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Verstappen, Alonso quickest in wet at Canadian GP qualifying, Haas manage fifth and sixth
MONTREAL, CANADA — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen conquered the wet conditions on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, comfortably taking pole position by over six tenths of a second. It is the points leader’s second pole of the season and fifteenth of his career.
Alpine driver Fernando Alonso put together his best qualifying effort of the season, capturing second position in the tricky conditions at Montreal. He bested Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz by just over a tenth of a second.
Alonso looked strong in practice earlier in the week but acknowledged that good practice performances haven’t translated into pace on Saturday and Sunday so far this year. He credited the rain and the fans for being the difference makers in Canada.
“It was an unbelievable weekend so far for us, being competitive in practice and normally we are on Friday, but on Saturday we seem to lose a little bit of pace,” Alonso said. “Thanks to the wet conditions today the car was mega. I was so comfortable driving this car and I think the fans also pushed me to make an extra push.”
Lewis Hamilton put his Mercedes in fourth for Sunday’s Grand Prix seeming to overcome consistent issues he’s had with the car this week. He went so far as to call the W13 “a disaster” after practice on Friday.
Haas looked remarkably strong on Saturday, with drivers Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher qualifying fifth and sixth respectively. Sixth is Schumacher’s best career qualifying result and he will look to score his first career points in F1 on Sunday. The American outfit currently sits eighth in the Constructor Championship standings, now finding themselves in a position to score massive points in the race.
Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris both failed to set a time in Q2. Norris, who had been complaining of power issues, was called into the garage by his engineer, meaning he will start fourteenth on Sunday. Leclerc will start in last on Sunday despite qualifying fifteenth due to a power unit change.
Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin were especially disappointed following Saturday’s qualifying. Both cars failed to make it out of Q1 despite Vettel recording top-five times in two practice sessions. Both AlphaTauri cars also failed to make it into Q2.
Sunday’s race in Montreal will start at 2 p.m. eastern and will air on ABC.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 22, 2026) – The second greatest spectacle in racing had fans on their feet as the Wienie 500 took place during Carb Day activities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Chi Dog got off to a grilling start by taking the lead at the drop of the green flag jumping in front of Slaw Dog heading into turn one and through the South short chute.
Coming off turn two Seattle Dog got and tried to make a move on the inside before Chi Dog threw a big block, killing Seattle’s momentum allowing Slaw Dog to maintain second place.
Turn two onto the backstretch proved to be the hot spot as New York Dog made it three wide on the last lap eventually taking the lead into turn three.
Chi Dog and Chili Dog couldn’t ketchup at the yard of bricks and New York Dog took home the Borg Wiener trophy. The margin of victory was 3/4 of a Wienermobile.
The crowd at the Brickyard didn’t relish the victory, booing New York Dog loudly as the checkered flag flew, prompting ‘Commander in Beef’ Andy Richter to wonder if there was a midwestern bias.
LEXINGTON, OH (Pittsburgh Racing Now) – Alex Palou won his third straight NTT INDYCAR SERIES race taking the victory in the Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sport Car Complex. Palou beat teammate Scott Dixon by ?.????-seconds to pick up his fourth win in five races.
“We knew that we had the pace, but we needed clean air,” said Palou, who started fourth. “That’s why we went for the primaries at the beginning, which we thought it was probably a bit risky, but if we were able to cross the first lap on position, we were going to be good for our strategy.”
The strategy involved staying out longer on the Primary Firestone Tires and leapfrogging front row starters Colton Herta and Graham Rahal when it came time for Palou and the No. 10 American Legion ‘Be The One’ Honda to come to the pits for their first service.
“We saved a little bit of fuel,” explained Palou. “Waited until the 27 struggled a little bit on tires. We were able to pass and then just run a bit longer than Colton and Rahal to get the lead.”
Palou led 48-of-80-laps en route to Chip Ganassi Racing’s record-tying 12th win at Mid-Ohio, tying Team Penske.
Dixon started sixth in the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda and his second place finish was his best of the 2023 season, which moved him up to second place in the Championship standings.
“It was definitely a good day,” said Dixon, who trails Palou by 110-points in the title fight. “The pace of the PNC Bank No. 9 was really good. Fuel mileage was super easy, so Honda definitely stepped it up here this weekend. But huge credit to the 10 car and obviously Alex. He is on a hell of a run.”
Team Penske’s Will Power finished third in the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet.
“Solid day. No mistakes,” said Power. “Yeah, not much more we could have got out of the day. That was kind of what we had. Obviously Palou is very quick.”
Power, the defending Series Champion, and Dixon, a six-time Series Champion, marveled at how Palou and his team has been able to outpace everyone in the most-competitive open wheel series in the world.
“He is so on point in every respect, in every respect,” said Power of Palou. “He is not missing a thing, which is very difficult in this series to be extremely fast, which there are a lot of guys that are, but then being able to do all the disciplines as well plus the intricacies of fuel save, tire conservation, in-and-out laps, the qualifying. It’s bloody hard to have that all nailed, and he is doing it.”
“It’s not just Alex, but Julian (Robertson), the whole 10 car group are just doing a phenomenal job. Even with Barry (Wanser) as well,” said Dixon. “It’s never a single person. The effort is big I think on all the cars in Chip Ganassi right now, but they’re firing on all cylinders.”
Next up for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is the Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday, July 16, where Chip Ganassi Racing will look to go back-to-back following Dixon’s win in 2022.
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Sunday Morning Racing Notebook: Kirkwood, Preece grab first career pole positions and more
Sunday’s Racing Notebook details the first career pole positions for two drivers as well as one of racing’s most popular driver is back behind the wheel and much more:
KIRKWOOD GRAB LONG BEACH INDYCAR POLE
- Andretti Autosport’s Kyle Kirkwood grabbed his first career NTT INDYCAR SERIES pole position beating Chip Ganassi Racing’s Marcus Ericsson for the top starting spot for Sunday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Kirkwood’s fast lap was 0.060-seconds quicker than No. 8 Huski Chocolate Honda. Kirkwood’s teammate Romain Grosjean will start third with Ericsson’s teammates Alex Palou and Scott Dixon rounding out the Top 5. Long Beach Starting Lineup
PREECE ON CUP SERIES MARTINSVILLE POLE
- Ryan Preece is on the NASCAR Cup Series Pole Position for the first time in 124-career starts. Preece’s fast lap of 94.780mph edged Daniel Suarez’ quick lap of 94.289mph. Preece’s teammate Aric Almirola ran the same time as Suarez and will start third as points standings determines the tie-breaker. Chase Briscoe qualified fourth at 94.153mph and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the Top 5 at 94.120mph.
CHASE ELLIOTT QUALIFIES 24TH AT MARTINSVILLE
- Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott will start 24th in his return to NASCAR Cup Series competition. Elliott has missed the last several races after breaking his leg in a snowboarding accident. JR Motorsports Josh Berry, who filled-in for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion, is on stand-by in case Elliott cannot go the full race distance.
Denny Hamlin grabs the NASCAR Cup pole at Pocono Raceway
Justin Allgaier captures first Pocono victory after wild late-race restart
Newgarden Continues Short Oval Reign With WWTR Win
Alex Palou wins fourth straight pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway
Rough day for Wright at Michigan
Alex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing win the pole position for the 110th Indianapolis 500
Alexander Rossi, Pato O’Ward and Romain Grosjean involved in multi vehicle crash during Indy 500 practice
New York Dog wins the Wienie 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR community mourns the loss of champion driver Kyle Busch
