TDS Racing clinches the three-peat at Indy
20 March 2026
• Third consecutive victory at Indianapolis for the #11 Oreca 07
• Second consecutive win for the Thomas/McElrea/Jensen crew at the Battle on
the Bricks
• First victory of the year in IMSA
• TDS Racing will compete for the Michelin Endurance Cup title at Petit Le Mans
Winning once at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a remarkable achievement in itself. So what can be said about winning three times in a row? That's exactly what TDS Racing accomplished last weekend at the Brickyard, winning the IMSA race for the third consecutive time.
After a first victory in a Sprint format in 2023 with Steven Thomas and Mikkel Jensen, the duo won again last year with the help of Hunter McElrea in a six-hour race. With their experience and past victories on the track, Xavier Combet and Jacques Morello's team had a few guarantees going into the race.
With the fastest time in FP1, second fastest in FP2 with Mikkel Jensen and Hunter McElrea, and a top-five qualifying position for Steven Thomas, TDS Racing lined up at the start on Sunday, confident in its potential on this track.
Steven Thomas got off to an excellent start, quickly gaining a position and taking advantage of the team's good strategy with a pit stop under Full Course Yellow to move back into second place after a flawless stint. Now in contention for the win, Hunter McElrea kept the #11 Oreca in the leading pack during the second half of the race, even taking the lead in the LMP2 standings shortly after the halfway point.
Mikkel Jensen finished in style in a final hour marked by an intense battle with his rivals, with a final restart less than two minutes before the checkered flag.
Xavier Combet - TDS Racing - Team Principal :
“With the season finale in sight, this victory is a huge boost for us and puts us right back in contention for the Endurance title. Once again, Steven has proven that he is one of the best Bronze drivers on the grid. Season after season, we achieve a very high level of performance together. Mikkel and Hunter have once again managed to extract the most of our car. Resilience is an essential value in motorsport : when a team knows how to use the right tools to bounce back, it always comes back stronger. See you at Road Atlanta for what promises to be an
exciting finale.”
Mikkel Jensen - TDS Racing Driver
“It was a bit of a fuel management race, which isn't usually the case. We didn't really know what the strategies were, and We were afraid that we were over-consuming and not doing enough laps. But everything was under control after the first pit stop. We were confident after that, and we just had to stay out of trouble. I battled with the two United Autosports USA cars, which was a tough
fight. But once we were in front, we had the pace. The car was really perfect, and thanks to my teammates.”
Hunter McElrea - TDS Racing Driver
“I'm just lucky, honestly, to be a part of such a good program. Steven's kind of proving he's one of if not the best Bronzes going around right now. Mikkel’s obviously established enough. I'm pretty new to endurance racing still, so kind of riding off the coattails of them is not a bad job. They've won three times in a row here. I've obviously been two of the three, but I won here in Indy NXT in 2023 as well, so I'm jumping on the three in a row train.”
Steven Thomas - TDS Racing Driver
To be able to come back here to kiss the bricks three straight times. That's special for anybody in racing. We tried to approach it like, yes, we're already at this level on this track, but we need to be better. And honestly, we got better at the testing, and we showed up here at FP1, we were faster than we've ever been. I think I made a real step in driving here. This was maybe my best day ever as a Bronze today, so I think that really helped with the coaching. And I'll tell you, these two guys are probably the
fastest on the grid.”