IMSA's "Battle on the Bricks 2026" Live from Indianapolis

Four track sessions and the battle for the GTP title on the line

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Indiana, Indianapolis
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The TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks 2026 can be watched live and for free on IMSA's official YouTube channel for viewers outside the United States. The race starts this Sunday, September 20 at 3:00 p.m. (local time, EDT) and is one of the rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. This race runs with all four classes on track: GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD. The duration is 2 hours and 40 minutes, and there are 44 cars entered: 11 in GTP, 10 in LMP2, 10 in GTD Pro, and 13 in GTD.

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NOTE: The free YouTube broadcast is for international viewers only (outside the U.S. and Canada), while in the United States the race airs on NBC.

Battle on the Bricks schedule for Latin America and Spain

The green flag drops on Sunday, September 20 at 3:00 p.m. EDT (U.S. Eastern Time), and the race lasts 2 hours and 40 minutes. These are the start times by region:

Mexico (CDMX): 1:00 p.m.
Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua: 1:00 p.m.
Panama, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador: 2:00 p.m.
Venezuela, Bolivia: 3:00 p.m.
Paraguay, Chile: 4:00 p.m.
Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil: 4:00 p.m.
Spain: 9:00 p.m.

What to watch at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

GTP Jack Aitken (Cadillac) leads the championship over Laurin Heinrich (Porsche) by 118 points. The big news is Heinrich's move to the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport car alongside Kévin Estre to fight for the title, while Nico Müller returns to the No. 5 JDC-Miller MotorSports entry. Tom Blomqvist took class pole in the No. 60 Acura with a time of 1:14.674.

LMP2 CrowdStrike Racing by APR leads Inter Europol Competition by 36 points. Jeremy Clarke took class pole in the No. 43 Inter Europol Competition car with a time of 1:17.555. Nick Boulle makes his first start of the year with Era Motorsport.

GTD Pro Paul Miller Racing (BMW) leads Corvette Racing by just 23 points, the tightest fight in the championship. Qualifying was canceled due to rain, so pole was assigned by points and went to the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing (BMW).

GTD Heart of Racing Team (Aston Martin) and Winward Racing (Mercedes) are separated by 36 points. As in GTD Pro, qualifying was canceled due to rain, and pole went to the No. 57 Winward Racing (Mercedes) on points.

About the circuit

Indianapolis Motor Speedway uses its 2.439-mile (approx. 3.925 km) layout with 14 corners inside the world's most famous oval. It is a permanent circuit that combines long straights with technical sections. This edition changes its traditional 6-hour format to a 2-hour-and-40-minute sprint race.

Car identification guide

To recognize each car in the race, use the official spotter guides with numbers, liveries, teams, and drivers from all categories at spotterguides.com, which are updated before each event.

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