2016 Watkins Glen - Qualifying Results
Track Watkins Glen
City Watkins Glen
Type Roadcourse
Length 3.374 mi
Trackrecord 1:30.668
Laps 60
| P | Driver | Nat | Time | GP | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Dixon Ganassi Racing |  | 1:22.526 | 0 | |
| 2 | Will Power Penske |  | 1:22.574 +0.048 | +0.048 | 0 |
| 3 | Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing |  | 1:22.784 +0.259 | +0.210 | 0 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves Penske |  | 1:22.875 +0.349 | +0.090 | 0 |
| 5 | Tony Kanaan Ganassi Racing | | 1:22.916 +0.390 | +0.041 | 0 |
| 6 | Max Chilton Ganassi Racing |  | 1:23.006 +0.481 | +0.091 | 0 |
| 7 | Simon Pagenaud Penske | | 1:23.466 +0.940 | +0.460 | 0 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya Penske |  | 1:23.549 +1.023 | +0.083 | 0 |
| 9 | Jack Hawksworth A.J. Foyt Enterprises | | 1:23.639 +1.113 | +0.090 | 0 |
| 10 | Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson |  | 1:23.774 +1.249 | +0.135 | 0 |
| 11 | RC Enerson Dale Coyne |  | 1:23.991 +1.465 | +0.216 | 0 |
| 12 | Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing | | 1:24.098 +1.572 | +0.108 | 0 |
| 13 | James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson |  | 1:24.048 +1.522 | +-0.051 | 0 |
| 14 | Charlie Kimball Ganassi Racing | | 1:24.893 +2.367 | +0.845 | 0 |
| 15 | Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport | | 1:24.091 +1.565 | +-0.802 | 0 |
| 16 | Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport | | 1:25.556 +3.030 | +1.465 | 0 |
| 17 | Conor Daly Dale Coyne | | 1:24.261 +1.735 | +-1.295 | 0 |
| 18 | Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport | | 1:26.428 +3.903 | +2.168 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport | | 1:24.525 +2.000 | +-1.903 | 0 |
| 20 | Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman | | 1:58.189 +35.663 | +33.664 | 0 |
| 21 | Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing | | 1:25.183 +2.657 | +-33.007 | 0 |
| 22 | Takuma Sato A.J. Foyt Enterprises |  | 2:12.327 +49.801 | +47.144 | 0 |