Preview: Carrera Cup battle coming to the Brickyard

Porsche Carrera Cup North America makes its sixth consecutive visit to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for round six of the 2026 season. The season is approaching its close, with just two rounds remaining in the season – at Road Atlanta and Circuit of the Americas –following this weekend’s Indianapolis doubleheader.

Tyler Maxson (TOPP Racing) enters Indy with a 17-point lead over Kellymoss driver Aaron Jeansonne overall and in the Mobil Pro Class. Jeansonne closed the gap with a trio of podium finishes at Road America – including the Miami make-up race – while Maxson kept pace with a win. Patrick Mulcahy, riding a 10-race win streak in the Solairus Aviation Pro-Am class, could wrap up the season title at Indianapolis. Marco Cirone has a 37-point lead over defending champion Scott Blind in the Solairus Aviation Masters class in a battle that could tighten up this weekend.

Though Maxson leads the way with five wins this season, four other drivers have won overall. Tom Sargent (GMG Racing), Callum Hedge (JDX Racing), Janne Stiak (ACI Motorsports) and Cole Kleck (TOPP Racing) join Maxson on the list.

To date this season, the Porsche Carrera Cup North America field has completed 4,203 combined race laps for a total of 13,234.3 miles. That’s the equivalent of 5,293 laps around the oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

IMSA's Battle on the Bricks fast facts.

Field.

20 Porsche 911 Cup race cars are entered for Round 6 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

• Mobil Pro Class. 12

• Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class. 1

• Solairus Aviation Masters Class. 7

• Teams. Eight race teams across all three classes

Track record.

1:25.516, 2023, Riley Dickinson, Kellymoss Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992.1)

2025 Race winners.

• Mobil Pro Class.

  Race 1, Zachary Vanier, JDX Racing

  Race 2, Aaron Jeansonne, Kellymoss

• Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class.

  Race 1, Patrick Mulcahy, GMG Racing

  Race 2, James Sofronas, GMG Racing

• Solairus Aviation Masters Class.

  Races 1 & 2, Scott Blind, Ruckus Racing

2026 championship leaders.

• Mobil Pro Class.

  Tyler Maxson, TOPP Racing

• Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class.

  Patrick Mulcahy, ACI Motorsports

• Solairus Aviation Masters Class.

  Marco Cirone, ACI Motorsports

• Rookie.

  Cole Kleck, TOPP Racing

• Team.

  TOPP Racing

Schedule.

All times Eastern

• Friday, 18 September.

  8:55 – 9:25am | Practice 1 1:25 – 2:05am | Practice 2 7:05 – 7:35pm | Qualifying

• Saturday, 19 September.

  12:35 – 1:15pm | Race 1 (40 minutes)

• Sunday, 20 September.

  11:20 – 12:00pm | Race 2 (40 minutes)

Team parity.

Five different drivers have won overall this season and 10 drivers have taken class victories, but those drivers have been spread out amongst six different teams. ACI Motorsports leads the way with 18 out of a possible 30 class wins to date, boosted in no small part by Patrick Mulcahy’s 10 wins in Pro-Am. TOPP Racing, Ruckus Racing, GMG Racing, JTR Motorsports Engineering and JDX Racing have all taken home winner’s trophies in 2026.

Metni's success on the bricks.

Alan Metni is the all-time leader in podium finishes at Indianapolis amongst Carrera Cup drivers, tied with Efrin Castro with seven. Metni has two Pro-Am class wins, and returns to the Pro class this weekend with Kellymoss.

Sprint champions.

While the Porsche Carrera Cup North America season marches on, champions were crowned last weekend in Porsche Sprint Challenge – a popular step on the Porsche Motorsport Pyramid. Karel Staut (Kellymoss), the 15-year-old phenom, earned the honors in GT3 Cup Pro-Am with Mark Boden (Fall-Line Motorsports) matching him in GT3 Cup Masters. Anna Cecchi (Charlie Hayes Racing) became the first woman to win a Sprint Challenge championship with her Cayman Pro-Am title, while Bill Peluchiwski (Kellymoss) scored Cayman Masters honors.

The classes.

Mobil Pro Class. The highest level of competition in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. The class is recognized through its orange color scheme. The car entry number will be delineated in orange on the doors, the windshield and rear glass. Headlight covers will be clear with orange cross-marks, with the addition of orange highlights on the front bumper splitters.

Solairus Aviation Pro-Am Class. Restricted to drivers who are 35 years old or older as of 1 January, 2026. The class is recognized through its green color scheme. The car entry number will be delineated in green on the doors, the windshield and rear glass. Headlight covers will be clear with green cross-marks, with the addition of green highlights on the front bumper splitters.

Solairus Aviation Masters Class. This class is open to drivers who are 50 years old or older as of 1 January, 2026. The class is recognized through its yellow color scheme. The car entry number will be delineated in yellow on the doors, the windshield and rear glass. Headlight covers will be clear with yellow cross-marks, with the addition of yellow highlights on the front bumper splitters.

Entry list.

The full Porsche Carrera Cup North America entry list can be found by clicking here.

Points & results.

Event results and current points for Porsche Carrera Cup North America can be found by clicking here.

Broadcast.

All Porsche Carrera Cup North America races stream live – and are available to watch anytime – on the Porsche Motorsport North America YouTube channel. Stay up-to-date on all the latest news by following Porsche Motorsport North America on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, and Twitter, and by subscribing to the PMNA newsletter.