Alex Palou set the pace during the initial practice session at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy event in Markham. Palou clocked a time of 1:14.9915 around the road course, with Caio Collet trailing by 0.0539 seconds and Scott McLaughlin a further 0.3066 seconds behind. The upcoming session is scheduled for later today, followed by qualifying this evening.
Due to delays in completing the track, the first day of track sessions had to be canceled by the event organizers. This marks the first time that Markham is hosting the race, a shift from its longstanding location at Toronto’s Exhibition Place, where it had been held since its inception in 1986.