The 2026 IMSA Battle on the Bricks (officially known as the 2026 Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks) was a sports car race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on September 20, 2026. It was the tenth round of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
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International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2025. It will be the fourth consecutive year the IMSA SCC hosted a race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 2026 IMSA Battle on the Bricks was the tenth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2026 by IMSA. The race will be held at the fourteen-turn 2.439 mi (3.925 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on September 20, 2026.
Standings before the race Preceding the event, Jack Aitken led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 2400 points, 118 ahead of Laurin Heinrich. Nick Yelloly and Renger van der Zande sat in third, 185 points behind Aitken. The LMP2 Drivers' Championship was led by George Kurtz and Alex Quinn with 1701 points, 36 points ahead of second-placed Jeremy Clarke and Tom Dillmann. Dane Cameron and P. J. Hyett sat in third, a further 119 points behind. The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship saw Connor De Phillippi and Neil Verhagen leading with 2432 points, 23 points ahead of second-placed Nicky Catsburg and Tommy Milner. Andrea Caldarelli and Sandy Mitchell sat in third, 56 points behind De Phillippi and Verhagen. In GTD, Philip Ellis and Russell Ward led the Drivers' Championship with 2373 points, 36 points ahead of second-placed Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher. Eduardo Barrichello sat in third place, 77 points behind. The Teams' Championships were led by Cadillac Whelen, CrowdStrike Racing by APR, Corvette Racing by Paul Miller Racing, and Winward Racing, respectively, whilst the Manufacturers' Championships were led by Cadillac in GTP, Chevrolet in GTD Pro, and Mercedes-AMG in GTD.
Entry list
Results Post-race Class winners are in bold and ‡. ClassTeamDriversChassisTime/RetiredEngine1GTP24 BMW M Team WRT Dries Vanthoor Sheldon van der LindeBMW M Hybrid V81122:41:13.430‡BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V82GTP31 Cadillac Whelen Jack Aitken Earl BamberCadillac V-Series.R112+2.926Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V83GTP6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Laurin Heinrich Kévin EstrePorsche 963112+5.202Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V84GTP40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor Louis DelétrazCadillac V-Series.R112+25.396Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V85GTP60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist Colin BraunAcura ARX-06112+30.135Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V66GTP10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor Filipe AlbuquerqueCadillac V-Series.R112+38.085Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V87GTP93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Renger van der Zande Nick YellolyAcura ARX-06112+39.043Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V68GTP23 Aston Martin THOR Team Roman De Angelis Ross GunnAston Martin Valkyrie112 +44.135Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V129GTP5 JDC-Miller MotorSports Tijmen van der Helm Nico MüllerPorsche 963112+48.243Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V810GTP25 BMW M Team WRT Philipp Eng Marco WittmannBMW M Hybrid V8111 +1 LapBMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V811LMP218 Era Motorsport Nick Boulle Christian RasmussenOreca 07109+3 Laps‡Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 12 LMP2 52 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen Misha Goikhberg Harry Tincknell Oreca 07109 +3 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 13 LMP2 22 United Autosports USA Dan Goldburg Paul di Resta Oreca 07109 +3 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 14 LMP2 8 Tower Motorsports Tristan Vautier John Farano Oreca 07109 +3 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 15 LMP2 73 Pratt Miller Motorsports Chris Cumming Pietro Fittipaldi Oreca 07108 +4 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 16 LMP2 43 Inter Europol Competition Jeremy Clarke Tom Dillmann Oreca 07108 +4 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 17 LMP2 11 TDS Racing Mathias Beche Tobias Lütke Oreca 07108 +4 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 18 GTD Pro 64 Ford Racing Ben Barker Dennis Olsen Ford Mustang GT3 Evo105+7 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 19 GTD Pro 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R105 +7 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 20 GTD Pro 9 Pfaff Motorsports Andrea Caldarelli Sandy Mitchell Lamborghini Temerario GT3105 +7 Laps Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 21 GTD Pro 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Antonio García Alexander Sims Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R105 +7 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 22 GTD Pro 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Ben Barnicoat Jack Hawksworth Lexus RC F GT3105 +7 Laps Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 23 GTD Pro 1 Paul Miller Racing Connor De Phillippi Neil Verhagen BMW M4 GT3 Evo105 +7 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 24 GTD Pro 65 Ford Racing Christopher Mies Frédéric Vervisch Ford Mustang GT3 Evo105 +7 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 25 GTD Pro 59 RLL Team McLaren Max Esterson Nikita Johnson McLaren 720S GT3 Evo104 +8 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 26 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher BMW M4 GT3 Evo104+8 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 27 GTD 57 Winward Racing Philip Ellis Russell Ward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo104+8 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 28 GTD Pro 68 Car Blanche Marco Sørensen Valentin Hasse-Clot Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo104 +8 Laps Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 29 GTD 13 13 Autosport Matt Bell Orey Fidani Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R104 +8 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 30 GTD 81 DragonSpeed Giacomo Altoè Casper Stevenson Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R104 +8 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 31 GTD 27 Heart of Racing Team Eduardo Barrichello Tom Gamble Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo104 +8 Laps Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 32 GTD 120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson Callum Ilott Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)104 +8 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 33 GTD 66 Gradient Racing Corey Lewis Jake Walker Ford Mustang GT3 Evo104 +8 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 34 GTD 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Benjamin Pedersen Aaron Telitz Lexus RC F GT3104 +8 Laps Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 35 GTD Pro 77 AO Racing Harry King Nick Tandy Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)103 +9 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 36 GTD 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Felipe Fraga Sheena Monk Ford Mustang GT3 Evo103 +9 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 37 GTD 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo103 +9 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 38 GTD 34 Conquest Racing Albert Costa Lorenzo Patrese Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo103 +9 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 39 GTD 36 DXDT Racing Mason Filippi Robert Wickens Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R100 +12 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 40 LMP2 99 AO Racing Dane Cameron P. J. Hyett Oreca 0794 +18 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V841GTP7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Felipe Nasr Julien AndlauerPorsche 96390 +22 LapsPorsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 42 LMP2 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR George Kurtz Alex Quinn Oreca 0767 +45 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 43 GTD 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal Trent Hindman Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 266 Fueling Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 44 LMP2 2 United Autosports USA Phil Fayer Mikkel Jensen Oreca 070 Collision Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Source:
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