Ganassi opened free practice in Indianapolis at the top with Scott Dixon and Marcus Ericsson separated by just 0.026 seconds. Tony Kanaan was the best Brazilian driver in the session
The first free practice for the 2022 edition of the Indianapolis 500 saw Ganassi double at the top of the grid. New Zealander Scott Dixon, winner in 2008 and pole in 2021, was fastest in the session held on Tuesday morning (17) at the Brickyard, with a best time of 39s626 after 25 laps. Second place went to Sweden's Marcus Ericsson, just 0s026s behind.
Sage Karam was the best Chevrolet-engined car by surprising Dreyer & Reinbold in third, followed by Carpenter's Conor Daly. The top-5 was completed by Marco Andretti.
Santino Ferrucci also put DRR in the top-10 by finishing sixth, followed by Scott McLaughlin's Penske and Alex Palou's Ganassi. McLaren's Pato O'Ward and Foyt's J.R. Hildebrand rounded out the top-10.
Ganassi's Brazilian Tony Kanaan was in 16th place, 1 position below Will Power, winner in 2018 and current championship leader, after clocking 40s220, 0s593 above Dixon. Helio Castroneves, meanwhile, finished 30th, behind Meyer Shank's teammate Simon Pagenaud.
The drivers return to the track at 4:00 pm (BrasÃlia time). The first two hours will be exclusively for Cusick DragonSpeed's Stefan Wilson, who has to go through an orientation program for refreshers, drivers who have been away from Indy and are returning to compete in Indianapolis.
Indy 2022, Indianapolis 500, Free Practice 1:
1S DIXONGanassi Honda39,626252M ERICSSONGanassi Honda39,653+0,027313S KARAMDRR Chevrolet39,753+0,127524C DALYCarpenter Chevrolet39,883+0,257445M ANDRETTIAndretti Honda39,928+0,302246S FERRUCCIDRR Chevrolet39,935+0,309507S MCLAUGHLINPenske Chevrolet39,941+0,315418A PALOUGanassi Honda39,950+0,324269P O'WARDMcLaren Chevrolet40,014+0,3883410J HILDEBRANDFoyt Chevrolet40,081+0,4552311KIRKWOODFoyt Chevrolet40,092+0,4665412J NEWGARDENPenske Chevrolet40,103+0,4773513D KELLETTFoyt Chevrolet40,103+0,4775214F ROSENQVISTMcLaren Chevrolet40,110+0,4843915W POWERPenske Chevrolet40,212+0,5863216T KANAANGanassi Honda40,220+0,5942217R VEEKAYCarpenter Chevrolet40,223+0,5973818J MONTOYAMcLaren Chevrolet40,245+0,6191919C ILOTTChevrolet Juncos40,288+0,6623220C LUNDGAARDRLL Honda40,311+0,6854421J JOHNSONGanassi Honda40,357+0,7312922D DEFRANCESCOAndretti Honda40,396+0,7701623J HARVEYRLL Honda40,437+0,8114124ROSSIAndretti Honda40,439+0,8132525E CARPENTERCarpenter Chevrolet40,520+0,8942826C HERTAAndretti Honda40,583+0,9572227R GROSJEANAndretti Honda40,596+0,9701528D MALUKASDale Coyne Honda40,602+0,9762129S PAGENAUDMeyer Shank Honda40,724+1,0981530H CASTRONEVESMeyer Shank Honda40,825+1,1993331G RAHALRLL Honda41,069+1,4432132T SATODale Coyne Honda42,424+2,7984