2025 IMSA Battle on the Bricks

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.

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

Background

Preview

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

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

Main article: 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries

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	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Porsche 963	Matt Campbell	Mathieu Jaminet
7	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Porsche 963	Felipe Nasr	Nick Tandy
10	Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	Cadillac V-Series.R	Filipe Albuquerque	Ricky Taylor
23	Aston Martin THOR Team	Aston Martin Valkyrie	Roman De Angelis	Ross Gunn
24	BMW M Team RLL	BMW M Hybrid V8	Philipp Eng	Dries Vanthoor
25	BMW M Team RLL	BMW M Hybrid V8	Sheldon van der Linde	Marco Wittmann
31	Cadillac Whelen	Cadillac V-Series.R	Jack Aitken	Earl Bamber	Frederik Vesti
40	Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	Cadillac V-Series.R	Louis Delétraz	Jordan Taylor
60	Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian	Acura ARX-06	Tom Blomqvist	Colin Braun
63	Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse	Lamborghini SC63	Romain Grosjean	Edoardo Mortara
85	JDC–Miller MotorSports	Porsche 963	Tijmen van der Helm	Nico Müller
93	Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian	Acura ARX-06	Kakunoshin Ohta	Nick Yelloly	Renger van der Zande
Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) (12 entries)
04	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	Oreca 07-Gibson	Malthe Jakobsen	George Kurtz	Toby Sowery
2	United Autosports USA	Oreca 07-Gibson	Nick Boulle	Juan Manuel Correa	Ben Hanley
8	Tower Motorsports	Oreca 07-Gibson	Sebastián Álvarez	Sébastien Bourdais	John Farano
11	TDS Racing	Oreca 07-Gibson	Hunter McElrea	Mikkel Jensen	Steven Thomas
18	Era Motorsport	Oreca 07-Gibson	David Heinemeier Hansson	Oliver Jarvis	Tobias Lütke
22	United Autosports USA	Oreca 07-Gibson	Dan Goldburg	Rasmus Lindh	Paul di Resta
43	Inter Europol Competition	Oreca 07-Gibson	Jeremy Clarke	Tom Dillmann	Bijoy Garg
52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Oreca 07-Gibson	Benjamin Pedersen	Naveen Rao	Logan Sargeant
73	Pratt Miller Motorsports	Oreca 07-Gibson	Chris Cumming	Pietro Fittipaldi	James Roe
74	Riley	Oreca 07-Gibson	Josh Burdon	Felipe Fraga	Gar Robinson
88	AF Corse	Oreca 07-Gibson	Luis Pérez Companc	Matías Pérez Companc	Nicklas Nielsen
99	AO Racing	Oreca 07-Gibson	Dane Cameron	Jonny Edgar	P. J. Hyett
GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) (11 entries)
1	Paul Miller Racing	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Connor De Phillippi	Madison Snow	Neil Verhagen
3	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Antonio García	Alexander Sims
4	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Nicky Catsburg	Tommy Milner
9	Pfaff Motorsports	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Andrea Caldarelli	Marco Mapelli
14	Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	Ben Barnicoat	Aaron Telitz
48	Paul Miller Racing	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Dan Harper	Max Hesse
64	Ford Multimatic Motorsports	Ford Mustang GT3	Mike Rockenfeller	Sebastian Priaulx
65	Ford Multimatic Motorsports	Ford Mustang GT3	Christopher Mies	Frédéric Vervisch
75	75 Express	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Broc Feeney	Mikaël Grenier	Kenny Habul
77	AO Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Klaus Bachler	Laurin Heinrich
81	DragonSpeed	Ferrari 296 GT3	Albert Costa	Davide Rigon
GT Daytona (GTD) (18 entries)
021	Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3	Joel Miller	AJ Muss	Niccolò Schirò
023	Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3	James Calado	Kenton Koch	Onofrio Triarsi
12	Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	Jack Hawksworth	Frankie Montecalvo	Parker Thompson
13	AWA	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Matt Bell	Orey Fidani	Lars Kern
19	van der Steur Racing	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Eduardo Barrichello	Valentin Hasse-Clot	Anthony McIntosh
21	AF Corse	Ferrari 296 GT3	Simon Mann	Alessandro Pier Guidi	Lilou Wadoux
27	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	Tom Gamble	Zacharie Robichon	Casper Stevenson
34	Conquest Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	Manny Franco	Daniel Serra	Ben Tuck
36	DXDT Racing	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Charlie Eastwood	Alec Udell	Salih Yoluç
45	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Graham Doyle	Danny Formal	Trent Hindman
47	Cetilar Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	Antonio Fuoco	Roberto Lacorte	Lorenzo Patrese
57	Winward Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Indy Dontje	Philip Ellis	Russell Ward
66	Gradient Racing	Ford Mustang GT3	Till Bechtolsheimer	Mason Filippi	Joey Hand
70	Inception Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	Brendan Iribe	Ollie Millroy	Frederik Schandorff
78	Forte Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Mario Farnbacher	Eric Filgueiras	Misha Goikhberg
80	Lone Star Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Scott Andrews	Wyatt Brichacek	Lin Hodenius
96	Turner Motorsport	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Robby Foley	Patrick Gallagher	Jake Walker
120	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Adam Adelson	Tom Sargent	Elliott Skeer
Source:[4][5]

Race

Post-race

Class winners are in bold and ‡.

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