Lindsay Brewer claims pair of Pro-Am podiums with convincing drives in Indianapolis
Lindsay Brewer returned to the Pro-Am podium in remarkable fashion at Indianapolis, with a pair of competitive drives to help Forty7 Motorsports secure two podium finishes in the latest round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America championship.
Lindsay Brewer returned to the Pro-Am podium in remarkable fashion at Indianapolis, with a pair of competitive drives to help Forty7 Motorsports secure two podium finishes in the latest round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America championship.
Sharing the #77 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 with Keawn Tandon, Brewer finished second in Pro-Am in Race 1, before the duo followed it with a third-place class finish in Race 2 and eighth overall, completing one of their strongest weekends of the season.
Brewer arrived at Indianapolis looking to recover from the setback of Road America after an otherwise highly competitive first half of her 2026 campaign. The American stepped up to the Pro-Am category this season after finishing runner-up in the AM championship during her rookie year in 2025, joining Tandon at Forty7 Motorsports and immediately emerging as one of the leading class contenders.
Back-to-back podiums at Sebring, another runner-up finish at Laguna Seca in Race 1 and a third-place result at Watkins Glen had given Brewer and Tandon four podiums from the opening six races, keeping them in the Pro-Am title fight. Road America interrupted that run, however, as Brewer finished sixth in the opening race before an electrical problem during the pit stop in Race 2 forced the #77 Lamborghini behind the wall.
Indianapolis offered an opportunity to rebuild that momentum, and it was also a circuit where Brewer had previously enjoyed positive outings in single-seaters, collecting some of her personal best results over the years. The Forty7 Motorsports crew showed competitive pace from the opening sessions, with Tandon and Brewer combining for sixth place in class in the first practice session with a 1:26.411 before improving to fifth in FP2 with a 1:25.822.
Tandon was behind the wheel of the #77 Lamborghini for the opening qualifying session and immediately showed the car's potential, moving to the top of the order after his first flying lap. He continued to improve and eventually recorded a 1:25.419, placing the Lamborghini third in Pro-Am and just outside the overall top ten.
Brewer took over for the second qualifying session and had to contend with an interrupted session after a red flag with six minutes remaining, at a point when relatively few drivers had set representative times.
Once the session resumed, Brewer delivered a 1:28.181 to move into fourth place in Pro-Am and 16th overall. With the times continuing to tumble during the final seconds, she found further improvement and set a 1:27.712, completing an impressive late-session run to fourth in class and 20th overall.
Race 1 began with damp conditions, making the opening laps particularly challenging as the field tried to find grip. Tandon started around the overall top ten and negotiated the opening corners cleanly as several incidents unfolded further back in the field. A few corners later, a heavy incident involving Siderman and Whiting - with both cars sustaining significant damage - triggered the Safety Car.
Tandon had emerged from the opening chaos in fourth place in Pro-Am and 11th overall, with the incident occurring immediately behind him. The race remained under neutralisation for an extended period as marshals cleared the damaged cars and debris, with the field finally preparing to return to green-flag racing with 38 minutes remaining.
Once racing resumed, Tandon immediately found himself behind Miller in the fight for the Pro-Am podium. He stayed close before making his move at Turn 7, completing a clean pass for third place.
The move allowed Tandon to immediately begin pulling away while also closing on the Pro-class cars ahead. He recorded a 1:26.1 and began gaining ground on the #4 ANSA Motorsport entry of Queen, while remaining alert to opportunities as Queen passed Morey ahead.
As the pit window approached, Tandon elected to remain on track, extending his stint and attempting to maximise the strategy. More contact then occurred in the midfield, with Touchette and Koebbe making contact and several cars entering the pits in anticipation of a possible Full Course Yellow.
With the race remaining green, the decision to stay out allowed Tandon to cycle as high as second in Pro-Am and third overall before he eventually brought the Lamborghini into the pits on lap 14. He handed the #77 over to Brewer from third overall and second in class.
Brewer rejoined seventh overall and third in Pro-Am, with several Pro-class cars immediately around her. Although she lost some ground as the faster cars found their way past, she remained focused on maintaining her advantage over the Pro-Am cars behind, particularly Foster, Heffring and Porter.
Brewer settled into a consistent 1:28 rhythm and initially held a six-second advantage over Foster, although the gap gradually began to come down. Three cars spun at Turn 10 during the closing stages, including Boucher, who had been running second in Pro-Am, but all three were able to continue without another neutralisation.
Brewer therefore moved back into second in class and eighth overall. Foster subsequently found a way past on lap 23, dropping Brewer back to third in Pro-Am, but the American remained clean and continued to produce consistent lap times.
She set a 1:28.3 before improving to a 1:28.1, allowing her to begin closing back towards Foster while also extending her advantage over Porter to 13 seconds by lap 26. Brewer continued circulating consistently in the 1:28s during the closing laps and appeared secure in third.
A late drive-through penalty for Foster for passing under yellow flags, however, changed the order once again. Brewer was promoted to second place in Pro-Am at the finish, returning to the podium after a really smart and solid run for the #77 Forty Motorsport Lamborghini.
“Incredible first race with great pace. It was a bit dark out there (end of the day), but so happy to be back on the podium", Brewer said. "Keawn did a mega stint to put us in contention.”
Brewer started the second race from fourth in Pro-Am and 20th overall, but immediately made an excellent launch to move into third place in class. The opening laps again featured incidents elsewhere in the field, with Fitzpatrick ending up in the barriers and Connor Qvale also spinning and making contact with the barriers in an unrelated incident. Brewer avoided the trouble and continued her forward progress, reaching 17th overall while producing one of her strongest sequences of laps of the weekend.
She set a 1:27.0 through the first sector and continued to deliver competitive lap times, gaining a second on Graham Doyle on lap five. When Groat encountered an issue after having been ahead of Brewer, the Forty7 driver was able to move into 13th overall.
Brewer continued circulating in the 1:27s and remained ahead of Miller, who was gradually reducing the gap but Lindsay held on convincingly. Miller eventually completed the pass for third place in Pro-Am on lap 10, shortly before the pit window opened with 30 minutes remaining.
By the time she handed the car back to Tandon, Brewer had completed one of the strongest stints of her Lamborghini Super Trofeo career, running fourth in Pro-Am and close to the overall top ten.
Tandon rejoined fourth in class and immediately began pushing, setting a 1:26.9 as he worked his way back up the order. Danny Formal subsequently made a mistake and spun, dropping behind Tandon, while the pit-stop sequence began reshaping the order at the front.
As Miller and Henry made their stops, Tandon moved into third in Pro-Am and, following the completion of the pit cycle, climbed to second in class and 10th overall behind Seth Henry.
Tandon then had to work through traffic, first clearing the AM-class Lamborghini of Cooper Broll before catching David Staab. Once past Staab, he set a 1:27.5 and gained a full second on Henry during the lap, bringing the Pro-Am leader into his sights.
At the same time, however, Formal was recovering quickly and began closing on Tandon. By lap 28 the gap was below one second, forcing the Forty7 driver to switch to defence.
The battle intensified with four minutes remaining. Formal attempted a move on the main straight on lap 30, but Tandon defended brilliantly into Turn 1 and was able to switch back to retain second place. With tyre wear becoming increasingly significant, however, the pressure continued.
The two cars were side-by-side again on lap 32, with Formal once more challenging Tandon. The Forty7 driver attempted another outbraking manoeuvre but ultimately had to concede the position and slot back into third with two laps remaining.
Tandon and Brewer therefore crossed the finish line third in Pro-Am and eighth overall, securing a second consecutive class podium and completing a highly competitive Indianapolis weekend.
The double podium represented an important response for the championship standings, but it was also notable for the pace Brewer herself demonstrated throughout the two races. Her two stints were among her strongest performances of the season, with particularly impressive consistency.
“Lindsay’s been an amazing teammate all year with her progress", Tandon comnented. "We bounced back in a huge way after Road America and we’ve locked in every lap.”
With the Indianapolis results added to their earlier podium run, Brewer and Tandon now sit third in the Pro-Am championship standings after five rounds, with 85 points. They are just three points behind the Henry/Foster pairing heading into the final event of the season.
The championship will now head to the Lamborghini World Finals, which will take place at Monza in Italy from October 22-25.
