 After qualifying 23rd, with a conservative setup, he was on top of the speed charts again during the post-qualifying practice and 7th quickest during Carb Day.Considered to be a dark horse favorite on race day, it was all for naught as he was forced to settle with a 32nd place finish in the 2015 Indianapolis 500, after contact with Takuma Sato.At the next race which was at Detroit, in a heavy downpour, Karam was on pole with 90 seconds left in qualifying when IndyCar cancelled the session due to track conditions.