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The Verizon IndyCar Series held its first open test of the upcoming season at the Barber Motorsport Park.
The Penske squad showed its great form by finishing with the three fastest times in a session that was cut short due to poor visibility in the morning.
Will Power ended-up at the top of the chart followed by his teammates Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves.
Reinging IndyCar champion Scott Dixon was fourth for Ganassi, while AJ Foyt Racing's Takuma Sato rounded up the top five in the fastest Honda-powered car.
Ryan Briscoe was sixth quickest in the second Ganassi car, ahead of Justin Wilson, Simon Pagenaud, James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay, who completed the top 10.
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time Gap Laps
1. Will Power Penske/Chevy 1m07.6492s 48
2. Juan Pablo Montoya Penske/Chevy 1m07.7170s +0.0678s 55
3. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy 1m07.7214s +0.0722s 51
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Chevy 1m07.8225s +0.1733s 40
5. Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 1m07.8619s +0.2127s 39
6. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi/Chevy 1m07.8834s +0.2342s 44
7. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda 1m07.8863s +0.2371s 31
8. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda 1m08.0682s +0.4190s 35
9. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Honda 1m08.1629s +0.5137s 32
10. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Honda 1m08.3194s +0.6702s 30
11. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Chevy 1m08.3209s +0.6717s 41
12. Tony Kanaan Ganassi/Chevy 1m08.3254s +0.6762s 42
13. Mike Conway Carpenter/Chevy 1m08.4734s +0.8242s 42
14. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda 1m08.4907s +0.8415s 37
15. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda 1m08.5798s +0.9306s 25
16. Sebastian Saavedra KV/Chevy 1m08.6539s +1.0047s 50
17. Marco Andretti Andretti/Honda 1m08.6688s +1.0196s 28
18. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt/Honda 1m08.7296s +1.0804s 28
19. Jack Hawksworth Herta/Honda 1m08.9223s +1.2731s 36
20. Carlos Munoz Andretti/Honda 1m08.9299s +1.2807s 42
21. Oriol Servia Rahal/Honda 1m09.2164s +1.5672s 7
22. Sebastien Bourdais KV/Chevy 1m09.6668s +2.0176s 11
The Penske squad showed its great form by finishing with the three fastest times in a session that was cut short due to poor visibility in the morning.
Will Power ended-up at the top of the chart followed by his teammates Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves.
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| Juan-Pablo Montoya, Penske-Chevrolet. (Photo: LAT / IndyCar) |
Reinging IndyCar champion Scott Dixon was fourth for Ganassi, while AJ Foyt Racing's Takuma Sato rounded up the top five in the fastest Honda-powered car.
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| Reigning champion Scott Dixon, Ganassi-Chevrolet. (Photo: LAT / IndyCar) |
Ryan Briscoe was sixth quickest in the second Ganassi car, ahead of Justin Wilson, Simon Pagenaud, James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay, who completed the top 10.
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| James Hinchcliffe, Andretti-Honda. (Photo: LAT / IndyCar) |
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time Gap Laps
1. Will Power Penske/Chevy 1m07.6492s 48
2. Juan Pablo Montoya Penske/Chevy 1m07.7170s +0.0678s 55
3. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy 1m07.7214s +0.0722s 51
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Chevy 1m07.8225s +0.1733s 40
5. Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 1m07.8619s +0.2127s 39
6. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi/Chevy 1m07.8834s +0.2342s 44
7. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda 1m07.8863s +0.2371s 31
8. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda 1m08.0682s +0.4190s 35
9. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Honda 1m08.1629s +0.5137s 32
10. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Honda 1m08.3194s +0.6702s 30
11. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Chevy 1m08.3209s +0.6717s 41
12. Tony Kanaan Ganassi/Chevy 1m08.3254s +0.6762s 42
13. Mike Conway Carpenter/Chevy 1m08.4734s +0.8242s 42
14. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda 1m08.4907s +0.8415s 37
15. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda 1m08.5798s +0.9306s 25
16. Sebastian Saavedra KV/Chevy 1m08.6539s +1.0047s 50
17. Marco Andretti Andretti/Honda 1m08.6688s +1.0196s 28
18. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt/Honda 1m08.7296s +1.0804s 28
19. Jack Hawksworth Herta/Honda 1m08.9223s +1.2731s 36
20. Carlos Munoz Andretti/Honda 1m08.9299s +1.2807s 42
21. Oriol Servia Rahal/Honda 1m09.2164s +1.5672s 7
22. Sebastien Bourdais KV/Chevy 1m09.6668s +2.0176s 11
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| Takuma Sato, Foyt-Honda. (Photo: LAT / IndyCar) |