Christian Lundgaard secures pole position at IndyCar Mid-Ohio
Motorsport.com • 2 min read • Latest: Jul 4, 2026, 10:52 PM
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
Christian Lundgaard achieved pole position for the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on July 4, 2026. His final lap time of 1m04.839s edged out teammate Pato O'Ward by just 0.0253 seconds. The session experienced delays of over two hours due to lightning. The race is scheduled to take place on Sunday.
- •Lundgaard delivered a last-minute fast lap to capture pole.
- •O'Ward was dethroned by only 0.0253 seconds.
- •The qualifying session faced a lengthy delay due to weather.
- •The race at Mid-Ohio is set for Sunday.
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- 11:00 PMRacer — Lundgaard takes IndyCar pole at Mid-Ohio
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- 10:52 PMYahoo Sports — IndyCar Mid-Ohio starting lineup: Christian Lundgaard leads Arrow McLaren front-row sweep
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"Pato O'Ward led the first-ever Arrow McLaren 1-2 en route to victory in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Mexican pounced on teammate and pole-sitter Christian Lundgaard error on Lap 42 and held serve en route to his first win of the season, besting the Dane by 0.9877s at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural-terrain road course. It was the 10th career win for O’Ward, which has ...Keep reading
"Christian Lundgaard turned pole position into a hard-fought second place in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, completing Arrow McLaren’s first IndyCar 1-2 finish after a mid-race mistake opened the door for team-mate Pato O'Ward. The 24-year-old Dane led 41 of the 90 laps around the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, but lost the lead on lap 42 after struggling with the ...Keep reading
"Arrow McLaren’s Christian Lundgaard knocked teammate Pato O'Ward off the top of the leaderboard at the last moment to capture pole for Sunday’s IndyCar round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. After a delay of two hours, 33 minutes due to repeated lightning delays, impending free agent Lundgaard saved his best for last and delivered a flying lap of 1m04.839s, dethroning O’Ward by 0.0253s ...Keep reading
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External links- Motorsport.comJul 5, 2026, 8:52 PMChristian Lundgaard admits "mistake of my own" cost him IndyCar Mid-Ohio win
Christian Lundgaard turned pole position into a hard-fought second place in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, completing Arrow McLaren’s first IndyCar 1-2 finish after a mid-race mistake opened the door for team-mate Pato O'Ward. The 24-year-old Dane led 41 of the 90 laps around the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, but lost the lead on lap 42 after struggling with the ...Keep reading
- Motorsport.comJul 5, 2026, 6:54 PMPato O’Ward turns Arrow McLaren duel into IndyCar Mid-Ohio win
Pato O'Ward led the first-ever Arrow McLaren 1-2 en route to victory in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Mexican pounced on teammate and pole-sitter Christian Lundgaard error on Lap 42 and held serve en route to his first win of the season, besting the Dane by 0.9877s at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural-terrain road course. It was the 10th career win for O’Ward, which has ...Keep reading
- RacerJul 4, 2026, 11:00 PMLundgaard takes IndyCar pole at Mid-Ohio
The Christian Lundgaard Revenge Tour got its start Saturday as the Dane earned his first pole position for Arrow McLaren during the same week he learned to expect his dismissal at the end of the season.
- Motorsport.comJul 4, 2026, 10:52 PMIndyCar Mid-Ohio starting lineup: Christian Lundgaard leads Arrow McLaren front-row sweep
Arrow McLaren’s Christian Lundgaard knocked teammate Pato O'Ward off the top of the leaderboard at the last moment to capture pole for Sunday’s IndyCar round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. After a delay of two hours, 33 minutes due to repeated lightning delays, impending free agent Lundgaard saved his best for last and delivered a flying lap of 1m04.839s, dethroning O’Ward by 0.0253s ...Keep reading
- Yahoo SportsJul 4, 2026, 10:52 PMIndyCar Mid-Ohio starting lineup: Christian Lundgaard leads Arrow McLaren front-row sweep
Lundgaard beat team-mate Pato O’Ward by 0.0253s after IndyCar qualifying was delayed by repeated lightning stoppages
- RacerJul 4, 2026, 3:04 PMLundgaard tops second Mid-Ohio IndyCar practice
Christian Lundgaard fired in the fastest lap of the morning during the closing minutes of the second practice session at Mid-Ohio’s Honda Indy 200 with a 1m05.215s in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevy.
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