2011 95th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race - Free practice 1 Results
Track Indianapolis
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
Hélio Castroneves: "It’s interesting going into Turn 1. It looks and feels like the banking is off. As you approach the apex, the banking comes back to normal. Turn 2 is flat out, but not as fast as Turn 1. Turn 3 is the least difficult because of the banking. In Turn 4, you"
| P | Driver | Nat | AVG | Time | GP | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ed Carpenter Sarah Fisher Racing |
 |
224.786 | 0:40.0380 | 0 | ||
| 2. | Scott Dixon Ganassi Racing |
 |
224.491 | 0:40.0907 +0.0527 |
0 | ||
| 3. | J.R. Hildebrand Panther |
|
224.433 | 0:40.1011 +0.0631 |
+0.0104 | 0 | |
| 4. | Dario Franchitti Ganassi Racing |
 |
224.107 | 0:40.1594 +0.1214 |
+0.0583 | 0 | |
| 5. | Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport |
|
223.927 | 0:40.1916 +0.1536 |
+0.0322 | 0 | |
| 6. | Ryan Briscoe Penske |
 |
223.811 | 0:40.2125 +0.1745 |
+0.0209 | 0 | |
| 7. | Vitor Meira A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
 |
223.192 | 0:40.3240 +0.2860 |
+0.1115 | 0 | |
| 8. | Graham Rahal Ganassi Racing |
|
222.764 | 0:40.4015 +0.3635 |
+0.0775 | 0 | |
| 9. | Hélio Castroneves Penske |
|
222.755 | 0:40.4031 +0.3651 |
+0.0016 | 0 | |
| 10. | Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold |
 |
222.360 | 0:40.4749 +0.4369 |
+0.0718 | 0 | |
| 11. | Paul Tracy Dreyer & Reinbold |
 |
222.295 | 0:40.4868 +0.4488 |
+0.0119 | 0 | |
| 12. | Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport |
|
222.232 | 0:40.4982 +0.4602 |
+0.0114 | 0 | |
| 13. | John Andretti Andretti Autosport |
|
222.037 | 0:40.5338 +0.4958 |
+0.0356 | 0 | |
| 14. | Oriol Servià Newman/Haas |
 |
221.954 | 0:40.5489 +0.5109 |
+0.0151 | 0 | |
| 15. | Will Power Penske |
|
221.837 | 0:40.5704 +0.5324 |
+0.0215 | 0 | |
| 16. | Buddy Rice Panther |
|
221.461 | 0:40.6393 +0.6013 |
+0.0689 | 0 | |
| 17. | James Hinchcliffe Newman/Haas |
|
221.454 | 0:40.6405 +0.6025 |
+0.0012 | 0 | |
| 18. | Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport |
|
221.296 | 0:40.6696 +0.6316 |
+0.0291 | 0 | |
| 19. | Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne |
 |
221.176 | 0:40.6916 +0.6536 |
+0.0220 | 0 | |
| 20. | Takuma Sato KV Racing |
 |
220.883 | 0:40.7455 +0.7075 |
+0.0539 | 0 | |
| 21. | Pippa Mann Conquest Racing |
|
220.741 | 0:40.7717 +0.7337 |
+0.0262 | 0 | |
| 22. | Bertrand Baguette Rahal Letterman |
 |
220.599 | 0:40.7981 +0.7601 |
+0.0264 | 0 | |
| 23. | Ana Beatriz Dreyer & Reinbold |
|
220.537 | 0:40.8095 +0.7715 |
+0.0114 | 0 | |
| 24. | E.J. Viso KV Racing |
 |
220.529 | 0:40.8110 +0.7730 |
+0.0015 | 0 | |
| 25. | Tony Kanaan KV Racing |
|
220.387 | 0:40.8373 +0.7993 |
+0.0263 | 0 | |
| 26. | Bruno Junqueira A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
|
220.221 | 0:40.8680 +0.8300 |
+0.0307 | 0 | |
| 27. | Tomas Scheckter KV Racing |
 |
220.175 | 0:40.8765 +0.8385 |
+0.0085 | 0 | |
| 28. | Mike Conway Andretti Autosport |
|
220.160 | 0:40.8794 +0.8414 |
+0.0029 | 0 | |
| 29. | Jay Howard Sam Schmidt |
|
219.898 | 0:40.9280 +0.8900 |
+0.0486 | 0 | |
| 30. | Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing |
 |
219.522 | 0:40.9982 +0.9602 |
+0.0702 | 0 | |
| 31. | Sebastian Saavedra Conquest Racing |
 |
217.141 | 0:41.4477 +1.4097 |
+0.4495 | 0 | |
| 32. | James Jakes Dale Coyne |
|
217.093 | 0:41.4569 +1.4189 |
+0.0092 | 0 |