IMSA Battle on the Bricks 2025 - United Autosports USA
This weekend the WEC team are racing in Japan ... but rewinding to last weekend, the United Autosports USA team returned to IMSA endurance racing after a double-header of sprint races over the summer – this time at the racing capital of the world, Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The six-hour ‘Battle on the Bricks’ saw the United Autosports LMP2 duo lock out the front row of the grid for Sunday’s race start with P1 for Nick Boulle in the #2 ORECA 07, backed up with P2 for Daniel Goldburg in the sister #22. After a strong opening, the team navigated a multitude of highs and lows - from leading the field and fighting for a potential 1–2 finish, to ultimately crossing the line P4 (#22) and P6 (#2) at the checkered flag.
Nick Boulle, Juan Manuel Correa and Ben Hanley - United Autosports USA #2
#2 ORECA 07
QUALI P1 | RACE P6 | CHAMP P6
Lining up on pole position, the #2 ORECA 07 made a strong start in the Battle on the Bricks, pulling away from the LMP2 pack through the opening stages. Nick Boulle held firm at the front through two early Full Course Yellows (FCYs), strategically diving for fuel while maintaining track position.
Boulle’s lead continued to grow, with the Texan polesitter handing over to Juan Manuel Correa at the stop, following a commanding double stint. Correa rejoined the field in P7 after losing some time in the pits but immediately began making up ground. His charge was briefly interrupted by a drive-through penalty for racing contact, which he quickly served and got back to work. Determined, Correa fought through the pack to reclaim two places, climbing back to P5 before handing over to Ben Hanley with just over two hours to go.
Hanley wasted no time in making his mark, carving through the traffic and pushing the #2 back into podium contention with a brave overtake successfully putting the ORECA 07 in the top three.
In the closing laps, an intense three-wide battle with the sister #22 and the #43 put the #2 into second place before a final incident sent Hanley onto the grass. Recovering quickly, the #2 ORECA crossed the line in P6 for the six-hour IMSA WeatherTech endurance race.
Nick Boulle: “The whole race feels like another missed opportunity. The team gave us a great car, and we had a commanding lead despite being in fuel save mode from the start. I really thought this race was when it was going to turn around, but it looks like we’re going to have to keep digging. There were certainly some things to learn from and take forward. Juan and Ben did a stellar job during their stints so my hope is that we can finally get the monkey off our back at Petit Le Mans.”
Juan Manuel Correa: “The weekend was a pretty tough one on Sunday, it had been a very positive weekend before the race – we had great pace throughout the practices and Nick did an amazing job in qualifying to get the pole position. Really, we felt quite confident that we were going to have the pace to stay up there, and our goal was just to keep it clean until the end – but things started going a little wrong at the first driver change. So, we lost some positions there – I had to try fight back a little bit, I had contact with a lap down car, which gave us a drive through, so that put us again on the back foot – we recovered most of that again due to safety cars. When I handed the car over to Ben he did a really great job in his first stint or two stints to recover ground, and to get us back in the mix – and just when it seemed like we had recovered and gone back to the position that we deserved, that’s when Ben had contact again and our race result was pretty much over. Very frustrating, I think that we all deserved better, the crew, the three drivers – we did a better job throughout the weekend than the P6 that we finished, so it’s definitely frustrating – which seems to be the case for us this season in endurance races, where we just cannot get a result so, it is what it is, we just have to take the positives – I think the pace was a positive this weekend, there are still things that we need to improve, hopefully we will learn from this weekend and apply this in Petit Le Mans – we’re all very hungry to get a result there.”
Ben Hanley: “A difficult weekend in the end, we started off really strong after Nick put it on pole but a bit of a hectic race quickly snatched that away. We were showing great pace in all three of our stints, but with the various FCY’s and contact, it was hard to hold the race lead. Finishing P6 is a little frustrating after what we knew we could’ve achieved, so that stings a little bit. Looking forward to Petit to give it our all for the last race of the season.”
Daniel Goldburg, Rasmus Lindh, Paul Di Resta - United Autosports USA #22
#22 ORECA 07
QUALI P2 | RACE P4 | CHAMP P2
Lining up alongside its sister car, the #22 ORECA started from P2 and looked strong in the opening laps. Daniel Goldburg stayed close to the race leader until the double FCYs reshuffled the order. After the pit stops, Goldburg found himself behind the second place LMP2, but he soon retook P2 with a decisive move.
Just over an hour into the race, Goldburg’s momentum was interrupted when he spun due to contact and dropped back to P4. Escaping without damage, Goldburg regained rhythm staying out when the full course yellow was declared - shortly after pitting for a scheduled stop for fuel and a driver change to Rasmus Lindh.
With a slick pit stop and quick driver change, the #22 leapt to the head of the LMP2 class. Lindh delivered a clean and composed stint, keeping the car in podium contention, before handing over to Paul Di Resta in P4 with just over two and a half hours remaining.
The former F1 driver wasted no time, executing a bold overtake to put the #22 into the fight for the race lead. As the leaders pitted, Di Resta cycled to P1, leading the Brickyard field in class as the race entered its final stages. Holding the lead into the final hour, the Scottish driver kept the pressure on.
With 40 minutes to go, the United crew called in the #22 for its final fuel stop, rejoining in the lead – P1. A dramatic three-wide fight for P2 moments later saw the #22 car heartbreakingly forced onto the grass, dropping down the order from a potential win to P6.
In the closing laps, a race-ending crash at T11, accompanied by a drive through penalty for the championship leader - promoted the #22 to P4 at the checkered flag. A solid result for the #22 crew who retain P2 in the championship, having narrowed the gap heading into the season finale, but one that left the team wondering what might have been after leading the race into the final hour of the Battle on the Bricks.
Daniel Goldburg: "Really unfortunate end. We ran another very solid race - in the lead and on proper fuel strategy after the last pit stop. Then it went south. On the brighter side of things, the crew was flawless and we picked up some points on the championship leading car so we're still in the fight as we head to the Petit, knowing we need to finish 4 to 5 positions ahead to win the championship.”
Rasmus Lindh: “I think it’s been a very good weekend for us, the speed is very, very good in the car. Like always, I think we’ve taken another step forward in the car – from Watkins, performance wise. The race was going really well, Daniel did a really good job in the first two stints – unfortunately, I lost a few positions in my first stint because they didn’t match the traffic very well, but got all the positions back so brought the car in P3 for Paul. We were leading the race for a while as well, in the end of my stint. Brought the car in to Paul, who did a great job and brought the car into the lead – until we had the incident in the last half an hour of the race that cost us a little bit of time. The crew from United Autosports, the boys and girls from the team did an amazing job in the pits and with everything like always – masterclass in the pits, really impressive to see. We got some points closer to the championship leader, fighting for the title – we are a little bit closer now heading into Atlanta in a few weeks, so the game is on for the championship. It will be full attack for us for the last race of the season, and try to clench the title.. Great weekend, not the result that we could’ve had but we claimed good points getting closer to the championship – looking forward to Road Atlanta, the fight is on for the championship.”
Paul Di Resta: “Difficult to put into words. We had a good weekend, starting P2 – we were fighting for the win and we were fast. P4 is still a good result, just shy of the podium but we can’t help think about what it could’ve been. The team and my co-drivers, Daniel and Rasmus, did a fantastic job this weekend. One more to go, we’ll be fighting for that championship win at Petit Le Mans.”
MANAGEMENT
Max Gregory, Managing Director: “After an amazing qualifying from both Nick and Daniel, the two United cars locked out the front of the LMP2 grid for the race start on Sunday.
Things were looking very promising with both cars taking position as race leaders at different stages throughout the six-hour race – but with around an hour left to run that all changed. Multiple contacts for both cars derailed our race and went from what looked like the possibility of both cars on the podium to a 4th and a 6th place.
Despite that, the 22 car managed to finish in front of its championship rivals and therefore closed the points gap slightly, leaving us still firmly in the hunt for the title next time out at Road Atlanta.
The crew did a fantastic job in the pits this weekend, their work was top level throughout the race and it’s disappointing we didn’t get the result deserving of that. However, we were in the points - now just 85 points away from the championship leader, with one last fight at the final round of the season in Petit Le Mans…we are looking forward to it!”
The finale of the 2025 WeatherTech IMSA SportsCar Championship is the 10-hour Petit Le Mans on Saturday 11th October 2025. In the meantime, stay up to date with the with the WEC McLaren LMGT3 crew in Fuji on social @unitedautosports.