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Sam Schmidt Motorsports' Victor Carbone took pole for this weekend's Indy Lights race in Toronto after a close battle with his teammate Esteban Guerrieri.

Carbone spent the last few minutes of the session trading fastest times with Guerrieri before securing his advantage with a 1min20.2282s. A late spin by Belardi's Jorge Goncalvez denied Guerrieri a final chance to reclaim the top spot.

Thunderstorms before the qualifying round forced a short delay before the green flag could be waved, and the wet track posed a challenge right to the end.

Carloz Munoz (Andretti Autosport) was sidelined for having triggered two red flags, while his teammate Sebastian Saavedra also fell victim to a spin.

Gustavo Yacaman (Team Moore) held the top spot for the majority of the session, but finished third, just ahead of Schmidt duo Tristan Vautier and Oliver Webb.


Qualifying results* - Indy Lights (Toronto)

1.Victor Carbone - Schmidt - 1min20.228s

2.Esteban Guerrieri - Schmidt - 1min20.335s
3.Gustavo Yacaman - Moore - 1min20.784s
4.Tristan Vautier - Schmidt - 1min20.976s

5.Oliver Webb - Schmidt - 1min21.532s

6.Peter Dempsey - Belardi - 1min21.847s

7.David Ostella - Moore - 1min22.013s

8.Sebastian Saavedra - Andretti - 1min22.381s

9.Jorge Goncalvez - Belardi - 1min23.471s

10.Juan Garcia - Jeffrey Mark - 1min24.442s
11.Carlos Munoz - Andretti - no time

*Unofficial timing