Indianapolis Motor Speedway will play host to the penultimate race of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season Sunday with the Battle on the Bricks on NBC and Peacock.
The two-hour, 40-minute sprint on the IMS road course will feature all four catgories: GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD.
In the premier hybrid prototype category, Jack Aitken of the No. 31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R holds a 118-point lead over Laurin Heinrich, who will move from the No. 5 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 to the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 for the Indy race.
Aitken won last year’s race at IMS from the pole, teaming with Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti in an event that was six hours in 2024-25.
Here are the start times, daily schedules and streaming info for the IMSA Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (all times are ET):
IMSA Indy TV schedule and broadcast coverage
- When: Sunday, Sept. 20 at 3:10 p.m.
- TV/streaming: The IMSA Battle on the Bricks will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at 3 p.m. ET.
- Radio: Selected sessions live on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com; SiriusXM live race coverage on SiriusXM channel 206, Web/App 996
- Distance: A two-hour, 40-minute race on the 14-turn, 2.39-mile road course in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Forecast: According to Weather Underground, it’s expected to be 83 degrees with a 20% chance of rain at the green flag.
- Entry list: Click here to see the 44-car field at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Qualifying: Saturday, 5 p.m. ET on Peacock
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IMSA Battle on the Bricks at Indy race weekend schedule, start times
Here’s a rundown of the IMSA schedule this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (all times are ET):
Friday, Sept. 18
- 8-8:40 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup practice
- 8:55-9:25 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup practice
- 9:40-10:25 a.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo practice
- 10:40-11:40 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice
- 12:40-1:10 p.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup practice
- 1:25-2:05 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup practice
- 2:20-3:05 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo practice
- 3:25-4:55 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice
- 5:15-5:35 p.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup qualifying
- 5:50-6:50 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice
- 7:05-7:35 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup qualifying
Saturday, Sept. 19
- 8-8:35 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge qualifying
- 8:50-9:25 a.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo qualifying
- 9:40-10:25 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup Race 1 (Peacock)
- 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice
- 12:35-1:15 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 1 (Peacock)
- 2:30-4:30 p.m.: Indianapolis Motor Speedway 120 Michelin Pilot Challenge race (Peacock)
- 5:05-6:20 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying (Peacock)
- 6:45-7:35 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 1 (Peacock)
Sunday, Sept. 20
- 10:15-11:00 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup Race 2 (Peacock)
- 11:20 a.m.-noon: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 2 (Peacock)
- 12:20-1:10 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 2 (Peacock)
- 3:10-5:50 p.m.: Battle on The Bricks (NBC, Peacock)
Full entry list and classes competing this weekend
Sunday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will feature 44 cars racing across four classes (click here for the full entry list):
- GTP: 11
- LMP2: 10
- GTD Pro: 10
- GTD: 13
Drivers and teams to watch at IMSA Indy
- No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: Russell Ward and Philip Ellis have the points lead after three consecutive victories at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Road America and Virginia International Raceway, making a charge for a third consecutive GTD title
- No. 43 Inter Europol Competition ORECA LMP2 07: Jeremy Clarke and Tom Dillmann are creeping up on the LMP2 points lead with consecutive wins.
- No. 5 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963: The independent entry in Grand Touring Prototype has consecutive podiums with Tijmen van der Helm, Heinrich and Kaylen Frederick, the only hybrid prototype that can make that claim after Road America and Watkins Glen.
