The Andretti driver had the punishment confirmed after the engine change. As a result, he will start 12th in Iowa on Sunday.
Colton Herta has been punished for an engine change in the #26 Andretti and will start the Iowa 2 GP, which takes place this Sunday, in 12th place. The punishment was announced earlier this afternoon by Indy.
The Andretti North American had problems during race 1, won by Josef Newgarden, when his car's engine died when he went to the pits on lap 111, and he finished the race only 24th. Colton scored 18s129 in qualifying on Saturday (23), and was only 0s050 behind pole position man Will Power.
As a result, Herta drops to the sixth row and will start next to defending champion Álex Palou from Ganassi. Gain grid positions Conor Daly, Takuma Sato, Felix Rosenqvist, Scott McLaughlin, Jack Harvey, Pato O'Ward, Rinus VeeKay, Felix Rosenqvist, and Romain Grosjean.
The Andretti driver ranks eighth in the 2022 Indy season with 260 points, 115 behind leader Marcus Ericsson. Colton is responsible for Andretti's only victory in the championship, won at Indianapolis GP 1 in May.
Race 2 of the IndyCar Series in Iowa is scheduled for 4:00 pm (GMT -3) on Sunday, with full coverage byGRANDE PRÊMIOand broadcast to Brazil on TV Cultura, ESPN and Star+. Just like Saturday, the pole-position will be Will Power from Penske.