Felix Rosenqvist started the Indy Lights season as they finished in FIA Formula 3 European championship, on top. The Swede was the fastest in the Friday practices sessions. Scott Hargrove followed him very closely.
Felix Rosenqvist (Belardi Auto Racing) finished on top in the 2 practices sessions of Indy Lights in Saint Petersburg. Scott Hargrove with new Team Pelfrey, finished second in both sessions.
Rookie, Dean Stoneman (Andretti Autosport) was third in first practice and fourth in second.
Carlin drivers, Ed Jones and Felix Serralles managed to put one car from European squad on top 5 in each session, as Zach Veach confirmed the potential of Belardi Auto Racing, finishing on top5 in first practice.
Results FP1:
| Pos | No | Driver | Hometown | Team | BestTm | Diff | Gap | BestSpd | BestLap | TotalLaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Felix Rosenqvist (R) | Varnamo Sweden | Belardi Auto Racing | 01:07.1892 | –.—- | –.—- | 96.444 | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott Hargrove (R) | Vancouver BC | Team Pelfrey | 01:07.3087 | 0.1195 | 0.1195 | 96.273 | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | 27 | Dean Stoneman (R) | Croydon England | Andretti Autosport | 01:07.3126 | 0.1234 | 0.0039 | 96.267 | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | 11 | Ed Jones | Dubai UAE | Carlin | 01:07.4309 | 0.2417 | 0.1183 | 96.098 | 19 | 20 |
| 5 | 5 | Zach Veach | Stockdale OH | Belardi Auto Racing | 01:07.4753 | 0.2861 | 0.0444 | 96.035 | 15 | 19 |
| 6 | 13 | Zachary Claman De Melo (R) | Montreal Canada | Juncos Racing | 01:07.4997 | 0.3105 | 0.0244 | 96.000 | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | 7 | RC Enerson | New Port Richey FL | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:07.6340 | 0.4448 | 0.1343 | 95.810 | 13 | 21 |
| 8 | 51 | Shelby Blackstock | Nashville TN | Andretti Autosport | 01:07.6976 | 0.5084 | 0.0636 | 95.720 | 17 | 19 |
| 9 | 55 | Santiago Urrutia (R) | Montevideo Uruguay | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:07.8085 | 0.6193 | 0.1109 | 95.563 | 12 | 19 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Kaiser | Santa Clara CA | Juncos Racing | 01:07.8251 | 0.6359 | 0.0166 | 95.540 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 2 | Juan Piedrahita | Bogota Colombia | Team Pelfrey | 01:07.8485 | 0.6593 | 0.0234 | 95.507 | 14 | 17 |
| 12 | 4 | Felix Serralles | Ponce Puerto Rico | Carlin | 01:07.9161 | 0.7269 | 0.0676 | 95.412 | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | 17 | Andre Negrao (R) | Campinas Brazil | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:08.2139 | 1.0247 | 0.2978 | 94.995 | 18 | 22 |
| 14 | 28 | Dalton Kellett (R) | Toronto Canada | Andretti Autosport | 01:08.2550 | 1.0658 | 0.0411 | 94.938 | 16 | 18 |
| 15 | 77 | Scott Anderson | Fort Collins CO | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:08.5332 | 1.3440 | 0.2782 | 94.553 | 10 | 16 |
| 16 | 22 | Neil Alberico (R) | Los Gatos CA | Carlin | 01:08.6460 | 1.4568 | 0.1128 | 94.397 | 14 | 19 |
Results FP2:
| Pos | No | Driver | Hometown | Team | BestTm | Diff | Gap | BestSpd | BestLap | TotalLaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Felix Rosenqvist (R) | Varnamo Sweden | Belardi Auto Racing | 01:07.0470 | –.—- | –.—- | 96.649 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott Hargrove (R) | Vancouver BC | Team Pelfrey | 01:07.1133 | 0.0663 | 0.0663 | 96.553 | 13 | 15 |
| 3 | 4 | Felix Serralles | Ponce Puerto Rico | Carlin | 01:07.5002 | 0.4532 | 0.3869 | 96.000 | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | 27 | Dean Stoneman (R) | Croydon England | Andretti Autosport | 01:07.7181 | 0.6711 | 0.2179 | 95.691 | 14 | 16 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Kaiser | Santa Clara CA | Juncos Racing | 01:07.7919 | 0.7449 | 0.0738 | 95.587 | 18 | 18 |
| 6 | 13 | Zachary Claman De Melo (R) | Montreal Canada | Juncos Racing | 01:07.8193 | 0.7723 | 0.0274 | 95.548 | 14 | 16 |
| 7 | 11 | Ed Jones | Dubai UAE | Carlin | 01:07.9165 | 0.8695 | 0.0972 | 95.411 | 16 | 17 |
| 8 | 17 | Andre Negrao (R) | Campinas Brazil | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:07.9973 | 0.9503 | 0.0808 | 95.298 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | Zach Veach | Stockdale OH | Belardi Auto Racing | 01:08.0066 | 0.9596 | 0.0093 | 95.285 | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | 51 | Shelby Blackstock | Nashville TN | Andretti Autosport | 01:08.1462 | 1.0992 | 0.1396 | 95.090 | 15 | 15 |
| 11 | 28 | Dalton Kellett (R) | Toronto Canada | Andretti Autosport | 01:08.1875 | 1.1405 | 0.0413 | 95.032 | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | 55 | Santiago Urrutia (R) | Montevideo Uruguay | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:08.1970 | 1.1500 | 0.0095 | 95.019 | 6 | 15 |
| 13 | 7 | RC Enerson | New Port Richey FL | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:08.3603 | 1.3133 | 0.1633 | 94.792 | 8 | 16 |
| 14 | 2 | Juan Piedrahita | Bogota Colombia | Team Pelfrey | 01:08.5673 | 1.5203 | 0.2070 | 94.506 | 7 | 9 |
| 15 | 77 | Scott Anderson | Fort Collins CO | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:08.6237 | 1.5767 | 0.0564 | 94.428 | 13 | 14 |
| 16 | 22 | Neil Alberico (R) | Los Gatos CA | Carlin | 01:14.1697 | 7.1227 | 5.5460 | 87.367 | 2 | 4 |