Jump to content

2025 IMSA Battle on the Bricks

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The layout of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the race was held

The 2025 IMSA Battle on the Bricks (officially known as the 2025 Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks) was a sports car race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on September 21, 2025. It was the tenth round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the fourth round of the Michelin Endurance Cup.

Background

[edit]

Preview

[edit]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the race was held

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2024.[1] It was the third consecutive year the IMSA SCC hosted a race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 2025 IMSA Battle on the Bricks was the tenth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA.[1] The race was held at the fourteen-turn 2.439 mi (3.925 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on September 21, 2025.[1]

Standings before the race

[edit]

Preceding the event, Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 2314 points, 75 ahead of Porsche teammates Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy. Dries Vanthoor and Philipp Eng sat in third, 181 points behind Campbell and Jaminet.[2] The LMP2 Drivers' Championship was led by Dane Cameron and PJ Hyett with 1682 points, 107 points ahead of second-placed Daniel Goldburg. Felipe Fraga and Gar Robinson sat in third, a further 104 points behind.[2] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship saw Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims leading with 2632 points, 53 points ahead of second-placed Albert Costa. Klaus Bachler and Laurin Heinrich sat in third, 191 points behind Garcia and Sims.[2] In GTD, Philip Ellis and Russell Ward led the Drivers' Championship with 2529 points, 271 points ahead of second-placed Casper Stevenson. Kenton Koch sat in third place, a further 57 points behind.[2] The Teams' Championships were led by Porsche Penske Motorsport, AO Racing, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, and Winward Racing, respectively, whilst the Manufacturers' Championships were led by Porsche in GTP, Chevrolet in GTD Pro, and Mercedes-AMG in GTD.[2]

Entry list

[edit]

The entry list was revealed on September 10, 2025, and featured 53 entries: 12 entries in GTP, 12 in LMP2, 11 in GTD Pro, and 18 entries in GTD.[3]

No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) (12 entries)
6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 Australia Matt Campbell France Mathieu Jaminet
7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 Brazil Felipe Nasr United Kingdom Nick Tandy
10 United States Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R Portugal Filipe Albuquerque United States Ricky Taylor
23 United States Aston Martin THOR Team Aston Martin Valkyrie Canada Roman De Angelis United Kingdom Ross Gunn
24 United States BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 Austria Philipp Eng Belgium Dries Vanthoor
25 United States BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Germany Marco Wittmann
31 United States Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R United Kingdom Jack Aitken New Zealand Earl Bamber Denmark Frederik Vesti
40 United States Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R Switzerland Louis Delétraz United States Jordan Taylor
60 United States Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist United States Colin Braun
63 Italy Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse Lamborghini SC63 France Romain Grosjean Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
85 United States JDC–Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm Switzerland Nico Müller
93 United States Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 Japan Kakunoshin Ohta United Kingdom Nick Yelloly Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) (12 entries)
04 Portugal CrowdStrike Racing by APR Oreca 07-Gibson Denmark Malthe Jakobsen United States George Kurtz United Kingdom Toby Sowery
2 United States United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson United States Nick Boulle United States Juan Manuel Correa United Kingdom Ben Hanley
8 Canada Tower Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson Mexico Sebastián Álvarez France Sébastien Bourdais Canada John Farano
11 France TDS Racing Oreca 07-Gibson New Zealand Hunter McElrea Denmark Mikkel Jensen United States Steven Thomas
18 United States Era Motorsport Oreca 07-Gibson Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis Canada Tobias Lütke
22 United States United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson United States Dan Goldburg Sweden Rasmus Lindh United Kingdom Paul di Resta
43 Poland Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07-Gibson United States Jeremy Clarke France Tom Dillmann United States Bijoy Garg
52 United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson Denmark Benjamin Pedersen United States Naveen Rao United States Logan Sargeant
73 United States Pratt Miller Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson Canada Chris Cumming Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Republic of Ireland James Roe
74 United States Riley Oreca 07-Gibson Australia Josh Burdon Brazil Felipe Fraga United States Gar Robinson
88 Italy AF Corse Oreca 07-Gibson Argentina Luis Pérez Companc Argentina Matías Pérez Companc Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
99 United States AO Racing Oreca 07-Gibson United States Dane Cameron United Kingdom Jonny Edgar United States P. J. Hyett
GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) (11 entries)
1 United States Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 Evo United States Connor De Phillippi United States Madison Snow United States Neil Verhagen
3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Spain Antonio García United Kingdom Alexander Sims
4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Netherlands Nicky Catsburg United States Tommy Milner
9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Italy Andrea Caldarelli Italy Marco Mapelli
14 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United States Aaron Telitz
48 United States Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 Evo United Kingdom Dan Harper Germany Max Hesse
64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 Germany Mike Rockenfeller United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx
65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 Germany Christopher Mies Belgium Frédéric Vervisch
75 Australia 75 Express Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Australia Broc Feeney Canada Mikaël Grenier Australia Kenny Habul
77 United States AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Austria Klaus Bachler Germany Laurin Heinrich
81 United States DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3 Spain Albert Costa Italy Davide Rigon
GT Daytona (GTD) (18 entries)
021 United States Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 United States Joel Miller United States AJ Muss Italy Niccolò Schirò
023 United States Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 United Kingdom James Calado United States Kenton Koch United States Onofrio Triarsi
12 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth United States Frankie Montecalvo Canada Parker Thompson
13 Canada AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R United Kingdom Matt Bell Canada Orey Fidani Germany Lars Kern
19 United States van der Steur Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Brazil Eduardo Barrichello France Valentin Hasse-Clot United States Anthony McIntosh
21 Italy AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 United States Simon Mann Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi France Lilou Wadoux
27 United States Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo United Kingdom Tom Gamble Canada Zacharie Robichon United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
34 United States Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 United States Manny Franco Brazil Daniel Serra United Kingdom Ben Tuck
36 United States DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood United States Alec Udell Turkey Salih Yoluç
45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 United States Graham Doyle Costa Rica Danny Formal United States Trent Hindman
47 Italy Cetilar Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Italy Antonio Fuoco Italy Roberto Lacorte Italy Lorenzo Patrese
57 United States Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Netherlands Indy Dontje Switzerland Philip Ellis United States Russell Ward
66 United States Gradient Racing Ford Mustang GT3 United Kingdom Till Bechtolsheimer United States Mason Filippi United States Joey Hand
70 United Kingdom Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 United States Brendan Iribe United Kingdom Ollie Millroy Denmark Frederik Schandorff
78 United States Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Germany Mario Farnbacher United States Eric Filgueiras Canada Misha Goikhberg
80 United States Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Australia Scott Andrews United States Wyatt Brichacek Netherlands Lin Hodenius
96 United States Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Evo United States Robby Foley United States Patrick Gallagher United States Jake Walker
120 United States Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) United States Adam Adelson Australia Tom Sargent United States Elliott Skeer
Source:[4][5]

Race

[edit]

Post-race

[edit]

Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 31 United States Cadillac Whelen United Kingdom Jack Aitken
New Zealand Earl Bamber
Denmark Frederik Vesti
Cadillac V-Series.R 243 6:00:41.285‡
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
2 GTP 10 United States Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing United States Ricky Taylor
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
Cadillac V-Series.R 243 +0.988
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
3 GTP 60 United States Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
United States Colin Braun
Acura ARX-06 243 +1.952
Acura AR24e 2.4 L turbo V6
4 GTP 24 United States BMW M Team RLL Austria Philipp Eng
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
BMW M Hybrid V8 243 +2.684
BMW P66/3 4.0 L turbo V8
5 GTP 93 United States Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Japan Kakunoshin Ohta
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
Acura ARX-06 243 +3.888
Acura AR24e 2.4 L turbo V6
6 GTP 25 United States BMW M Team RLL Germany Marco Wittmann
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
BMW M Hybrid V8 243 +4.157
BMW P66/3 4.0 L turbo V8
7 GTP 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Mathieu Jaminet
Australia Matt Campbell
Porsche 963 243 +4.671
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L turbo V8
8 GTP 85 United States JDC–Miller MotorSports Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm
Switzerland Nico Müller
Porsche 963 243 +6.046
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L turbo V8
9 GTP 40 United States Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing United States Jordan Taylor
Switzerland Louis Delétraz
Cadillac V-Series.R 243 +6.943
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
10 GTP 63 Italy Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse France Romain Grosjean
Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
Lamborghini SC63 243 +7.260
Lamborghini 3.8 L turbo V8
11 GTP 23 United States Aston Martin THOR Team United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Canada Roman De Angelis
Aston Martin Valkyrie 243 +7.847
Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12
12 GTP 7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Brazil Felipe Nasr
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 963 242 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L turbo V8
13 LMP2 11 France TDS Racing United States Steven Thomas
New Zealand Hunter McElrea
Denmark Mikkel Jensen
Oreca 07 241 +2 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14 LMP2 43 Poland Inter Europol Competition United States Jeremy Clarke
France Tom Dillmann
United States Bijoy Garg
Oreca 07 241 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15 LMP2 74 United States Riley Australia Josh Burdon
United States Gar Robinson
Brazil Felipe Fraga
Oreca 07 241 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
16 LMP2 22 United States United Autosports USA United States Dan Goldburg
Sweden Rasmus Lindh
United Kingdom Paul di Resta
Oreca 07 241 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
17 LMP2 99 United States AO Racing United States Dane Cameron
United Kingdom Jonny Edgar
United States P. J. Hyett
Oreca 07 241 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
18 LMP2 2 United States United Autosports USA United States Nick Boulle
United States Juan Manuel Correa
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Oreca 07 240 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
19 LMP2 8 Canada Tower Motorsports Mexico Sebastián Álvarez
France Sébastien Bourdais
Canada John Farano
Oreca 07 240 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
20 LMP2 52 United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Denmark Benjamin Pedersen
United States Naveen Rao
United States Logan Sargeant
Oreca 07 240 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
21 LMP2 73 United States Pratt Miller Motorsports Canada Chris Cumming
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi
Republic of Ireland James Roe
Oreca 07 236 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
22
DNF
LMP2 04 Portugal CrowdStrike Racing by APR Denmark Malthe Jakobsen
United States George Kurtz
United Kingdom Toby Sowery
Oreca 07 234 Did not finish
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
23 GTD Pro 64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Germany Mike Rockenfeller
United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx
Ford Mustang GT3 231 +12 Laps‡
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
24 GTD Pro 81 United States DragonSpeed Spain Albert Costa
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari 296 GT3 231 +12 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
25 GTD Pro 48 United States Paul Miller Racing Germany Max Hesse
United Kingdom Dan Harper
BMW M4 GT3 Evo 231 +12 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
26 GTD Pro 3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Spain Antonio García
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 231 +12 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
27 GTD Pro 14 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United States Aaron Telitz
Lexus RC F GT3 231 +12 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
28 GTD Pro 4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports United States Tommy Milner
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 231 +12 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
29 GTD Pro 77 United States AO Racing Germany Laurin Heinrich
Austria Klaus Bachler
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 231 +12 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
30 GTD Pro 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Connor De Phillippi
United States Madison Snow
United States Neil Verhagen
BMW M4 GT3 Evo 231 +12 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
31 GTD Pro 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports Italy Andrea Caldarelli
Italy Marco Mapelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 230 +13 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
32 GTD 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe
United Kingdom Ollie Millroy
Denmark Frederik Schandorff
Ferrari 296 GT3 230 +13 Laps‡
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
33 GTD 120 United States Wright Motorsports United States Adam Adelson
Australia Tom Sargent
United States Elliott Skeer
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 230 +13 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
34 GTD 34 United States Conquest Racing United States Manny Franco
Brazil Daniel Serra
United Kingdom Ben Tuck
Ferrari 296 GT3 230 +13 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
35 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley
United States Patrick Gallagher
United States Jake Walker
BMW M4 GT3 Evo 230 +13 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
36 GTD 57 United States Winward Racing Netherlands Indy Dontje
Switzerland Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 230 +13 Laps
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
37 GTD 13 Canada AWA United Kingdom Matt Bell
Canada Orey Fidani
Germany Lars Kern
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 230 +13 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
38 GTD 023 United States Triarsi Competizione United Kingdom James Calado
United States Kenton Koch
United States Onofrio Triarsi
Ferrari 296 GT3 230 +13 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
39 GTD 021 United States Triarsi Competizione United States Joel Miller
United States AJ Muss
Italy Niccolò Schirò
Ferrari 296 GT3 230 +13 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
40 GTD 12 United States Vasser Sullivan Racing United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
United States Frankie Montecalvo
Canada Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 230 +13 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
41 GTD 66 United States Gradient Racing United Kingdom Till Bechtolsheimer
United States Mason Filippi
United States Joey Hand
Ford Mustang GT3 229 +14 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
42 GTD 27 United States Heart of Racing Team United Kingdom Tom Gamble
Canada Zacharie Robichon
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 229 +14 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
43 GTD 47 Italy Cetilar Racing Italy Antonio Fuoco
Italy Roberto Lacorte
Italy Lorenzo Patrese
Ferrari 296 GT3 219 +24 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
44 GTD 78 United States Forte Racing Germany Mario Farnbacher
United States Eric Filgueiras
Canada Misha Goikhberg
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 214 +29 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
45
DNF
GTD 45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing United States Graham Doyle
Costa Rica Danny Formal
United States Trent Hindman
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 184 Differential
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
46
DNF
GTD Pro 65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Germany Christopher Mies
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch
Ford Mustang GT3 180 Contact
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
47
DNF
LMP2 88 Italy AF Corse Argentina Luis Pérez Companc
Argentina Matías Pérez Companc
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Oreca 07 124 Contact
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
48
DNF
GTD 75 Australia 75 Express Australia Broc Feeney
Canada Mikaël Grenier
Australia Kenny Habul
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 123 Gearbox
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
49
DNF
LMP2 18 United States Era Motorsport Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Canada Tobias Lütke
Oreca 07 119 Did not finish
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
50
DNF
GTD 19 United States van der Steur Racing Brazil Eduardo Barrichello
France Valentin Hasse-Clot
United States Anthony McIntosh
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 109 Gearbox
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
51
DNF
GTD 80 United States Lone Star Racing Australia Scott Andrews
United States Wyatt Brichacek
Netherlands Lin Hodenius
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 99 Rear wheel
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
52
DNF
GTD 36 United States DXDT Racing Canada Robert Wickens
United States Alec Udell
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 52 Did not finish
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
53
DNF
GTD 21 Italy AF Corse United States Simon Mann
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
France Lilou Wadoux
Ferrari 296 GT3 26 Did not finish
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
Source:[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c O'Connell, RJ; Kilbey, Stephen (March 15, 2024). "IMSA Announces 2025 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. August 29, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "Battle on the Bricks – Pre-Event Entry List" (PDF). IMSA.com. IMSA. September 10, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  4. ^ O’Connell, R. J. (September 10, 2025). "Battle On The Bricks, 53 Entries". Dailysportscar. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  5. ^ Dagys, John (September 10, 2025). "53 Entries for Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks – Race Official Results (6 Hours)" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. September 26, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.


IMSA SportsCar Championship
Previous race:
Michelin GT Challenge at VIR
2025 season Next race:
Petit Le Mans