Tristan Vautier edges Esteban Guerrieri for Iowa Indy Lights pole

Vautier, who currently leads Guerrieri in the points standings, took the top spot with a two-lap average of 159.973mph. In lap time, the gap between him and Guerrieri was just 0.09 seconds.

"I tried to be very precise with my feedback to the engineers to lead the car in the right way, and everyone did a great job," said the Frenchman. "Tomorrow is a long race and it's going to take a lot to win this one, but we are in a good position and hopefully we'll make the most of it."

Victor Carbone secured a Schmidt 1-2-3 on the grid by going third fastest ahead of Andretti Autosport's Sebastian Saavedra, with David Ostella (Team Moore Racing) and Oli Webb (Schmidt) filling the third row.

The session passed without incident save for Belardi's Mike Larrison spinning and brushing the wall on his out-lap. The rookie ended the session without setting a time.

Pos  Driver              Team            Speed
 1.  Tristan Vautier     Schmidt       159.973
 2.  Esteban Guerrieri   Schmidt       159.597
 3.  Victor Carbone      Schmidt       159.442
 4.  Sebastian Saavedra  AFS/Andretti  159.402
 5.  David Ostella       Moore         158.939
 6.  Oliver Webb         Schmidt       158.742
 7.  Carlos Munoz        Andretti      158.737
 8.  Gustavo Yacaman     Moore         158.017
 9.  Alon Day            Belardi       157.618
10.  Anders Krohn        Herta         157.351
11.  Jorge Goncalvez     Belardi       157.196
12.  Chase Austin        Juncos        156.969
13.  Bryan Clauson       Fan Force     156.483
14.  Juan Pablo Garcia   Jeffrey Mark  156.203
15.  Mike Larrison       Belardi