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Rasmussen and Boulle Secure Thrilling LMP2 Win at Indianapolis with Smart Fuel Strategy
Highlights
- Era Motorsport won LMP2 at IMSA Battle on the Bricks
- #18 Oreca 07 driven by Christian Rasmussen and Nick Boulle
- Fuel-saving strategy enabled a long final stint lead
- Boulle debuted with Era Motorsport, started seventh, avoided crash
- Rasmussen finished over 15 seconds ahead of second place
- First IMSA win for Era Motorsport at Indianapolis Speedway
Era Motorsport wins LMP2 at the IMSA Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis, as Christian Rasmussen and Nick Boulle guide the #18 Oreca 07 Gibson to victory with a decisive fuel strategy.
The result hinges on aggressive conservation, transforming a late window into an extended near 50‑minute run on the 2.439‑mile, 14‑turn road course while maintaining class‑leading pace under pressure.
Boulle, debuting for Era and starting seventh after a minor issue in qualifying, avoided the first‑corner melee, settled quickly, and led during his stint while tightly managing consumption.
He handed over in third. Rasmussen, an IndyCar regular with ECR, immediately delivered strong laps as a full‑course yellow and pit sequence created the window to stretch the final tank.
A well-timed caution and pit cycle allowed Era to extend the final stint to nearly 50 minutes.
Targets then tightened. Rasmussen balanced lift‑and‑coast with outright pace, breaking clear to defeat Harry Tincknell’s Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen entry by more than 15 seconds.
Rasmussen seals LMP2 by over 15 seconds while meeting increasingly strict fuel numbers.
Boulle credited pre‑event planning, noting a late call‑up and an immediate emphasis on economy from lap one, developed closely with team owner Kyle Tilley.
Tilley praised Boulle’s error‑free stint and Rasmussen’s fuel discipline. The win is Era Motorsport’s first IMSA triumph at Indianapolis, underscoring operational sharpness as the season winds down.
Rasmussen referenced previous success with Era, recalling their Daytona 24 Hours win in 2024, and framed Indianapolis as a meaningful home‑track validation of pace and process.
Era Motorsport secures its first IMSA win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The outcome reinforces Era’s standing in a deep LMP2 field, where caution timing, modelling, and execution often matter as much as raw speed on Indianapolis’s technical layout.
Elsewhere in the weekend narrative, headlines included Ford’s last‑lap win and Sheldon van der Linde’s IMSA victory, underlining the volatility of the late‑season run‑in.
Visual Summary
+15.2s gap
49 min
Ultra-stretch final stint
Ultra-stretch final stint
Era Motorsport Conquers Indy
Aggressive fuel-saving delivers a commanding first LMP2 win at the Brickyard
Started 7th ⬆️
Drove through chaos
Drove through chaos
2 Drivers
Nick Boulle
Christian Rasmussen
Nick Boulle
Christian Rasmussen
Home Track Win
First at Indy
First at Indy
“Executed to perfection. This victory was all strategy and trust.
The Era team: fuel masters at the Brickyard!”
James William covers the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, from the Rolex 24 at Daytona to sprint-race formats. His reports include prototype performance reviews, GT class battles, and pit-stop strategy insights for endurance-racing fans.
