It’s May. The biggest month of the year for any motorsport fan and the Indianapolis 500 headlines the show.
Practice begins on Tuesday 16 May from 09:00 EST (14:00 BST) running all the way into Saturday, May 20 before qualifying begins.
From Saturday afternoon, all cars will attempt to be in the top 12 to guarantee their spot at the front of the show before Sunday’s showdown.
On Sunday 21 May, six of the top 12 will battle for the front two rows while the other half a dozen will settle for rows three and four. The rest of the grid from 13th to 30th will be set in stone, leaving four cars to battle over the final three spots in the show.
What time is Indy 500 qualifying?
The order in which cars run when in qualifying will be randomly selected but the first car should be on track at 11:00 EST (16:00 BST).
Sunday’s final showdown will begin with the top 12 battling for a spot in the ‘Fast Six’ at 14:00 EST (19:00 BST). Two hours later, the Last Chance Qualifying will determine who does and doesn’t make the show (16:00 EST; 21:00 BST).
Finally, the Fast Six shootout will see the fastest cars go all out for Indy 500 pole at 17:15 EST (22:15 BST).
How to watch Indy 500 qualifying?
For viewers in the United States, Peacock will broadcast every lap turned during the month of May but NBC will also show parts of the qualifying weekend.
On Saturday, May 20, NBC will broadcast two hours of qualifying between 14:30 and 16:30 EST while also showing the Last Chance Qualifying and the Fast Six on the Sunday.
Viewers in the UK will be able to follow much of practice via Sky Sports F1 with coverage of qualifying on Saturday beginning at 17:15 BST.
Sunday’s action will be broadcast from 19:00 BST after the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.
