2011 Le Mans Series

The 2011 Le Mans Series was the eighth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Le Mans Series. The series began on 3 April with the 6 Hours of Castellet and ended after five rounds on 25 September. It is a series for Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes. LMP1, LMP2 and FLM are retained from last year, while GT1 is removed, and GT2 split into GTE-Pro and GTE-Am.[1]

With the launch of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, several LMP1 teams left the Le Mans Series, such as Peugeot Sport, Audi Sport, Aston Martin Racing and Oreca. This was the last season of the LMP1 in the championship.

Schedule

On 29 November 2010, the ACO announced a 5-race calendar, plus an official test session at Circuit Paul Ricard.[2] The initial calendar included a race in Portugal, with the circuit to be announced. Three events; Spa, Imola, and Silverstone; will also be part of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup calendar.[3]

Rnd Race Circuit Date
Official Test Session France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 11–12 March
1 6 Hours of Castellet France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 3 April
2 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 7 May
3 6 Hours of Imola Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy 3 July
4 6 Hours of Silverstone United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom 11 September
5 6 Hours of Estoril Portugal Autódromo do Estoril, Portugal 25 September

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

Rnd. Circuit LMP1 Winning Team LMP2 Winning Team FLM Winning Team GTE Pro Winning Team GTE Am Winning Team Results
LMP1 Winning Drivers LMP2 Winning Drivers FLM Winning Drivers GTE Pro Winning Drivers GTE Am Winning Drivers
1 Paul Ricard France No. 16 Pescarolo Team United Kingdom No. 41 Greaves Motorsport France No. 95 Pegasus Racing United Kingdom No. 66 JMW Motorsport Germany No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Results
France Emmanuel Collard
France Christophe Tinseau
France Julien Jousse
France Gary Chalandon
Saudi Arabia Karim Ojjeh
United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith
Germany Mirco Schultis
Germany Patrick Simon
France Julien Schell
United Kingdom Rob Bell
United Kingdom James Walker
Austria Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Austria Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Germany Christian Ried
2 Spa France No. 7 Peugeot Sport Total Spain No. 46 TDS Racing France No. 95 Pegasus Racing Italy No. 51 AF Corse France No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Results
Austria Alexander Wurz
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Spain Marc Gené
Switzerland Mathias Beche
France Pierre Thiriet
United Kingdom Jody Firth
Germany Mirco Schultis
Germany Patrick Simon
France Julien Schell
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Italy Gianmaria Bruni
France Raymond Narac
France Nicolas Armindo
3 Imola France No. 7 Peugeot Sport Total United Kingdom No. 41 Greaves Motorsport Monaco No. 99 JMB Racing Italy No. 71 AF Corse France No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Results
France Sébastien Bourdais
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
France Olivier Lombard
Saudi Arabia Karim Ojjeh
United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith
United States Chapman Ducote
Canada Kyle Marcelli
France Nicolas Marroc
Brazil Jaime Melo
Finland Toni Vilander
France Nicolas Armindo
France Raymond Narac
4 Silverstone France No. 7 Peugeot Sport Total United Kingdom No. 41 Greaves Motorsport France No. 95 Pegasus Racing Italy No. 51 AF Corse France No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Results
France Sébastien Bourdais
France Simon Pagenaud
France Olivier Lombard
Saudi Arabia Karim Ojjeh
United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith
Germany Mirco Schultis
Germany Patrick Simon
France Julien Schell
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Italy Gianmaria Bruni
France Nicolas Armindo
France Raymond Narac
5 Estoril France No. 16 Pescarolo Team Spain No. 46 TDS Racing France No. 95 Pegasus Racing United Kingdom No. 66 JMW Motorsport France No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Results
France Emmanuel Collard
France Christophe Tinseau
France Julien Jousse
Switzerland Mathias Beche
France Pierre Thiriet
United Kingdom Jody Firth
Germany Mirco Schultis
Germany Patrick Simon
France Julien Schell
United Kingdom Rob Bell
United Kingdom James Walker
France Nicolas Armindo
France Raymond Narac

Championship Standings

Points are awarded to all race finishers, with unclassified entries failing to complete 70% of the race distance or entries failing to reach the finish not earning championship points. One bonus point is awarded for winning pole position (denoted by bold), and a further bonus is awarded (denoted by parenthesis). Entries which change an engine prior to the required two race minimum are penalized two points, with a four-point penalty for every subsequent engine change.

Points System
Race Distance Position Pole Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th And Lower
1000 km 15 13 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Teams Championships

The top two finishers in the LMP1, LMP2, GTE Pro, and GTE Am championships earn automatic entry to the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans.

LMP1 Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Lola B10/60 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 2 7 5 4 2 51
2 France Pescarolo Team Pescarolo 01 Evo Judd GV5 5.0 L V10 1 6 7 6 1 50
3 Portugal Quifel-ASM Team Zytek 09SC Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 4 Ret 9
4 Italy MIK Corse Zytek 09SC Hybrid Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 11 Ret 2

LMP2 Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1 United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 1 8 1 1 2 64
2 United Kingdom Strakka Racing HPD ARX-01d HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 3 3 6 8 6 43
3 Spain TDS Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Ret 1 7 Ret 1 38
4 Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 4 2 10 3 Ret 36
5 Switzerland Race Performance Oreca 03 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 6 7 Ret 2 4 35
6 United Kingdom RLR MSport MG-Lola EX265 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 5 4 Ret 5 5 33
7 France Extrême Limite AM Paris Norma M200P Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 8 9 8 3 25
8 Argentina Pecom Racing Lola B11/40 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret 22
9 United Kingdom RML HPD ARX-01d HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 7 DNS 11 4 17

FLM Standings

All teams in the Formula Le Mans category utilize the Oreca FLM09 chassis and General Motors 6.3 L V8.

Pos Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1 France Pegasus Racing 1 1 2 1 1 73
2 Monaco JMB Racing 4 4 1 3 2 58
3 United States Genoa Racing 2 2 4 2 48
4 United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 3 3 4 3 45
5 Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing Ret DSQ 3 12

LM GTE Pro Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1 Italy AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 2 (1) (1) 1 Ret 61
2 United Kingdom JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 1 (7) Ret (9) (1) 46
3 Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Ret (8) (4) (3) (2) 44
4 Germany Hankook Team Farnbacher Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 3 (2) Ret (8) Ret 32
5 France IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Ret Ret 5 (7) (3) 27
6 Belgium Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Ret 6 (6) (5) Ret 25
7 United Kingdom Jota Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 NC 5 7 11 5 24

LM GTE Am Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1 France IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 (6) (1) 1 (1) (1) 75
2 Italy AF Corse Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 (2) (2) 3 (5) (4) 58
3 Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 1 (5) NC (6) (3) 44
4 United Kingdom CRS Racing Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 4 Ret (4) (9) 2 36

Drivers Championships

LMP1 Standings

Pos Driver Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1= France Emmanuel Collard France Pescarolo Team 1 6 7 6 1 50
1= France Julien Jousse France Pescarolo Team 1 6 7 6 1 50
2= Italy Andrea Belicchi Switzerland Rebellion Racing 2 9 5 4 2 47
2= France Jean-Christophe Boullion Switzerland Rebellion Racing 2 9 5 4 2 47
3= Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Rebellion Racing 3 7 6 Ret 3 37
3= France Nicolas Prost Switzerland Rebellion Racing 3 7 6 Ret 3 37
4 France Christophe Tinseau France Pescarolo Team 1 6 7 6 35
5= Portugal Miguel Amaral Portugal Quifel ASM Team 4 Ret 9
5= France Olivier Pla Portugal Quifel ASM Team 4 Ret 9
6= Italy Ferdinando Geri Italy MIK Corse 11 Ret 2
6= Italy Giacomo Piccini Italy MIK Corse 11 Ret 2
6= Spain Máximo Cortés Italy MIK Corse 11 Ret 2

LMP2 Standings

Pos Driver Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1= Saudi Arabia Karim Ojjeh United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport 1 8 1 1 2 64
1= United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport 1 8 1 1 2 64
2 France Olivier Lombard United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport 1 1 2 44
3= United Kingdom Danny Watts United Kingdom Strakka Racing 3 3 6 8 6 43
3= United Kingdom Jonny Kane United Kingdom Strakka Racing 3 3 6 8 6 43
3= United Kingdom Nick Leventis United Kingdom Strakka Racing 3 3 6 8 6 43
4= United Kingdom Jody Firth Spain TDS Racing Ret 1 7 Ret 1 38
4= Switzerland Mathias Beche Spain TDS Racing Ret 1 7 Ret 1 38
4= France Pierre Thiriet Spain TDS Racing Ret 1 7 Ret 1 38
5 Austria Dominik Kraihamer Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing 4 2 10 3 Ret 36
6= Switzerland Michel Frey Switzerland Race Performance 6 7 Ret 2 4 35
6= Switzerland Ralph Meichtry Switzerland Race Performance 6 7 Ret 2 4 35
7= United Kingdom Barry Gates United Kingdom RLR MSport 5 4 Ret 5 5 33
7= United Kingdom Rob Garofall United Kingdom RLR MSport 5 4 Ret 5 5 33
8 Belgium Nicolas de Crem Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing 4 2 10 25
9 France Fabien Rosier France Extrême Limite AM Paris 8 9 8 3 25
10= Argentina Luís Pérez Companc Argentina Pecom Racing 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret 22
10= Argentina Matías Russo Argentina Pecom Racing 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret 22
10= Germany Pierre Kaffer Argentina Pecom Racing 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret 22
11 France Gary Chalandon United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport 1 8 20
12 France Marc Rostan Switzerland Race Performance 7 Ret 2 19
13 Norway Thor-Christian Ebbesvik Switzerland Race Performance / Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing 6 3 Ret 18
14 United Kingdom Simon Phillips United Kingdom RLR MSport 5 4 Ret 17
15= United Kingdom Ben Collins United Kingdom RML 7 DNS 11 4 17
15= United Kingdom Mike Newton United Kingdom RML 7 DNS 11 4 17
15= Brazil Thomas Erdos United Kingdom RML 7 DNS 11 4 17
16 United Kingdom Warren Hughes United Kingdom RLR MSport 5 5 16
17 Switzerland Maurice Basso France Extrême Limite AM Paris 8 9 8 14
18= Portugal Manuel Mello-Breyner France Extrême Limite AM Paris 3 11
18= Portugal Pedro Mello-Breyner France Extrême Limite AM Paris 3 11
19 Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi Switzerland Race Performance 4 9
20 Switzerland Jean-Marc Luco France Extrême Limite AM Paris 8 9 9

FLM Standings

Pos Driver Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1= France Julien Schell France Pegasus Racing 1 1 2 1 1 73
1= Germany Mirco Schultis France Pegasus Racing 1 1 2 1 1 73
1= Germany Patrick Simon France Pegasus Racing 1 1 2 1 1 73
2 United Kingdom John Hartshorne United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 3 3 4 3 45
3= Germany Christian Zugel United States Genoa Racing 2 2 4 35
3= Ecuador Elton Julian United States Genoa Racing 2 2 4 35
3= Germany Jens Petersen United States Genoa Racing 2 2 4 35
4= United Kingdom Phil Keen United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 3 3 4 33
4= United Kingdom Steve Keating United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 3 3 4 33
5 France Nicolas Marroc Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing Ret DSQ 30
Monaco JMB Racing 1 2
6= United States Chapman Ducote Monaco JMB Racing 1 3 27
6= Canada Kyle Marcelli Monaco JMB Racing 1 3 27
7 Italy Luca Moro Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing Ret DSQ 3 23
Monaco JMB Racing 3
8 Thailand Tor Graves Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing 3 23
United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 3
9 France Jean-Marc Menahem Monaco JMB Racing 4 4 18
10= Australia Aldous Mitchell United States Genoa Racing 2 13
10= Canada Bassam Kronfli United States Genoa Racing 2 13
10= South Africa Jordan Grogor United States Genoa Racing 2 13
11 Netherlands Peter Kutemann Monaco JMB Racing 2 13
12 China Zhang Shan Qi Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing Ret DSQ 3 12
13 United Kingdom Alex Kapadia United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 3 12
14= France Manuel Rodrigues Monaco JMB Racing 4 4* 9
14= France Nicolas Misslin Monaco JMB Racing 4 9
15 France Olivier Lombard Monaco JMB Racing 4 9

LM GTE Pro Standings

Pos Driver Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1= Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Italy AF Corse 2 (1) (2) 1 Ret 60
1= Italy Gianmaria Bruni Italy AF Corse 2 (1) (2) 1 Ret 60
2= United Kingdom James Walker United Kingdom JMW Motorsport 1 (7) Ret (9) (1) 46
2= United Kingdom Rob Bell United Kingdom JMW Motorsport 1 (7) Ret (9) (1) 46
3= Germany Marc Lieb Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton Ret (8) (4) (3) (2) 44
3= Austria Richard Lietz Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton Ret (8) (4) (3) (2) 44
4= Brazil Jaime Melo Italy AF Corse 4 Ret (1) Ret (4) 37
4= Finland Toni Vilander Italy AF Corse 4 Ret (1) Ret (4) 37
5= Denmark Allan Simonsen Germany Hankook Team Farnbacher 3 (2) Ret (8) Ret 32
5= Germany Dominik Farnbacher Germany Hankook Team Farnbacher 3 (2) Ret (8) Ret 32
6= France Patrick Pilet France IMSA Performance Matmut Ret Ret 5 (7) (3) 27
6= Germany Wolf Henzler France IMSA Performance Matmut Ret Ret 5 (7) (3) 27
7= Belgium Marc Goossens Belgium ProSpeed Competition Ret 6 (6) (5) Ret 25
7= Germany Marco Holzer Belgium ProSpeed Competition Ret 6 (6) (5) Ret 25
8= United Kingdom Sam Hancock United Kingdom Jota Sport AMR NC 5 7 11 5 24
8= United Kingdom Simon Dolan United Kingdom Jota Sport AMR NC 5 7 11 5 24
9 United Kingdom Chris Buncombe United Kingdom Jota Sport AMR 11 2

LM GTE Am Standings

Pos Driver Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1= France Nicolas Armindo France IMSA Performance Matmut (6) (1) 1 (1) (1) 75
1= France Raymond Narac France IMSA Performance Matmut (6) (1) 1 (1) (1) 75
2= Italy Marco Cioci Italy AF Corse (2) (2) 3 (5) (4) 58
2= Italy Piergiuseppe Perazzini Italy AF Corse (2) (2) 3 (5) (4) 58
2= Belgium Stéphane Lémeret Italy AF Corse (2) (2) 3 (5) (4) 58
3 Austria Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 1 (5) NC (6) (3) 44
4= United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou United Kingdom CRS Racing 4 Ret (4) (9) 2 36
4= United Kingdom Phil Quaife United Kingdom CRS Racing 4 Ret (4) (9) 2 36
5 Germany Christian Ried Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 1 NC (6) (3) 35
6 Netherlands Klaas Hummel United Kingdom CRS Racing 4 Ret 4* 2* 9
7 United States Bryce Miller Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton (5) 9
8 Austria Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 1* 0

Manufacturers Cups

LMP1 Standings

Pos Constructor Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1 Lola-Toyota 25 10 15 9 25 84
2 Pescarolo-Judd 15 7 6 7 15 50
3 Zytek 9 2 0 11
Aston Martin 0 0 0

LMP2 Standings

Pos Constructor Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1 ORECA-Nissan 10 28 10 11 15 74
2 Zytek-Nissan 15 5 15 15 14 64
3 HPD 17 12 9 15 7 60
4 ORECA-Judd 7 6 0 13 9 35
5 MG Lola-Judd 8 9 8 8 33
6 Norma-Judd 5 4 5 11 25
7 Lola-Judd 13 9 0 0 22

LM GTE Standings

Pos Constructor Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1 Ferrari 29 30 31 16 29 135
2 Porsche 15 11 18 23 27 94
3 Aston Martin 0 8 3 1 7 19

References

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