The NTT IndyCar Series held qualifying on Saturday to set the field for the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at Weather Tech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
Scott McLaughlin won his third pole of the season with a lap time of 1:09.1363 at 116.535 mph. The 2026 NTT IndyCar champion, Alex Palou, will start second with a lap time of 1:09.1540 at 116.505 mph. The Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey gets underway on Sunday at 2:30 pm on Fox.
Starting Lineup:
| Position | Car No. | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 1:09.1363 | 116.535 |
| 2. | 10 | Alex Palou | 1:09.1540 | 116.505 |
| 3. | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | 1:09.1931 | 116.439 |
| 4. | 20 | Alexander Rossi | 1:09.3247 | 116.218 |
| 5. | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | 1:10.2227 | 114.732 |
| 6. | 12 | David Malukas | 1:12.8461 | 110.600 |
| 7. | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | 1:09.5726 | 115.804 |
| 8. | 28 | Marcus Ericsson | 1:09.6961 | 115.599 |
| 9. | 8 | Kyffin Simpson | 1:09.6993 | 115.594 |
| 10. | 66 | Marcus Armstrong | 1:09.9951 | 115.105 |
| 11. | 45 | Louis Foster | 1:10.1123 | 114.913 |
| 12. | 4 | Caio Collet | 1:10.1446 | 114.860 |
| 13. | 5 | Pato O’Ward | 1:09.5544 | 115.835 |
| 14. | 26 | Will Power | 1:09.8617 | 115.325 |
| 15. | 47 | Mick Schumacher | 1:09.5721 | 115.805 |
| 16. | 6 | Nolan Siegel | 1:09.8620 | 115.324 |
| 17. | 9 | Scott Dixon | 1:09.6184 | 115.728 |
| 18. | 21 | Christian Rasmussen | 1:09.8726 | 115.307 |
| 19. | 76 | Rinus VeeKay | 1:09.8411 | 115.359 |
| 20. | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 1:09.9549 | 115.171 |
| 21. | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | 1:09.9460 | 115.186 |
| 22. | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1:09.9593 | 115.164 |
| 23. | 18 | Romain Grosjean | 1:10.3840 | 114.469 |
| 24. | 19 | Dennis Hauger | 1:09.9611 | 115.161 |
| 25. | 77 | Sting Ray Robb | 1:10.1619 | 114.832 |
