IMSA Battle on the Bricks

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IMSA Battle on the Bricks
IMSA Battle on the Bricks logo.png
Indianapolis IndycarGP.svg
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsor Tirerack.com
First race2023
Duration6 hours
2 hours 40 minutes (formerly)
Previous namesBrickyard Grand Prix (2012–2014)
Most wins (driver) Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow (2)
Most wins (team) Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport (2)
Most wins (manufacturer) Flag of the United States.svg 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.

Contents

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

YearDateScheduled
duration
ClassWinning driversCarElapsed distanceReport
MilesLaps
2012 July 273 hours Daytona Prototype Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais
Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow
Riley Ford 230.691 Report
Grand Touring Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally
Flag of the United States.svg John Potter
Porsche GT3230.691
2013 July 263 hours Daytona Prototype Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow
Riley BMW 271.1107 Report
Grand Touring Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Segal
Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis
Ferrari 458261.0103
GX Flag of the United States.svg Tom Long
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sylvain Tremblay
Mazda 6243.396

IMSA Weathertech Sports Car Series

SeasonDateOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleReportref
IMSA SportsCar Championship
2014 July 25 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi
Flag of Portugal.svg Joao Barbosa
Flag of the United States.svg Action Express Racing Chevrolet Corvette DP 2:46:02,720Brickyard Grand Prix Report [3]
2023 September 17 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Jaminet
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 2:41:00.878Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks Report [4]
2024 September 22 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn
Flag of the United States.svg BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 6:00:54.050Tirerack.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

YearDateScheduled
duration
ClassWinning driversCarElapsed distance
MilesLaps
2012 July 272.5 hoursGrand Sport Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Curran
Chevrolet Camaro 149.559
Street Tuner Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Rogers
Flag of the United States.svg Seth Thomas
BMW 328i 147.058
2013 July 262.5 hoursGrand Sport Flag of the United States.svg Mark Boden
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
BMW M3 187.574
Street Tuner Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
Flag of the United States.svg Mike LaMarra
BMW 128i185.073
2014 July 252.5 hoursGrand Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Liddell
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis
Chevrolet Camaro 209.886
Street Tuner Flag of the United States.svg Cody Ellsworth
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Lewis
Porsche Cayman 204.984

Michelin Pilot Challenge

YearDateScheduled
duration
ClassWinning driversCarElapsed distance
MilesLaps
2023 September 164 hoursGrand Sport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad
Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT4 268.3110
Touring Car Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller
Flag of South Africa.svg Mikey Taylor
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 236.8110

Course layout

References

  1. 1 2 "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.