usually gets pretty messy on these streets, so we need to stay clean and pick up as many positions as we can tomorrow."
Remaining Session Times
| Warmup | Sunday, 8:32-8:57 a.m. EDT | FS1 |
| Race Tune In | Sunday, 12:00 p.m. EDT | FOX |
| Green Flag | Sunday, 12:22 p.m. EDT | FOX |