Last year, Ericsson qualified as the 13th man as a newcomer in the series.

Stablemate Felix Rosenqvist starts from 14th position next Sunday. He recorded 370.56 km / h. A real boost to last year when he qualified as 28th.

- A good qualifier that we should definitely be happy with. We have had some problems with the car during the training, I have not enjoyed the car, but we have worked methodically and managed to get it right today, Rosenqvist says in a press release.

Several of the pre-favorites had a tough time in the qualifiers. Last year's winner, the Frenchman Simon Pagenaud only reached a 25th place.

Fernando Alonso, former F1 world champion, also had a hard time and finished 26th. Last year, Alonso completely failed in the qualifiers and was not allowed to drive the race.

The American Marco Andretti was the fastest and was noted for the average speed of 232.32 km / h.

Tonight, the nine best drivers from the qualifiers make up for the starting positions in the top three ranks.

CLIP: Here Colton Herta crashes straight into the concrete wall (18/7)

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