The Argentinian Augustine Canapinowith a unit from the Juncos team hollinger racingwill fulfill today the personal dream of intervening in the traditional Indianapolis 500 auto racingone of the tests that make up the so-called ‘Triple crown’ of activity, together with the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Buenos Aires pilot, 33 years old, managed to include his Dallara-Chevrolet machine in the grid of 33 IndyCar representativesin a classification in which got the 27th positionfacing the issue number 107 of this emblematic competition.
What time will Canapino run
The native of Arrecifes, four times road tourism championwill leave at 1:45 p.m. Argentine time (ESPN televises) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, accompanied in the ninth starting row by the British Stefan Wilson (Dallara-Chevrolet) and the American Devlin DeFrancesco (Dallara-Honda).
In the four laps he designed in qualifying last week, the Argentine accumulated a global of 2m. 35s. 628/1000 for the route in the racetrack of 4,023 meters in lengthat an average of 372, 270 kilometers per hour.
Canapino achieved sixth place in the last test session held last Fridaywhich opens expectations for a good figuration in the race, beyond the fact that “We cannot think of fighting with the top teams”he stated.
The Spanish Alex Palou (Dallara-Honda), of the Chip Ganassi team, he achieved the best qualifying time and will start in pole position, with a record that fluctuated at 376.940 kilometers per hour.
The second position was in the hands of American Rinus Veekay (Dallara-Chevrolet), with a time that bordered 376,930 km/h. And third it turned out Swedish Felix Rosenqvist (Dallara-Chevrolet)with a return to 376,770 kilometers per hour.
The local was located further back Santino Ferrucci (Dallara-Chevrolet)the Mexican Pato O’Ward (Dallara-Chevrolet), the New Zealander Scott Dixon (Dallara-Honda), the American Alexander Rossi (Dallara-Chevrolet), the Japanese Takuma Sato (Dallara-Honda), the Brazilian Tony Kanaan (Dallara- Chevrolet) and the Swede Marcus Ericsson (Dallara-Honda).
Championship positions fulfilled the first 5 IndyCar rounds: Palou 174 points; O’Ward 168; Ericson, 155; Romain Grosjean (France), 134; Scott McLaughlin (New Zealand), 133.
The Argentine Canapino gathers 56 units and is in the nineteenth position.
Source: Ambito
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