Circuit: Exhibition Place (1.786-mile temporary street circuit), Toronto, Ont., Canada
2015 Winner: Josef Newgarden (Carpenter Fisher Hartman Racing) 90.410 mph average
Weather: Mostly sunny, mild, 73 degrees F
Top-12 Qualifying Results:
| Ps. |
Driver |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Best Time |
Notes |
|
1. |
Scott Dixon |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
59.9073 |
107.326 mph average |
|
2. |
Helio Castroneves |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
59.9425 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
|
3. |
Simon Pagenaud |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:00.2293 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
|
4. |
Will Power |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:00.4085 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
|
5. |
Sebastien Bourdais |
KVSH Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:00.4221 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
|
6. |
James Hinchcliffe |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:01.5637 |
Fast Six Final Qualifying |
|
7. |
Conor Daly-R |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:00.5693 |
2nd Round |
|
8. |
Josef Newgarden |
Ed Carpenter Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:00.5885 |
2nd Round |
|
9. |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:00.6532 |
2nd Round |
|
10. |
Mikhail Aleshin |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:00.6635 |
2nd Round |
|
11. |
Luca Filippi |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:00.7784 |
2nd Round |
|
12. |
Tony Kanaan |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:00.8561 |
2nd Round |
Other Honda Results
| 13. |
Jack Hawksworth |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda |
1:00.6930 |
1st Round, Group 1 |
|
15. |
Carlos Munoz |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:00.7712 |
1st Round, Group 1 |
|
16. |
Graham Rahal |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan |
Honda |
1:00.7088 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
|
18. |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:00.8721 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
|
19. |
Alexander Rossi-R |
Andretti Herta Autosport |
Honda |
1:01.2087 |
1st Round, Group 1 |
|
20. |
Takuma Sato |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda |
1:01.4012 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
|
22. |
Marco Andretti |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:01.4384 |
1st Round, Group 2 |
Hinchcliffe Qualifies Sixth in Toronto
- Hometown favorite Hinchcliffe leads Honda field
- Conor Daly top rookie, qualifies seventh
- Aleshin, Filippi also advance
Toronto native James Hinchcliffe will start Sunday's Honda Indy Toronto from the outside of the third row, sixth, as he led the Honda field Saturday in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying in front of his hometown fans. It was the third time that the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver has advanced to the "Fast Six" final round of knockout qualifying in eight road racing weekends this season. It also was Hinchcliffe's best qualifying result in seven career IndyCar starts in Toronto.
Conor Daly posted his best qualifying performance of 2016, advancing to the second round and just missing the "Fast Six" final round by 11 hundredths of a second. He will lead the rookie field and start seventh in his Dale Coyne Racing Honda.
Mikhail Aleshin, in the second Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda, will start 10th. Daly's teammate, Luca Filippi, qualified 11th in his Dale Coyne Racing entry. Sunday's Honda Indy Toronto starts at 3 p.m. EDT, with live network television coverage on CNBC.
James Hinchcliffe (#5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda): "It's good to be back at the sharp end of the grid after difficult qualifying sessions in the last two races left us shotgun on the field. It is unbelievably tough to win in the series [starting] from outside the top 10. I'm much, much more than pleased to be starting from the front. In terms of our chances to win tomorrow, this is my best qualifying spot [Hinchcliffe's previous best Toronto qualifying result was eighth], so this is the best chance we've ever had here [to win]."
