Israeli driver Robert Shwartzman has stunned the field to top the timesheets with a four-lap average of 374.64 kilometres per hour in qualifying, ahead of his first oval track race.

The last rookie to take pole for the race was Italian Teo Fabi in 1983.

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24 May: Kiwi Formula One driver Liam Lawson has shown promising signs after the latest practice session at Monaco's Grand Prix

22 May: 2008 champion Scott Dixon's still getting his head around how a rookie driver in a new team pulled off pole position for the Indy 500

22 May: Scott Dixon's lamenting the scandal involving rival Team Penske ahead of the Indianapolis 500

20 May: Scott McLaughlin's back behind the wheel at Indianapolis Speedway, a day on from a crash in practice ahead of Monday's Indy 500

19 May: The shock pole sitter for the Indy 500 insists thoughts of what's possible in this year's edition of the famous race can wait for now

19 May: Rookie Robert Shwartzman's singing his engineers' praises after coming from nowhere to claim pole position for the Indy 500

19 May: A crash at the latest Indianapolis 500 practice session

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