The 2025 Battle on the Bricks (formally known as the 2025 TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks) is a sports car race, set to be held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on September 21, 2025. It will be the tenth round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the fourth round of the Michelin Endurance Cup.
Background
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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 will be the third consecutive year the IMSA SCC hosts a race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the fourth time a race will be held here since the series' inception in 2014. The 2025 Battle on the Bricks is the tenth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA.[1] The race is set to be held at the fourteen-turn 2.439 mi (3.925 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 21, 2025.[1]
Standings before the race
editPreceding the event, Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet lead the GTP Drivers' Championship with 2314 points, 75 points ahead of Porsche team-mates Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy in second. Philipp Eng and Dries Vanthoor sit in third, a further 106 points behind.[2] Dane Cameron and P. J. Hyett sit at the top of the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 1682 points, 107 points ahead of second-placed Dan Goldburg.[2] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship is led by Antonio García and Alexander Sims with 2632 points, with Albert Costa in second, 53 points behind. Klaus Bachler and Laurin Heinrich sit in third, 191 points behind García and Sims.[2] Philip Ellis and Russell Ward lead the GTD Drivers' Championship with 2529 points, 171 points ahead of Casper Stevenson in second.[2] The Teams' Championships are led by Porsche Penske Motorsport, AO Racing, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, and Winward Racing, respectively, with Porsche, Chevrolet, and Mercedes-AMG leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships.[2]
Entry list
editThe entry list was published on September 10, 2025, and features 53 entries – 12 in GTP, 12 in LMP2, 11 in GTD Pro, and 18 in GTD.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 3 O'Connell, RJ; Kilbey, Stephen (March 15, 2024). "IMSA Announces 2025 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – VIR After Race – Official Standings" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Battle on the Bricks – Pre-Event Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.