Markham street race qualifying updates, full IndyCar starting lineup

For as much unwarranted criticism as IndyCar's upcoming race in Washington, D.C. has generated, simply because of who happens to be the current Commander in Chief, it looked on Friday like somebody forgot to mention to Canada that they were actually supposed to host their own NTT IndyCar Series race this weekend.

Seriously, what were we doing here?

The 12-turn, 2.19-mile (3.524-kilometer) street course, which replaced the historic Toronto street track that had hosted races dating back to 1986, was simply "not ready" for practice at any point on Friday, leading to a slew of schedule changes for the race weekend, and nobody was truly confident heading into Saturday that things would be much different either.

Seriously, though, teething issues? Sure, but how many other first-year events cancel an entire day of track activity? No excuses.

Fortunately, the second day for IndyCar in Markham, Ontario, ahead of Sunday's inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham, has been better. Practice was indeed held twice earlier today, setting the stage for this evening's qualifying session, which itself had to be pushed back from the afternoon.

Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou owns a 110-point lead in the championship standings after 13 of 18 races in 2026, and that is in large part due to his street course success, which includes three wins and a runner-up finish. That runner-up finish, however, did come in another inaugural event earlier this year in Arlington, Texas, when Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood won from seventh on the grid.

Palou's three street course wins this year have come from fourth, third, and pole. How crucial will this weekend's qualifying session be? Follow along with our updates from Markham Centre.

Of note, IndyCar has ditched the single-car qualifying format for the Firestone Fast Six, which had been used at the three most recent street circuits.

Qualifying is underway after an early delay.

Markham IndyCar qualifying: Round 1, Group 1 results

1 - Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

2 - Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet

3 - Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda

4 - Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda

5 - Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

6 - Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

7 - Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

8 - Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

9 - Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

10 - Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

11 - Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet

12 - Caio Collet, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet

Markham IndyCar qualifying: Round 1, Group 2 results

1 - David Malukas, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet

2 - Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

3 - Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

4 - Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

5 - Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

6 - Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

7 - Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda

8 - Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda

9 - Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda

10 - Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

11 - Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda

12 - Will Power, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda

13 - Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet

Markham IndyCar qualifying: Round 2 results

1 - Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda

2 - Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet

3 - Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda

4 - Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

5 - Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

6 - Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

7 - David Malukas, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet

8 - Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

9 - Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

10 - Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

11 - Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

12 - Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

Markham IndyCar qualifying: Firestone Fast Six results

1 - Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
2 - Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
3 - Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
4 - Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda
5 - Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
6 - Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

Full Markham IndyCar starting lineup

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