Sato earns pole position for Race 2 in Detroit

Takuma Sato earned pole position for the second race at Detroit's Belle Isle (Dave Frechette/AP).

DETROIT — Takuma Sato has earned the pole position for Sunday’s second race of the Detroit Grand Prix.

Sato’s final lap in the second of two qualifying sessions knocked Helio Castroneves out of the top spot. Castroneves, who won the pole and finished fifth in Saturday’s first race, will start third under the Indy Car series qualifying rules.

Canadian James Hinchcliffe, the fastest driver in the early qualifying session, will share the front row with Sato.

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Will Power, who won Saturday’s first race, will start eighth Sunday.

It was another short qualifying run for Indianapolis 500 champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, who crashed on his first qualifying lap and will start 21st. He had the same starting spot a day earlier and finished 16 after crashing on the last lap.

Chevrolet Dual in Detroit Race 2 Qualifying Results
Pos. Driver Team (Engine) Time Speed (mph) Round
1. Takuma Sato A.J. Foyt Racing (Honda) 01:16.1371 111.115 Qualifications – Group 2
2. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport (Honda) 01:16.3739 110.771 Qualifications – Group 1
3. Helio Castroneves Team Penske (Chevrolet) 01:16.3624 110.788 Qualifications – Group 2
4. Mike Conway Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevrolet) 01:16.8580 110.073 Qualifications – Group 1
5. Ryan Briscoe NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing (Chevrolet) 01:16.5382 110.533 Qualifications – Group 2
6. Carlos Munoz (R) Andretti Autosport (Honda) 01:16.9340 109.964 Qualifications – Group 1
7. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (Honda) 01:16.8539 110.079 Qualifications – Group 2
8. Will Power Team Penske (Chevrolet) 01:17.0297 109.828 Qualifications – Group 1
9. Sebastian Saavedra KV AFS Racing (Chevrolet) 01:17.0688 109.772 Qualifications – Group 2
10. Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (Honda) 01:17.1310 109.684 Qualifications – Group 1
11. Sebastien Bourdais KVSH Racing (Chevrolet) 01:17.1155 109.706 Qualifications – Group 2
12. Carlos Huertas (R) Dale Coyne Racing (Honda) 01:17.4651 109.210 Qualifications – Group 1
13. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing (Honda) 01:17.1660 109.634 Qualifications – Group 2
14. Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda) 01:17.5948 109.028 Qualifications – Group 1
15. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske (Chevrolet) 01:17.2979 109.447 Qualifications – Group 2
16. Mikhail Aleshin (R) Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (Honda) 01:18.1119 108.306 Qualifications – Group 1
17. Tony Kanaan Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Chevrolet) 01:17.3386 109.389 Qualifications – Group 2
18. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport (Honda) 01:18.1820 108.209 Qualifications – Group 1
19. Jack Hawksworth (R) Bryan Herta Autosport (Honda) 01:17.4172 109.278 Qualifications – Group 2
20. Charlie Kimball Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing (Chevrolet) 01:18.1871 108.202 Qualifications – Group 1
21. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport (Honda) No Time No Speed Qualifications – Group 2
22. Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Chevrolet) 01:19.4557 106.474 Qualifications – Group 1

NOTE: Qualification results do not reflect grid penalties.

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