Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou will start the 2026 Indy 500 from pole position after topping Fast Six qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Palau, who is the defending winner of the Indy 500 having won the event in 2025, had an average speed of 232.248 mph in his final four-lap run of the day, enough to edge the likes of Alexander Rossi (231.990 mph) and David Malukas (231.877 mph).

Felix Rosenqvist had topped both Full-Field Qualifying and Top 12 Qualifying earlier in the day, but the driver of the No. 60 could only manage fourth position when it came to staking his claim for pole.

Elsewhere, Santino Ferrucci and Pato O’Ward rounded out the Fast Six and will start next Sunday’s race in P5 and P6.

Further down the grid, there is once again NASCAR involvement in this year's event, with Katherine Legge attempting the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 double, following in the footsteps of the likes of Kyle Larson and Tony Stewart. The 45-year-old is set to line up in 27th spot in next Sunday's main event.

With that said, let's take a look at all of the results from a busy Sunday below.

2026 Indy 500 qualifying results

Fast Six

Indy 500 Fast Six Qualifying Results
PosDriverNo.Avg SpeedTime/Gap
1Alex Palou10232.248 mph2:35.0066s
2Alexander Rossi20231.990 mph+0.1726s
3David Malukas12231.877 mph+0.2483s
4Felix Rosenqvist60231.375 mph+0.5848s
5Santino Ferrucci14230.846 mph+0.9416s
6Pato O'Ward5230.442 mph+1.2152s

Top 12 Qualifying

Indy 500 Top 12 Qualifying Results
PosDriverNo.Avg SpeedTime/Gap
1Felix Rosenqvist60232.065 mph2:35.1289s
2Alex Palou10231.665 mph+0.2680s
3David Malukas12231.486 mph+0.3882s
4Santino Ferrucci14231.098 mph+0.6491s
5Pato O'Ward5231.088 mph+0.6558s
6Alexander Rossi20231.005 mph+0.7118s
7Kyffin Simpson8230.883 mph+0.7940s
8Conor Daly23230.712 mph+0.9101s
9Scott McLaughlin3230.577 mph+1.0011s
10Scott Dixon9230.347 mph+1.1573s
11Rinus VeeKay76229.585 mph+1.6759s
12Takuma Sato75230.995 mph+1.0747s

*Caio Collet will start 32nd after being disqualified for a technical violation discovered in post-qualifying inspection.

Full Field Qualifying

Indy 500 Full-Field Qualifying Results
PosDriverNo.Avg SpeedTime/Gap
1Felix Rosenqvist60232.599 mph2:34.7730s
2David Malukas12231.813 mph+0.5243s
3Conor Daly23231.744 mph+0.5706s
4Scott McLaughlin3231.623 mph+0.6522s
5Rinus VeeKay76231.591 mph+0.6736s
6Alexander Rossi20231.580 mph+0.6809s
7Caio Collet4231.419 mph+0.7892s
8Scott Dixon9231.411 mph+0.7945s
9Pato O'Ward5231.248 mph+0.9038s
10Santino Ferrucci14231.224 mph+0.9200s
11Alex Palou10231.155 mph+0.9669s
12Kyffin Simpson8231.095 mph+1.0071s
13Takuma Sato75230.995 mph+1.0747s
14Ed Carpenter33230.829 mph+1.1863s
15Helio Castroneves06230.811 mph+1.1987s
16Christian Rasmussen21230.705 mph+1.2704s
17Marcus Armstrong66230.701 mph+1.2734s
18Marcus Ericsson28230.667 mph+1.2960s
19Christian Lundgaard7230.661 mph+1.2999s
20Will Power26230.279 mph+1.5593s
21Nolan Siegel6230.213 mph+1.6039s
22Louis Foster45230.212 mph+1.6043s
23Ryan Hunter-Reay31230.202 mph+1.6113s
24Josef Newgarden2230.165 mph+1.6368s
25Romain Grosjean18229.791 mph+1.8913s
26Kyle Kirkwood27229.607 mph+2.0166s
27Katherine Legge11229.456 mph+2.1198s
28Mick Schumacher47229.450 mph+2.1239s
29Jack Harvey*24229.207 mph+2.2904s
30Graham Rahal15229.017 mph+2.4206s
31Dennis Hauger19228.982 mph+2.4446s
32Jacob Abel51228.169 mph+3.0048s
33Sting Ray Robb77226.572 mph+4.1171s

*Jack Harvey will start 33rd after being disqualified for a technical violation discovered in post-qualifying inspection.

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