Overview
- Felix Rosenqvist captured pole in Saturday qualifying with a 1:07.4635 lap, edging Pato O’Ward by 0.044 seconds with Alex Palou third and Kyle Kirkwood fourth.
- The 90‑lap IndyCar race runs Sunday on the 1.97‑mile, 11‑turn street circuit, where drivers top out near 190 mph on Shoreline Drive.
- Points leader Kyle Kirkwood set the pace in Saturday practice at 1:07.5417 on the harder tire, keeping his two‑point edge over Palou in focus.
- Practice incidents sent Mick Schumacher, Romain Grosjean, and Nolan Siegel into the barriers, yet repairs got them to qualifying with Grosjean starting 23rd and Siegel 25th.
- Grip was tricky after IMSA’s race laid Michelin rubber on the track, which differs from IndyCar’s Firestone tires and made braking and turn‑in harder to judge.