Hinchcliffe fastest after Friday running at Barber

Published on 05 Apr 2019 22:45

By: Fergal Walsh

James Hinchcliffe topped the second practice session at Barber Motorsports Park, and was the only driver to set a time underneath a 1:09, laying down a 1:08.999.

The difficult track layout proved to be a challenge for a number of drivers who found themselves taking trips through the grass and gravel.

One driver ended up in the barrier, with the Dayle Coyne car of Santino Ferrucci going off, but managed to get away without any major damage, and ended up third in the session..

IndyCar's latest race-winner Colton Herta was second, as he too had an off towards the end of the session, taking to the grass and following the route until he could rejoin the circuit.

There is some doubt over the pace of the red Firestone tyres, which are designed to be the quicker tyre ahead of the 'blacks.' However, a number of drivers struggled on the stickier tyre, with Andretti's Zach Veach confirming after the session that he is not so sure which is quicker.

The second Dale Coyne Racing car of Sebastien Bourdais was fourth, beating the leading Andretti of Alexander Rossi, who edged out teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay.

After causing a late red flag late on in the first practice session, Spencer Pigot ended the day in seventh, ahead of Patricio O'Ward, Marco Andretti and the reigning series champion Scott Dixon.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
undefined 1.	undefined James Hinchcliffe	undefined Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	undefined 1:08.9994	undefined
undefined 2.	undefined Colton Herta	undefined Harding Racing	undefined 1:09.0084	undefined +0.0090
undefined 3.	undefined Santino Ferrucci	undefined Dale Coyne Racing	undefined 1:09.0461	undefined +0.0467
undefined 4.	undefined Sebastien Bourdais	undefined Dale Coyne Racing	undefined 1:09.0968	undefined +0.0974
undefined 5.	undefined Alexander Rossi	undefined Andretti Autosport	undefined 1:09.1140	undefined +0.1146
undefined 6.	undefined Ryan Hunter-Reay	undefined Andretti Autosport	undefined 1:09.1545	undefined +0.1551
undefined 7.	undefined Spencer Pigot	undefined Ed Carpenter Racing	undefined 1:09.2055	undefined +0.2061
undefined 8.	undefined Patricio O'Ward	undefined Carlin	undefined 1:09.2729	undefined +0.2735
undefined 9.	undefined Marco Andretti	undefined Andretti Autosport	undefined 1:09.3113	undefined +0.3119
undefined 10.	undefined Scott Dixon	undefined Chip Ganassi Racing	undefined 1:09.4079	undefined +0.4085
undefined 11.	undefined Will Power	undefined Team Penske	undefined 1:09.4166	undefined +0.4172
undefined 12.	undefined Zach Veach	undefined Andretti Autosport	undefined 1:09.4320	undefined +0.4326
undefined 13.	undefined Takuma Sato	undefined Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	undefined 1:09.4532	undefined +0.4538
undefined 14.	undefined Marcus Ericsson	undefined Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	undefined 1:09.5385	undefined +0.5391
undefined 15.	undefined Simon Pagenaud	undefined Team Penske	undefined 1:09.5546	undefined +0.5552
undefined 16.	undefined Graham Rahal	undefined Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	undefined 1:09.5660	undefined +0.5666
undefined 17.	undefined Felix Rosenqvist	undefined Chip Ganassi Racing	undefined 1:09.5986	undefined +0.5992
undefined 18.	undefined Josef Newgarden	undefined Team Penske	undefined 1:09.6309	undefined +0.6315
undefined 19.	undefined Jack Harvey	undefined Meyer Shank Racing	undefined 1:09.8179	undefined +0.8185
undefined 20.	undefined Matheus Leist	undefined A.J. Foyt Enterprises	undefined 1:09.8893	undefined +0.8899
undefined 21.	undefined Tony Kanaan	undefined A.J. Foyt Enterprises	undefined 1:09.8971	undefined +0.8977
undefined 22.	undefined Ed Jones	undefined Ed Carpenter Racing	undefined 1:10.0486	undefined +1.0492
undefined 23.	undefined Max Chilton	undefined Carlin	undefined 1:10.0909	undefined +1.0915
undefined 24.	undefined Ben Hanley	undefined DragonSpeed	undefined 1:10.7354	undefined +1.7360