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 France 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 France 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 Penalty Total
1 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Lola B10/60 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 14 6 8 9 14 51
2 France Pescarolo Team Pescarolo 01 Evo Judd GV5 5.0 L V10 15 7 6 7 15 50
3 Portugal Quifel-ASM Team Zytek 09SC Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 9 0 9
4 Italy MIK Corse Zytek 09SC Hybrid Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 2 0 2

LMP2 Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Penalty Total
1 United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 15 5 15 15 14 64
2 United Kingdom Strakka Racing HPD ARX-01d HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 11 12 7 6 7 43
3 France TDS Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 1 15 7 0 15 38
4 Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 13 3 11 0 36
5 Switzerland Race Performance Oreca 03 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 7 6 0 13 9 35
6 United Kingdom RLR MSport MG-Lola EX265 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 8 9 0 8 8 33
7 France Extrême Limite AM Paris Norma M200P Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 5 4 5 11 25
8 Argentina Pecom Racing Lola B11/40 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 13 0 9 0 0 22
9 United Kingdom RML HPD ARX-01d HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 6 0 2 9 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 Penalty Total
1 France Pegasus Racing 15 15 13 15 15 73
2 Monaco JMB Racing 9 9 16 11 13 58
3 United States Genoa Racing 13 13 9 13 48
4 United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 11 12 10 12 45
5 Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing 1 0 11 12

LM GTE Pro Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Penalty Total
1 Italy AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 14 (16) (16) 15 0 61
2 United Kingdom JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 15 (7) 0 (6) (18) 46
3 Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 0 (6) (10) (13) (15) 44
4 Germany Hankook Team Farnbacher Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 11 (14) 0 (7) 0 32
5 France IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 0 0 8 (7) (12) 27
6 Belgium Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 0 7 (8) (10) 0 25
7 United Kingdom Jota Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 0 8 6 2 8 24

LM GTE Am Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Penalty Total
1 France IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 (9) (17) 15 (17) (17) 75
2 Italy AF Corse Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 (14) (14) 11 (9) (10) 58
3 Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 15 (9) 0 (8) (12) 44
4 United Kingdom CRS Racing Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 9 0 (9) (5) 13 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 15 7 6 7 15 50
1= France Julien Jousse France Pescarolo Team 15 7 6 7 15 50
2= Italy Andrea Belicchi Switzerland Rebellion Racing 13 4 8 9 13 47
2= France Jean-Christophe Boullion Switzerland Rebellion Racing 13 4 8 9 13 47
3= Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Rebellion Racing 12 6 7 0 12 37
3= France Nicolas Prost Switzerland Rebellion Racing 12 6 7 0 12 37
4 France Christophe Tinseau France Pescarolo Team 15 7 6 7 0 35
5= Portugal Miguel Amaral Portugal Quifel ASM Team 9 0 9
5= France Olivier Pla Portugal Quifel ASM Team 9 0 9
6= Italy Ferdinando Geri Italy MIK Corse 2 0 2
6= Italy Giacomo Piccini Italy MIK Corse 2 0 2
6= Spain Máximo Cortés Italy MIK Corse 2 0 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 15 5 15 15 14 64
1= United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport 15 5 15 15 14 64
2 France Olivier Lombard United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport 15 15 14 44
3= United Kingdom Danny Watts United Kingdom Strakka Racing 11 12 7 6 7 43
3= United Kingdom Jonny Kane United Kingdom Strakka Racing 11 12 7 6 7 43
3= United Kingdom Nick Leventis United Kingdom Strakka Racing 11 12 7 6 7 43
4= United Kingdom Jody Firth France TDS Racing 1 15 7 0 15 38
4= Switzerland Mathias Beche France TDS Racing 1 15 7 0 15 38
4= France Pierre Thiriet France TDS Racing 1 15 7 0 15 38
5 Austria Dominik Kraihamer Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing 9 13 3 11 0 36
6= Switzerland Michel Frey Switzerland Race Performance 7 6 0 13 9 35
6= Switzerland Ralph Meichtry Switzerland Race Performance 7 6 0 13 9 35
7= United Kingdom Barry Gates United Kingdom RLR MSport 8 9 0 8 8 33
7= United Kingdom Rob Garofall United Kingdom RLR MSport 8 9 0 8 8 33
8 Belgium Nicolas de Crem Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing 9 13 3 25
9 France Fabien Rosier France Extrême Limite AM Paris 5 4 5 11 25
10= Argentina Luís Pérez Companc Argentina Pecom Racing 13 0 9 0 0 22
10= Argentina Matías Russo Argentina Pecom Racing 13 0 9 0 0 22
10= Germany Pierre Kaffer Argentina Pecom Racing 13 0 9 0 0 22
11 France Gary Chalandon United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport 15 5 20
12 France Marc Rostan Switzerland Race Performance 6 0 13 19
13 Norway Thor-Christian Ebbesvik Switzerland Race Performance / Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing 7 11 0 18
14 United Kingdom Simon Phillips United Kingdom RLR MSport 8 9 0 17
15= United Kingdom Ben Collins United Kingdom RML 6 0 2 9 17
15= United Kingdom Mike Newton United Kingdom RML 6 0 2 9 17
15= Brazil Thomas Erdos United Kingdom RML 6 0 2 9 17
16 United Kingdom Warren Hughes United Kingdom RLR MSport 8 8 16
17 Switzerland Maurice Basso France Extrême Limite AM Paris 5 4 5 14
18= Portugal Manuel Mello-Breyner France Extrême Limite AM Paris 11 11
18= Portugal Pedro Mello-Breyner France Extrême Limite AM Paris 11 11
19 Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi Switzerland Race Performance 9 9
20 Switzerland Jean-Marc Luco France Extrême Limite AM Paris 5 4 9

FLM Standings

Pos Driver Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total
1= France Julien Schell France Pegasus Racing 15 15 13 15 15 73
1= Germany Mirco Schultis France Pegasus Racing 15 15 13 15 15 73
1= Germany Patrick Simon France Pegasus Racing 15 15 13 15 15 73
2 United Kingdom John Hartshorne United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 11 12 10 12 45
3= Germany Christian Zugel United States Genoa Racing 13 13 9 35
3= Ecuador Elton Julian United States Genoa Racing 13 13 9 35
3= Germany Jens Petersen United States Genoa Racing 13 13 9 35
4= United Kingdom Phil Keen United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 11 12 10 33
4= United Kingdom Steve Keating United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 11 12 10 33
5 France Nicolas Marroc Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing 1 0 30
Monaco JMB Racing 16 13
6= United States Chapman Ducote Monaco JMB Racing 16 11 27
6= Canada Kyle Marcelli Monaco JMB Racing 16 11 27
7 Italy Luca Moro Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing 1 0 11 23
Monaco JMB Racing 11
8 Thailand Tor Graves Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing 11 23
United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 12
9 France Jean-Marc Menahem Monaco JMB Racing 9 9 18
10= Australia Aldous Mitchell United States Genoa Racing 13 13
10= Canada Bassam Kronfli United States Genoa Racing 13 13
10= South Africa Jordan Grogor United States Genoa Racing 13 13
11 Netherlands Peter Kutemann Monaco JMB Racing 13 13
12 China Zhang Shan Qi Switzerland Hope Polevision Racing 1 0 11 12
13 United Kingdom Alex Kapadia United Kingdom Neil Garner Motorsport 12 12
14= France Manuel Rodrigues Monaco JMB Racing 9 0 9
14= France Nicolas Misslin Monaco JMB Racing 9 9
15 France Olivier Lombard Monaco JMB Racing 9 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 14 (16) (15) 15 0 60
1= Italy Gianmaria Bruni Italy AF Corse 14 (16) (15) 15 0 60
2= United Kingdom James Walker United Kingdom JMW Motorsport 15 (7) 0 (6) (18) 46
2= United Kingdom Rob Bell United Kingdom JMW Motorsport 15 (7) 0 (6) (18) 46
3= Germany Marc Lieb Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 0 (6) (10) (13) (15) 44
3= Austria Richard Lietz Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 0 (6) (10) (13) (15) 44
4= Brazil Jaime Melo Italy AF Corse 9 0 (16) 1 (11) 37
4= Finland Toni Vilander Italy AF Corse 9 0 (16) 1 (11) 37
5= Denmark Allan Simonsen Germany Hankook Team Farnbacher 11 (14) 0 (7) 0 32
5= Germany Dominik Farnbacher Germany Hankook Team Farnbacher 11 (14) 0 (7) 0 32
6= France Patrick Pilet France IMSA Performance Matmut 0 0 8 (7) (12) 27
6= Germany Wolf Henzler France IMSA Performance Matmut 0 0 8 (7) (12) 27
7= Belgium Marc Goossens Belgium ProSpeed Competition 0 7 (8) (10) 0 25
7= Germany Marco Holzer Belgium ProSpeed Competition 0 7 (8) (10) 0 25
8= United Kingdom Sam Hancock United Kingdom Jota Sport AMR 0 8 6 2 8 24
8= United Kingdom Simon Dolan United Kingdom Jota Sport AMR 0 8 6 2 8 24
9 United Kingdom Chris Buncombe United Kingdom Jota Sport AMR 2 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 (9) (17) 15 (17) (17) 75
1= France Raymond Narac France IMSA Performance Matmut (9) (17) 15 (17) (17) 75
2= Italy Marco Cioci Italy AF Corse (14) (14) 11 (9) (10) 58
2= Italy Piergiuseppe Perazzini Italy AF Corse (14) (14) 11 (9) (10) 58
2= Belgium Stéphane Lémeret Italy AF Corse (14) (14) 11 (9) (10) 58
3 Austria Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 15 (9) 0 (8) (12) 44
4= United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou United Kingdom CRS Racing 9 0 (9) (5) 13 36
4= United Kingdom Phil Quaife United Kingdom CRS Racing 9 0 (9) (5) 13 36
5 Germany Christian Ried Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 15 0 (8) (12) 35
6 Netherlands Klaas Hummel United Kingdom CRS Racing 9 0 0 0 9
7 United States Bryce Miller Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton (9) 9
8 Austria Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 0 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

  1. "The Categories". Le Mans Series. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. Foubert, Claude (29 November 2010). "Cinq manches de six heures en 2011 avec Imola au programme!". Endurance-Info.com (in French). Infomaniak Network SA. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. Forbert, Claude (29 November 2010). "Calendrier 2011: Sept épreuves dont Petit Le Mans!". Endurance-Info.com (in French). Infomaniak Network SA. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.