Overview
- Palou posted a 232.248 mph four‑lap average in the Fast Six, the final round that sets the top six starters, to secure pole for the 110th Indianapolis 500.
- Rain forced a compressed schedule that left drivers one first‑round attempt, and Palou advanced by a narrow 11th after edging Takuma Sato on average speed.
- He lifted his pace in the Fast 12 and then topped the shootout as Alexander Rossi qualified second, David Malukas third, Felix Rosenqvist fourth, Santino Ferrucci fifth, and Pato O’Ward sixth.
- This is Palou’s second Indy 500 pole after 2023, and he becomes the first reigning race winner to start first since Hélio Castroneves in 2010.
- Chip Ganassi Racing claimed its ninth Indy 500 pole in a year that has seen Honda and Chevrolet swap the edge, with six different teams filling the first two rows.