NTT INDYCAR SERIES | Rd. 8
PREVIEW Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America (USA)
Two years ago, Felix Rosenqvist became a breakthrough NTT INDYCAR SERIES race winner. This weekend sees the Swede return to the site where it happened – Wisconsin’s Road America – looking for another strong result.
By winning at the Elkhart Lake track in July 2020, shortly after motorsport resumed in the wake of the early COVID-19 shutdowns, Rosenqvist became the first Swedish driver in 18 years to hit Victory Lane in U.S. top-tier racing.
A violent crash in Detroit then forced Rosenqvist to sit out last year’s Road America event, making this weekend’s appearance his first at the track since that 2020 victory.
“Road America is a place of fond memories for me, so I’m really looking forward to getting back there this weekend,” says Felix Rosenqvist. “It’s a classic, beautiful track with good overtaking opportunities and an interesting mix of corners. It can bite you hard if you don’t take proper care of the tyres, but it always produces entertaining races.”
Rosenqvist took fourth in the Indy 500 two weeks ago – his best finish with Arrow McLaren SP – and followed it up with another strong drive in last Sunday’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix where he battled back from a qualifying penalty to finish in the top ten and set the second-fastest lap.
“We’re on a bit of a roll now, with a couple of really strong races in the last month,” Felix Rosenqvist concludes. “The aim is to continue to build on that, find some consistent top ten or top five finishes, and see where that positions us in the championship a bit later in the year.”
The Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America gets underway on Sunday, with practice for the event commencing on Friday.
TIME TABLE
All times local (U.S. Central)
NTT INDYCAR SERIES | Rd. 8
Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Road America (USA)
Friday 10 June
Free Practice 1: 3:25-4:40 pm
Saturday 11 June
Free Practice 2: 9:45-10:45 am
Qualifying: 12:45-2:00 pm
Free Practice 3: 4:20-4:50 pm
Sunday 12 June
Race (55 laps): 11:50 am
TIMING: INDYCAR App / racecontrol.indycar.com
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TRACK DATA: view here