# 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.
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. 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.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
| – | Official Test Session | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 11–12 March |
| 1 | 6 Hours of Castellet | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 3 April |
| 2 | 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | 7 May |
| 3 | 6 Hours of Imola | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy | 3 July |
| 4 | 6 Hours of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom | 11 September |
| 5 | 6 Hours of Estoril | 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 |
| Rnd. | Circuit | LMP1 Winning Drivers | LMP2 Winning Drivers | FLM Winning Drivers | GTE Pro Winning Drivers | GTE Am Winning Drivers | Results |
| 1 | Paul Ricard | No. 16 Pescarolo Team | No. 41 Greaves Motorsport | No. 95 Pegasus Racing | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Results |
| 1 | Paul Ricard | Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau Julien Jousse | Gary Chalandon Karim Ojjeh Tom Kimber-Smith | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Julien Schell | Rob Bell James Walker | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried | Results |
| 2 | Spa | No. 7 Peugeot Sport Total | No. 46 TDS Racing | No. 95 Pegasus Racing | No. 51 AF Corse | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Results |
| 2 | Spa | Alexander Wurz Anthony Davidson Marc Gené | Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet Jody Firth | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Julien Schell | Giancarlo Fisichella Gianmaria Bruni | Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo | Results |
| 3 | Imola | No. 7 Peugeot Sport Total | No. 41 Greaves Motorsport | No. 99 JMB Racing | No. 71 AF Corse | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Results |
| 3 | Imola | Sébastien Bourdais Anthony Davidson | Olivier Lombard Karim Ojjeh Tom Kimber-Smith | Chapman Ducote Kyle Marcelli Nicolas Marroc | Jaime Melo Toni Vilander | Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac | Results |
| 4 | Silverstone | No. 7 Peugeot Sport Total | No. 41 Greaves Motorsport | No. 95 Pegasus Racing | No. 51 AF Corse | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Results |
| 4 | Silverstone | Sébastien Bourdais Simon Pagenaud | Olivier Lombard Karim Ojjeh Tom Kimber-Smith | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Julien Schell | Giancarlo Fisichella Gianmaria Bruni | Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac | Results |
| 5 | Estoril | No. 16 Pescarolo Team | No. 46 TDS Racing | No. 95 Pegasus Racing | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Results |
| 5 | Estoril | Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau Julien Jousse | Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet Jody Firth | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Julien Schell | Rob Bell James Walker | Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac | Results |

## 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 | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Pole Position |
| Race Distance | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th And Lower | Pole Position |
| 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 | Rebellion Racing | Lola B10/60 | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 51 |
| 2 | Pescarolo Team | Pescarolo 01 Evo | Judd GV5 5.0 L V10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 50 |
| 3 | Quifel-ASM Team | Zytek 09SC | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | 4 | Ret | | | | 9 |
| 4 | 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 | Greaves Motorsport | Zytek Z11SN | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| 2 | Strakka Racing | HPD ARX-01d | HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 43 |
| 3 | TDS Racing | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | Ret | 1 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 38 |
| 4 | Boutsen Energy Racing | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 36 |
| 5 | Race Performance | Oreca 03 | Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | RLR MSport | MG-Lola EX265 | Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Extrême Limite AM Paris | Norma M200P | Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Pecom Racing | Lola B11/40 | Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 22 |
| 9 | 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 | Pegasus Racing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 73 |
| 2 | JMB Racing | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 58 |
| 3 | Genoa Racing | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | 48 |
| 4 | Neil Garner Motorsport | 3 | 3 | | 4 | 3 | 45 |
| 5 | 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 | AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 2 | (1) | (1) | 1 | Ret | 61 |
| 2 | JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 1 | (7) | Ret | (9) | (1) | 46 |
| 3 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Ret | (8) | (4) | (3) | (2) | 44 |
| 4 | Hankook Team Farnbacher | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 3 | (2) | Ret | (8) | Ret | 32 |
| 5 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | (7) | (3) | 27 |
| 6 | Prospeed Competition | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Ret | 6 | (6) | (5) | Ret | 25 |
| 7 | 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 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | (6) | (1) | 1 | (1) | (1) | 75 |
| 2 | AF Corse | Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | (2) | (2) | 3 | (5) | (4) | 58 |
| 3 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 1 | (5) | NC | (6) | (3) | 44 |
| 4 | 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= | Emmanuel Collard | Pescarolo Team | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 50 |
| 1= | Julien Jousse | Pescarolo Team | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 50 |
| 2= | Andrea Belicchi | Rebellion Racing | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 47 |
| 2= | Jean-Christophe Boullion | Rebellion Racing | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 47 |
| 3= | Neel Jani | Rebellion Racing | 3 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 37 |
| 3= | Nicolas Prost | Rebellion Racing | 3 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 37 |
| 4 | Christophe Tinseau | Pescarolo Team | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | 35 |
| 5= | Miguel Amaral | Quifel ASM Team | 4 | Ret | | | | 9 |
| 5= | Olivier Pla | Quifel ASM Team | 4 | Ret | | | | 9 |
| 6= | Ferdinando Geri | MIK Corse | | 11 | Ret | | | 2 |
| 6= | Giacomo Piccini | MIK Corse | | 11 | Ret | | | 2 |
| 6= | Máximo Cortés | MIK Corse | | 11 | Ret | | | 2 |

### LMP2 Standings

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

### FLM Standings

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

### LM GTE Pro Standings

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

### LM GTE Am Standings

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