Practice 1 at Phoenix has been completed as IndyCar makes its return to the oval track in 2026 after 8 years, view the full results here.
Alex Palou went into the weekend as the championship leader once again. He crushed the opposition at St. Pete, winning by over 12 seconds. It was another big statement from the four-time champion. Polesitter Scott McLaughlin and Christian Lundgaard put in good drives to complete the podium.
Scott Dixon and Will Power were looking for a good rebound in opening practice following a terrible St. Pete for two of the greats in the sport’s history.
The big moment in Practice 1 was a sizeable crash for Felix Rosenqvist. Although the angle he hit the wall at was nasty, the Swede was thankfully okay.
Once again, Team Penske were flying on the ovals, with Pato O’Ward in the mix as usual too. ECR and Andretti (with Power) were in the mix also.
Dixon (P12) and Palou (P18) had relatively quiet sessions.
2026 IndyCar Phoenix | Practice 1 results
- Malukas 175.605
- O’Ward 174.461
- Newgarden 174.057
- Rasmussen 173.967
- Power 173.829
- Rossi 173.551
- McLaughlin 173.544
- VeeKay 173.498
- Kirkwood 173.474
- Siegel 173.415
- Schumacher 173.264
- Dixon 173.227
- Ericsson 173.144
- Ferrucci 172.867
- Lundgaard 172.771
- Armstrong 172.600
- Rahal 172.563
- Palou 172.563
- Simpson 172.069
- Foster 171.578
- Hauger 171.089
- Grosjean 171.076
- Robb 167.851
- Rosenqvist 167.250
- Collet 166.707
