IndyCar
Justin Wilson qualifying report
Long Beach
Edited: Jun 1, 2018, 12:54 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Justin qualifies 5th for Grand Prix of Long Beach
Justin will line up 5th for Sunday’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach after he and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing made it through to the final, Firestone Fast Six qualifying round for the third race in a row. Will Power took his third pole position of the season for Team Penske (1:09.065), with Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) lining up alongside him on the front row. Justin’s team-mate Ana Beatriz (No. 24 Ipiranga) qualified 26th.
Justin Wilson, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Photo by: Adriano Manocchia
After a strong showing in Friday morning’s practice session, the No. 22 Z-Line Designs car was dogged with brake balance problems on Friday afternoon and was just 18th on the timesheets on Saturday morning. But Justin and the DRR engineering team kept their cool and were able to dial the car in so that by qualifying Justin was able to progress through to the final round.
In the first round Justin posted the 6th fastest time (1:09.855) in what was a highly competitive second qualifying group. In round 2 he was 3rd quickest of the 12 drivers participating; a supreme, final lap effort (1:09.487) secured his place in the much-coveted Firestone Fast Six. A further set-up tweak for the final round proved to be good in parts and Justin’s quick time of 1:09.810 will see him line up on the third row of the grid alongside Helio Castroneves (Team Penske).
“I’ve got to thank everyone who’s working on the Z-Line Designs car,” said Justin. “We made a few changes from this morning and the car’s much better now. The guys kept their heads down and dug their heels in and we ended up with a race car that’s pretty good. It was nice to go out there and stick a time in and get a place in the Firestone Fast Six. We got a bit more adventurous in the Fast Six, trying to find another step in the same direction. It was good, but there was one part that tipped it over and meant we were pretty loose under braking in a few places. So having made it to the Fast Six I’m disappointed we didn’t do a little bit better, but we’ve learned a lot and hopefully we’ll have a good race car for tomorrow.”
-source: justinwilson.co.uk
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Firestone Racing qualifying report
Next article Newman/Haas Racing preview
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Will Power
Team Penske and Chevrolet announce multi-year extension of IndyCar partnership
IndyCar
IndyCar
Team Penske and Chevrolet announce multi-year extension of IndyCar partnership
Will Power goes from dead last to the podium in manic Markham IndyCar race
IndyCar
IndyCar
Markham
Will Power goes from dead last to the podium in manic Markham IndyCar race
How Marcus Ericsson turned a 'Big reset' into a masterclass on the Streets of Markham
IndyCar
IndyCar
Markham
How Marcus Ericsson turned a 'Big reset' into a masterclass on the Streets of Markham
More from
Andretti Autosport
2027 Formula E drivers and teams: The line-up so far
Formula E
Formula E 7 h
2027 Formula E drivers and teams: The line-up so far
Kyle Kirkwood seals career-best IndyCar season with Laguna Seca runner-up
IndyCar
IndyCar
Laguna Seca
Kyle Kirkwood seals career-best IndyCar season with Laguna Seca runner-up
Will Power crashes hard in second IndyCar Markham practice
IndyCar
IndyCar
Markham
Will Power crashes hard in second IndyCar Markham practice
Latest news
The ten closest finishes from the 2026 NASCAR season
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup 1 h
The ten closest finishes from the 2026 NASCAR season
‘Lewis suspected a conspiracy’ – Nico Rosberg explains how Lewis Hamilton F1 rivalry went awry at Mercedes
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1 1 h
‘Lewis suspected a conspiracy’ – Nico Rosberg explains how Lewis Hamilton F1 rivalry went awry at Mercedes
BMW "proud of what we achieved" after securing runner-up in 2026 WEC
WEC
WEC WEC
Monza
3 h
BMW "proud of what we achieved" after securing runner-up in 2026 WEC
The numbers that reveal how sprint races have turned the MotoGP title fight upside down
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Qatar GP
5 h
The numbers that reveal how sprint races have turned the MotoGP title fight upside down
Feature
Discover prime content
How Spanish engineering and Alex Palou brought IndyCar to Barcelona
Feature
IndyCar
Feature
IndyCar
By Joey Barnes
How Spanish engineering and Alex Palou brought IndyCar to Barcelona
Inside AJ Foyt Racing’s transition: Hauger’s arrival, Ferrucci’s future, and the Pierson waiting game
Feature
IndyCar
Feature
IndyCar
By Joey Barnes
Inside AJ Foyt Racing’s transition: Hauger’s arrival, Ferrucci’s future, and the Pierson waiting game
You Ask The Questions: David Malukas
IndyCar
By Joey Barnes
You Ask The Questions: David Malukas
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe