US EditionPalou cruises to Sonsio Grand Prix Pole
- On May 9, 2025, Alex Palou secured the pole position for the Sonsio Grand Prix by completing a lap in 1:09.3417 on the road course layout of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Palou secured pole by saving new soft tires for his final Fast Six lap, which gave him a slight advantage over rivals who used them earlier.
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing placed three drivers in the top five, with Graham Rahal second, rookie Louis Foster third, and Devlin DeFrancesco fifth, showcasing strong team performance.
- Palou's pole margin over Rahal was 0.4 seconds; Palou leads the championship by 60 points after winning three of the first four races this season.
- Palou aims to defend his Sonsio Grand Prix title and pursue his first Indianapolis 500 victory, while the new tire rules are expected to make the race strategy more challenging.
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Alex Palou Earns Back-to-Back Poles for Sonsio GP
Source: Amber Pietz / Penske Entertainment: Amber Pietz Tonight, on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Greg Rakestraw, as he fills in for Kevin Lee while he calls the Indy NXT race from Indianapolis, they recap the practice and qualifying day for the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis. They talk about Alex Palou earning Pole once again for the race, and how all three Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing cars qualified inside the top six. In the second hal…
Palou cruises to Sonsio Grand Prix Pole
INDIANAPOLIS -- Alex Palou has earned the NTT P1 Award for the Sonsio Grand Prix. According to an IndyCar news release, Palou won his second pole of the year and his second consecutive pole while racing in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. He took the final spot with his last lap of one minute, 9.3417 seconds. “We had a bit of an advantage there with a set of new soft tires,” Palou said. “I think some people used them in Q1 (first round …
Palou pounces at last second to cruise to Sonsio GP pole
The Alex Palou Show continued Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, as the dominant leader of the NTT IndyCar Series standings used deft tire strategy and a fast car to run away with the NTT P1 Award for…
RACE REPORT: Sonsio Grand Prix - Andretti Global
Race Notes Following an Andretti INDY NXT victory earlier this afternoon, the green flag waved at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course to kick off the Month of May for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES at the Sonsio Grand Prix. Kyle Kirkwood was Andretti INDYCAR’s highest finisher today in eighth, marking the 11th top-10 finish for the team on the iconic Indianapolis road course. Both Marcus Ericsson and Colton Herta retired from the race early wit…
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