Qualifying for round 13 of the 2026 IndyCar season at Portland has been completed, view the full results here.
In first practice, championship leader Alex Palou was fastest on the primary tyre, an unusual occurrence in the series. Kyle Kirkwood was the quickest driver on reds, finishing up 2nd overall. Rinus VeeKay and Louis Foster impressed with top five appearances.
Earlier today in second practice, Marcus Armstrong finished on top as he was the only driver to run a set of reds. Once again Alex Palou was the quickest on blacks, narrowly outpacing teammate Scott Dixon. Rosenqvist and Malukas rounded out the top 5 as MSR and CGR looked incredibly strong.
Heading into qualifying, the #10 led the #12 by 83 points in the championship, with Malukas facing a six-place grid penalty for an unapproved engine change to make life even harder. Kyle Kirkwood is a further four points behind his fellow American.
Round 1, Group 1 results
- Power 58.360
- Palou 58.381
- Malukas 58.445
- Ericsson 58.487
- Grosjean 58.505
- Simpson 58.554
- Foster 58.576
- Newgarden 58.581
- O’Ward 58.582
- Rossi 58.592
- Armstrong 58.608
- Schumacher 58.704
Round 1, Group 2 results
- Rosenqvist 58.424
- Dixon 58.506
- Kirkwood 58.615
- Rahal 58.680
- VeeKay 58.694
- Hauger 58.695
- McLaughlin 58.782
- Siegel 58.875
- Collet 58.905
- Rasmussen 58.906
- Ferrucci 58.918
- Robb 59.025
- Lundgaard 59.444
Top 12 results
- Rosenqvist 58.644
- VeeKay 58.684
- Simpson 58.732
- Ericsson 58.749
- Palou 58.767
- Power 58.795
- Kirkwood 58.830
- Rahal 58.846
- Malukas 58.869
- Hauger 58.878
- Grosjean 58.942
- Dixon 59.202
2026 IndyCar Portland | Fast 6 Qualifying results
- Rosenqvist 58.482
- Palou 58.501
- Power 58.513
- Ericsson 58.672
- VeeKay 58.770
- Simpson 59.084
