Bourdais’s lap of 1:14.592 was enough to give him his first pole in nearly two dozen races at IMS between IndyCar and sports cars.

After being far from the top in this morning’s practice, Sebastien Bourdais turned a surprise flyer on his sixth lap to claim the Motul Pole Award for the No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R

Sebastien Bourdais captured the pole position for the Battle at the Bricks, putting the No. 01 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R atop the starting grid for the six-hour race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.