--- title: "Marco Andretti, Honda Dominate Qualifying Round in Detroit" description: "Honda Performance Development claimed the top six starting positions during Saturday's qualifying." date: "2018-06-02" modified: "2018-06-02" authors: - name: "Jerry Perez" job_title: "Deputy Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21269/marco-andretti-honda-dominate-saturdays-qualifying-round-in-detroit" categories: - "News" tags: - "Belle Isle" - "Detroit" - "Detroit Grand Prix" - "honda" - "Indycar Series" - "Marco Andretti" - "racing" --- # Marco Andretti, Honda Dominate Qualifying Round in Detroit ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* Marco Andretti wrestled his way to the front of the field for today's first of two qualifying sessions at this weekend's [Detroit Double]() on the streets of Belle Isle. The No. 98 Honda of Andretti Autosport was one of the eight Honda-powered IndyCars that dominated the session. The third-generation racing driver managed to sneak to the top of the timesheets despite it being Robert Wickens and Scott Dixon who lapped the [temporary racing circuit]() the fastest for most of the session. In the end, Andretti laid down a lap time of 1:14.851 when it counted the most. ![message-editor%2F1527959031575-16c\_5305.jpg]() *Andretti celebrates the Verizon P1 Award., *IndyCar** [Dixon]() and Wickens will start in second and third place, with Alexander Rossi, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and this year's Indy 500 winner Will Power rounding up the top six. Chevrolet only managed to claim two spots within the top 10 at its own home race, leading us to believe that they will be more than motivated to charge forward during the race. ![message-editor%2F1527959134335-jb4\_0699.jpg]() *Scott Dixon, *IndyCar** "I'm definitely embarrassed to say that this is my first \[road-street pole\], but I've been outside pole so many times on road and street courses," Andretti said. "Extremely pleased to execute today. I think yesterday I knew we had the speed...so I knew we had it in the car. All I had to do was execute, and I was able to do that instead of just talking, 'Oh we would have been first.' Now we are." [Detroit's proximity to Canada]() makes this Wickens' James Hinchcliffe's second home race, with the latter enjoying a strong presence of fans in Detroit. The Canadian, who missed out on the 2018 Indy 500, will start in ninth place. ![message-editor%2F1527959000656-screenshot2018-06-02at1.02.45pm.png]() **IndyCar** ## Author Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter. ### Author social links [Instagram]()