The 2024 IndyCar Series season has come to an end, and the balance can be struck. You can see how the drivers performed during the races from the championship standings, but how did they fare in qualifying compared to their teammate or teammates? We’ve listed all the qualifying battles between teammates!

AJ Foyt Racing

At AJ Foyt Racing, the dynamics between drivers Santino Ferrucci and Sting Ray Robb were somewhat uneven. Ferrucci was faster than Robb in every qualifying session, with Robb having a challenging first and final season at AJ Foyt Racing. As a result, the team has taken action by replacing Robb with David Malukas for 2025, who is expected to give Ferrucci a tougher challenge.

Final Result:
Santino Ferrucci/Sting Ray Robb: 17 – 0

Andretti Global

At Andretti Global, Colton Herta is clearly the team's lead driver. Not only was he the highest-placed driver in the overall championship, but he also outperformed both teammates in the qualifying sessions. Kyle Kirkwood managed to beat Herta six times, while Marcus Ericsson, in his first year with the team, was faster than Herta on four occasions.

The 'standard order' within Michael Andretti’s team is clear, with Kirkwood also comfortably outperforming Ericsson.

Final Result:
Colton Herta/Kyle Kirkwood: 11 - 6
Colton Herta/Marcus Ericsson: 13 - 4
Kyle Kirkwood/Marcus Ericsson: 11 – 6

Arrow McLaren

At McLaren, there was a lot of driver rotation in the #6 car this year. This affected the car’s performance: only Théo Pourchaire managed to beat teammates Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi in qualifying. Ilott, with just two races, had little chance, while Nolan Siegel discovered how tough it is to join mid-rookie season. In the nine races he contested, he was consistently the slowest in qualifying.

Even though Alexander Rossi has been dropped by the team for 2025, he gave O’Ward a strong fight in qualifying. This battle ultimately ended in a surprising 8 – 8 tie.

Final Result:
Pato O'Ward/Callum Ilott: 2 - 0
Pato O'Ward/Alexander Rossi: 8 - 8
Callum Ilott/Alexander Rossi: 0 - 2
Théo Pourchaire/Pato O'Ward: 1 - 5
Théo Pourchaire/Alexander Rossi: 2 - 3
Nolan Siegel/Pato O'Ward: 0 - 8
Nolan Siegel/Alexander Rossi: 0 – 9

Dale Coyne Racing

At Dale Coyne Racing, it was a revolving door of drivers this year. No fewer than nine drivers took to the track in one of the team’s two cars. Several driver pairings occurred only once, so they were excluded from this overview. Notably, the experienced Jack Harvey was beaten once by both Toby Sowery and Luca Ghiotto. Sowery’s performance was especially impressive, given that he only raced twice this year.

The most common battle between Dale Coyne Racing teammates was between Jack Harvey and Katherine Legge. It’s fair to say that Legge may have been a bit 'rusty,' as the English driver was beaten by Harvey in every qualifying session.

Final Result:
Jack Harvey/Luca Ghiotto: 3 - 1
Jack Harvey/Toby Sowery: 1 - 1
Jack Harvey/Katherine Legge: 5 - 0

Ed Carpenter Racing

Something interesting happened at Ed Carpenter Racing this year: for the first time, regular driver Rinus VeeKay faced stiff competition from a teammate. Despite being a rookie, Christian Rasmussen often gave VeeKay a hard time. After ten races together, the qualifying battle was tied at 5 – 5. However, VeeKay finished the season strong, pulling ahead to win 9 – 5.

Ed Carpenter’s decision to step aside for the final two race weekends and allow Rasmussen to take over his seat seems to have been a smart one. Carpenter couldn’t match VeeKay’s qualifying times, and while Rasmussen didn’t quite reach those times in the final races either, he did manage to qualify the car for the Leader Circle program.

Final Result:
Rinus VeeKay/Christian Rasmussen: 9 - 5
Rinus VeeKay/Ed Carpenter: 4 – 0

Chip Ganassi Racing

With five cars, the qualifying duels at Chip Ganassi Racing are always interesting. Despite Alex Palou qualifying on pole for only two championship races, he was still the fastest Ganassi driver in most qualifying sessions. Scott Dixon was often the second-fastest, but it's notable that he was beaten six times in qualifying by both Marcus Armstrong and Linus Lundqvist.

The relatively inexperienced Armstrong and Lundqvist were closely matched, with the battle eventually ending in a 9-8 score in Armstrong's favor. Kyffin Simpson may have performed better than many expected in his first season, but in qualifying, he was consistently the slowest Ganassi driver.

Final Result:
Scott Dixon/Alex Palou: 5 - 12
Scott Dixon/Marcus Armstrong: 11 - 6
Scott Dixon/Linus Lundqvist: 11 - 6
Alex Palou/Marcus Armstrong: 12 - 5
Alex Palou/Linus Lundqvist: 13 – 4
Marcus Armstrong/Linus Lundqvist: 9 - 8
Kyffin Simpson/Scott Dixon: 1 - 16
Kyffin Simpson/Alex Palou: 0 - 17
Kyffin Simpson/Marcus Armstrong: 3 - 14
Kyffin Simpson/Linus Lundqvist: 4 - 13

Juncos Hollinger Racing

At Juncos Hollinger Racing, Canapino was replaced by Conor Daly towards the end of the season, though this wasn’t specifically due to his qualifying performances. Remarkably, with only one year of open-wheel experience before this season, Canapino still managed to qualify faster than Formula 1 and IndyCar veteran Romain Grosjean on four occasions!

Equally impressive is the fact that Grosjean, despite his limited oval experience, out-qualified oval veteran Conor Daly in four of their five sessions together. However, Daly often made up for this in the races and even secured the team's first podium finish at the Milwaukee Mile.

Final Result:
Romain Grosjean/Agustin Canapino: 7 - 4
Romain Grosjean/Conor Daly: 4 - 1

Meyer Shank Racing

At Meyer Shank Racing, the team gained a true qualifying ace this year in Felix Rosenqvist. While this didn’t always translate into race results, he was only beaten three times in qualifying. This competition didn’t come from Tom Blomqvist or Helio Castroneves, who were consistently outpaced by their Swedish teammate, but from David Malukas.

Notably, Malukas qualified far ahead of Rosenqvist in just his second race for the team. While Rosenqvist qualified 13th at Mid-Ohio, Malukas did ten spots better. Even in the qualifying sessions where Rosenqvist was faster, Malukas was often close behind. It’s no surprise that the team wanted to keep the young American, but he chose to move to AJ Foyt Racing.

Final Result:
Felix Rosenqvist/Tom Blomqvist: 5 – 0
Felix Rosenqvist/Helio Castroneves: 3 - 0
Felix Rosenqvist/David Malukas: 6 – 3

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

At Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, the qualifying order during the first half of the season was fairly consistent: Christian Lundgaard was the fastest, followed by Graham Rahal and Pietro Fittipaldi—just like the previous year when Jack Harvey was consistently the slowest. Possibly influenced by the news of Lundgaard's move to McLaren, this changed: Rahal became the fastest RLL driver more often during the second half of the season, while Fittipaldi even out-qualified Lundgaard four times.

Fittipaldi managed to qualify ahead of Rahal three times in the first half of the season, but only once in the second half! Rahal thus significantly improved his position within the team, although it may not have always felt that way, as RLL was far from competitive on ovals.

Final Result:
Graham Rahal/Pietro Fittipaldi: 13 - 4
Graham Rahal/Christian Lundgaard: 9 - 8
Pietro Fittipaldi/Christian Lundgaard: 6 – 11

Team Penske

If there’s one thing we can conclude from past seasons, it’s that Team Penske has the most competitive driver lineup. In previous years, the drivers were closely matched in qualifying, and this year was no different.

However, this year one driver stood out: Scott McLaughlin. The driver of car number 3 beat both of his teammates with a 7 – 9 record, while Josef Newgarden and Will Power were evenly matched at 8 – 8. It’s a perfect example of 'Penske Perfection'.

Final Result:
Josef Newgarden/Scott McLaughlin: 7 - 9
Josef Newgarden/Will Power: 8 - 8
Scott McLaughlin/Will Power: 9 - 7