2023 IMSA Battle on the Bricks
8 Tower Motorsports driver Louis Delétraz which earned Jensen and Thomas their second victory of the season.
79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes took victory in the GTD Pro class with Ross Gunn and Alex Riberas in the No.
78 Lamborghini of Misha Goikhberg and Loris Spinelli The result meant Derani and Sims became the leaders of the Drivers' Championship with 2460 points, 3 ahead of fifth-placed finishers Albuquerque and Taylor, and a further 2 in front of Mathieu Jaminet, and Nick Tandy.
De Phillippi and Yelolly dropped to fourth place and Matt Campbell, and Felipe Nasr advanced to fifth.
In The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship, Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth extended their advantage over Antonio García and Jordan Taylor.
Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers clinched the GTD Drivers' Championship with one race left in the season.
[1] The event marked IMSA's return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time since 2014 as the track replaced Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after the 2022 season.
[4] The race was held at the fourteen-turn 2.439 mi (3.925 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on September 17, 2023.
[8] In LMP3, Gar Robinson led the Drivers' Championship with a 251-point advantage over Matt Bell and Orey Fidani.
[12] In GTD, Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR Andretti returned after skipping the previous race at Virginia International Raceway.
[18][16] There were two scheduled practice sessions preceding the race start on Sunday, one on Friday afternoon and one on Saturday morning.
20 High Class Racing car collided at turn 1 causing debris to be scattered onto the track.
1 car for Paul Miller Racing, 0.065 seconds faster than GTD Pro pole sitter Bachler.
31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac, Proton Competition, and JDC-Miller MotorSports entries rounded out the GTP qualifiers.
[37] Campbell maintained his pole position advantage while Sébastien Bourdais and Mathieu Jaminet made it three wide going into turn one.
Bachler attempted to block Jules Gounon and changed lanes before crossing the start finish line.
24 BMW of Philipp Eng pitted for a new tire and received repairs after sustaining damage from earlier contact with the No.
[46] Andersen's Oreca suffered left-front damage and he drove into the pit lane for a nose change.
92 Kelly-Moss with Riley Porsche of David Brule going into turn thirteen and suffered suspension damage after getting squeezed into the wall.
[44] Majority of the field made their first scheduled pit stops for fuel, tires, and driver changes during the safety car period.
[41] After the final pit stop cycle, Tandy took the lead after Nasr locked up at turn seven on his outlap and De Phillippi took over third in the category.
[47] Spinelli overtook Ellis for the lead in GTD at turn thirteen with ten minutes remaining.
[43] Going into turn seven with 3 laps remaining, Philip Ellis dived down the inside of Loris Spinelli and made contact with the No.
8 Tower Motorsports car of Louis Delétraz and Dan Goldburg, and third-position finishers Ben Hanley and George Kurtz in the No.
[43] Unchallenged in the closing stages, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella took their third victory of the season in GTD Pro.
78 Forte Racing powered by US RaceTronics Lamborghini of Misha Goikhberg and Loris Spinelli finished second, and Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow in the No.
[51] Mantella called his LMP3 win "a dream come true": "When I think back to Daytona, it is one of the greatest moments of my life – especially to be driving with such professionals.
"[39] As a result of winning the race, Jaminet and Tandy advanced from fourth to third in the GTP Drivers' Championship.
[52] As a result of winning the race, Gounon and Juncadella advanced from fourth to third in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship.
Porsche Penske Motorsport and TDS Racing became the leaders of their respective class Teams' Championships with one round remaining in the season.
