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 Preview
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2024. 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. The race was held at the fourteen-turn 2.439 mi (3.925 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on September 21, 2025.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Entry list
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.
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 Braun63 Automobili Lamborghini Squadra CorseLamborghini 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 Robinson88 AF CorseOreca 07-Gibson Luis Pérez Companc Matías Pérez Companc Nicklas Nielsen99 AO RacingOreca 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 Nicola 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:
Qualifying Saturday's afternoon qualifying was broken into four sessions, with one session for the GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD classes each. The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am LMP2 class requiring a Bronze rated driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD cars.
Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with . ClassEntryDriverTime1GTP60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist1:14.569—122GTP31 Cadillac Whelen Jack Aitken1:14.610 +0.04113GTP40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Louis Delétraz1:14.715 +0.14624GTP10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor1:14.804 +0.23535GTP6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Matt Campbell1:14.910 +0.34146GTP93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Nick Yelloly1:15.005 +0.43657GTP25 BMW M Team RLL Sheldon van der Linde1:15.125 +0.55668GTP24 BMW M Team RLL Dries Vanthoor1:15.133 +0.56479GTP63 Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse Romain Grosjean1:15.170 +0.601810GTP7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Felipe Nasr1:15.185 +0.616911GTP23 Aston Martin THOR Team Roman De Angelis1:15.434 +0.8651012GTP85 JDC–Miller MotorSports Nico Müller1:15.566 +0.9971113LMP22 United Autosports USA Nick Boulle1:17.846 +3.2771314LMP222 United Autosports USA Dan Goldburg1:18.222 +3.6531415LMP299 AO Racing P. J. Hyett1:18.364 +3.7951516LMP243 Inter Europol Competition Jeremy Clarke1:18.573 +4.0041617LMP211 TDS Racing Steven Thomas1:18.724 +4.1551718LMP218 Era Motorsport Tobias Lütke1:18.787 +4.2181819LMP288 AF Corse Luis Pérez Companc1:18.821 +4.2521920LMP252 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Naveen Rao1:19.085 +4.5162021LMP204 CrowdStrike Racing by APR George Kurtz1:19.101 +4.5322122LMP28 Tower Motorsports John Farano1:19.720 +5.1512223LMP274 Riley Gar Robinson1:19.966 +5.3972324GTD27 Heart of Racing Team Casper Stevenson1:23.088 +8.5193625GTD Pro48 Paul Miller Racing Dan Harper1:23.259 +8.6902526GTD21 AF Corse Lilou Wadoux1:23.282 +8.7133727GTD Pro65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Christopher Mies1:23.445 +8.8762628GTD Pro75 75 Express Mikaël Grenier1:23.487 +8.9183529GTD Pro3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Alexander Sims1:23.510 +8.9412730GTD Pro9 Pfaff Motorsports Andrea Caldarelli1:23.559 +8.9902831GTD Pro77 AO Racing Laurin Heinrich1:23.559 +8.9902932GTD80 Lone Star Racing Lin Hodenius1:23.570 +9.0013833GTD57 Winward Racing Russell Ward1:23.614 +9.0453934GTD Pro81 DragonSpeed Albert Costa1:23.618 +9.0493035GTD Pro64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mike Rockenfeller1:23.678 +9.1093136GTD34 Conquest Racing Manny Franco1:23.730 +9.1614037GTD47 Cetilar Racing Nicola Lacorte1:23.801 +9.2324138GTD Pro1 Paul Miller Racing Madison Snow1:23.807 +9.2383239GTD36 DXDT Racing Alec Udell1:23.877 +9.3084240GTD Pro4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Tommy Milner1:23.882 +9.3133341GTD023 Triarsi Competizione Onofrio Triarsi1:23.931 +9.3624342GTD Pro14 Vasser Sullivan Aaron Telitz1:24.062 +9.4933443GTD19 van der Steur Racing Anthony McIntosh1:24.319 +9.7504444GTD12 Vasser Sullivan Frankie Montecalvo1:24.388 +9.8194545GTD021 Triarsi Competizione AJ Muss1:24.457 +9.8884646GTD78 Forte Racing Misha Goikhberg1:24.629 +10.0604747GTD120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson1:24.660 +10.0914848GTD96 Turner Motorsport Jake Walker1:24.722 +10.1534949GTD70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe1:24.744 +10.1755050GTD13 AWA Orey Fidani1:25.027 +10.4585151GTD66 Gradient Racing Till Bechtolsheimer1:25.437 +10.8685252GTD45 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Graham Doyle1:25.571 +11.0025353LMP273 Pratt Miller Motorsports Chris CummingNo Time Established24Sources:
The No. 60 MSR Acura was moved to the back of the GTP classification for failing to comply with bodywork tolerances. The No. 75 Mercedes-AMG was moved to the back of the GTD Pro classification for violating minimum ground clearance.
Race
Post-race The final results of GTP allowed Campbell and Jaminet to extend their advantage in the Drivers' Championship by 56 points over teammates Nasr and Tandy. Cameron and Hyett's fifth-place finish allowed them to keep their advantage over Goldburg in the LMP2 Drivers' Championship. The final results in GTD Pro meant García and Sims advantage in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship was reduced by 35 points over second-place finisher Costa. Ellis and Ward's fifth-place finish allowed them to keep their advantage over Stevenson in the GTD Drivers' Championship. Porsche Penske Motorsport, AO Racing, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, and Winward Racing continued to top their respective Teams' Championships. Porsche, Chevrolet, and Mercedes-AMG continued to their Manufacturers' Championship with 1 round remaining in the season.
Class winners are in bold and .