IndyCar Series: Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix starting grid, qualifying results on May 31, 2025
Colton Herta uncorked a lap of 1 minute, 0.477 seconds, winning pole position for the second straight year on this track and for the 15th time in his career.
Scott Dixon and Graham Rahal will be assessed six-position starting grid penalties for unapproved engine changes.
Here is the Detroit Grand Prix starting grid.
Row 1
1, Colton Herta
2, David Malukas
Row 2
3, Kyle Kirkwood
4, Christian Lundgaard
Row 3
5, Alex Palou
6, Rinus Veekay
Row 4
7, Scott McLaughlin
8, Will Power
Row 5
9, Marcus Armstrong
10, Christian Rasmussen
Row 6
11, Graham Rahal (had fifth-best qualifying effort)
12, Marcus Ericsson
Row 7
13, Louis Foster
14, Felix Rosenqvist
Row 8
15, Alexander Rossi
16, Scott Dixon (had 10th-best qualifying result)
Row 9
17, Callum Ilott
18, Pato O'Ward
Row 10
19, Kyffin Simpson
20, Jacob Abel
Row 11
21, Santino Ferrucci
22, Robert Shwartzman
Row 12
23, Devlin DeFrancesco
24, Josef Newgarden
Row 13
25, Conor Daly
26, Sting Ray Robb
Row 14
27, Nolan Siegel
(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218)
9:30 a.m.: IndyCar warmup, FS1
10:30 a.m.: Indy NXT race, FS1
12:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox
TV: Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, June 1, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 12:47 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.
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