Overview
- Marcus Ericsson secured pole for the inaugural Arlington Grand Prix with a 1:34.356, edging Alex Palou by nearly half a second.
- Mick Schumacher was ninth in Group 1 and will start on the ninth row after reporting an unfavourable grip and setup balance on the soft tyres.
- RLL teammates Louis Foster and Graham Rahal also failed to advance from Q1, with Foster narrowly missing the Fast 12 cutoff.
- Scott McLaughlin crashed at Turn 2 in Q1, triggered a red flag, had his two fastest laps deleted under IndyCar rules, and will start 25th; Josef Newgarden switched to a backup car and qualified 11th.
- IndyCar moved Sunday’s race start up by one hour because of forecast strong winds, with a 70-lap distance and a front three of Ericsson, Palou, and Pato O’Ward alongside Will Power on the second row.