IMSA Battle on the Bricks

IMSA Battle on the Bricks
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
VenueIndianapolis Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsorTirerack.com
First race2023
Duration6 hours
2 hours 40 minutes (formerly)
Previous namesBrickyard Grand Prix (2012–2014)
Most wins (driver) Alex Popow (2)
Most wins (team) Starworks Motorsport (2)
Most wins (manufacturer) Riley (2)

The Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks is an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship event held on the combined road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.

The original version of the race, held from 2012 to 2014, was a support race for the Brickyard 400, as part of "Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard".[1] In its first two years, it was held as part of the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series, and moved to the United SportsCar Championship in 2014. The race went on hiatus after 2014.

The race was revived in 2023, as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It is now held as a stand-alone event held in September. For 2023, the race was a 2 hours, 40 minute length. For 2024, the race expanded to that of being an endurance race and is one of the major endurance races on the IMSA schedule, joining Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen, and Petit Le Mans.[2]

Race winners

Rolex Sports Car Series

Year Date Scheduled
duration
Class Winning drivers Car Elapsed distance Report
Miles Laps
2012 July 27 3 hours Daytona Prototype Sébastien Bourdais
Alex Popow
Riley Ford 230.6 91 Report
Grand Touring Andy Lally
John Potter
Porsche GT3 230.6 91
2013 July 26 3 hours Daytona Prototype Ryan Dalziel
Alex Popow
Riley BMW 271.1 107 Report
Grand Touring Jeff Segal
Max Papis
Ferrari 458 261.0 103
GX Tom Long
Sylvain Tremblay
Mazda 6 243.3 96

IMSA Weathertech Sports Car Series

Season Date Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Report ref
IMSA SportsCar Championship
2014 July 25 Christian Fittipaldi
Joao Barbosa
Action Express Racing Chevrolet Corvette DP 2:46:02,720 Brickyard Grand Prix Report [3]
2023 September 17 Mathieu Jaminet
Nick Tandy
Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 2:41:00.878 Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks Report [4]
2024 September 22 Philipp Eng
Jesse Krohn
BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 6:00:54.050 Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks Report [5]

Support races

The Brickyard Sports Car Challenge is a sports car race in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series (formerly the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge), with two classes being run concurrently. It was held as support to the Brickyard Grand Prix,[1] which was in turn a support race to the Brickyard 400. The 2023 revival will be one of IMSA's major races, as a four-hour race.

Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

Year Date Scheduled
duration
Class Winning drivers Car Elapsed distance
Miles Laps
2012 July 27 2.5 hours Grand Sport Lawson Aschenbach
Eric Curran
Chevrolet Camaro 149.5 59
Street Tuner Daniel Rogers
Seth Thomas
BMW 328i 147.0 58
2013 July 26 2.5 hours Grand Sport Mark Boden
Bryan Sellers
BMW M3 187.5 74
Street Tuner Terry Borcheller
Mike LaMarra
BMW 128i 185.0 73
2014 July 25 2.5 hours Grand Sport Robin Liddell
Andrew Davis
Chevrolet Camaro 209.8 86
Street Tuner Cody Ellsworth
Corey Lewis
Porsche Cayman 204.9 84

Michelin Pilot Challenge

Year Date Scheduled
duration
Class Winning drivers Car Elapsed distance
Miles Laps
2023 September 16 4 hours Grand Sport Daniel Morad
Bryce Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT4 268.3 110
Touring Car Chris Miller
Mikey Taylor
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 236.8 110
2024 September 21 2 hours Grand Sport Sean McAlister
Jeff Westphal
BMW M4 GT4 Gen II 173.1 71
Touring Car Mason Filippi
Mark Wilkins
Hyundai Elantra N TCR 173.1 71

Course layout

References

  1. ^ a b "In 2012, Nationwide, 2 road-course races join Sprint Cup at IMS," The Indianapolis Star, July 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "IMSA Returns for the Battle on the Bricks".
  3. ^ "Race Report" (PDF). IMSA. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Tirerack.com Battle On The Bricks – Race Official Results (2 Hours 40 Minutes)" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Tirerack.com Battle On The Bricks – Race Unofficial Results (6 Hours)" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.