Felix Rosenqvist ha desembarcado en la Indy Lights de la misma forma en que terminó la Fórmula 3 Europea, en primera posición. El sueco ha sido el más rápido en los dos libres del viernes donde Scott Hargrove se ha mostrado como el único perseguidor.
Felix Rosenqvist (Belardi Auto Racing) ha terminado en primera posición en el primeros entrenamientos libres oficiales de la Indy Lights Series. Un top 3 completado por tres rookies con Scott Hargrove (Team Pelfrey) en segunda posición. En tercer lugar acabó el inglés Dean Stoneman (Andretti Autosport).
En cuarta posición ha terminado Ed Jones (Carlin), ganador el año pasado de las dos carreras en St. Petersburg. Quinta posición, Zach Veach (Belardi Auto Racing) que vuelve a la categoria, confirmando el buen ritmo de este equipo con los dos coches en el top 5.
En la segunda sesión el top dos se ha mantenido igual, aunque Felix Serralles (Carlin) se situó en tercera posición, le ha seguido Stoneman y Kyle Kaiser (Juncos Racing).
Destaca fuera del top 5 el buen ritmo de Zachary claman de Melo (Juncos Racing), junto con la sorpresa negativa por parte de los Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, especialmente en el de Urrutia de quien se esperaban mejores resultados.
Resultados 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 |
Resultados 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 |