Le Mans 24 Hours 2011
The 79th 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 79 e Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , also 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , took place from 11 to 12 June 2011 on the Circuit des 24 Heures . The race was the third round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup .
Changes to the regulations
For the 2011 24-hour race, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest made major changes to the regulations for the first time since 2007, affecting both the prototypes and Gran Turismos .
According to the changes to the ACO regulations, the LMP1 vehicles should be slowed down so that the lap times no longer fall below the 3:30 minute mark. The upper limit of the displacement for naturally aspirated engines was set at 3.4 liters, for turbo gasoline engines at 2.0 liters and for turbo diesel at 3.7 liters. LMP1 vehicles from the period up to 2010 were still allowed to participate, but had to use smaller air flow limiters , lower boost pressure and smaller fuel tanks. The F-shaft , which was originally planned for 2011, was banned.
In the LMP2 class, the main aim was to save costs. Series-based engines were now required. Naturally aspirated engines were allowed to have a maximum displacement of 5.0 liters and 8 cylinders, whereas turbo engines were only allowed to have 3.2 liters displacement and 6 cylinders. Diesel engines were not permitted. An LMP2 vehicle could cost a maximum of 400,000 euros, with the upper limit for the chassis being 325,000 euros and for the engine 75,000 euros. At least one amateur had to start on an LMP2 vehicle.
The 24-hour race should become more environmentally friendly in 2011. Hybrid drives were largely allowed with the changes in the regulations, including an energy recovery system similar to the KERS from Formula 1, whereby the stored energy was automatically used when the accelerator pedal was pressed. Hybrid vehicles were also allowed to use all-wheel drive. The minimum weight for all prototypes was 900 kilograms. In addition, a vertical fin had to be attached to the bonnet of the body of the prototype. This should reduce the tendency to take off and prevent such serious accidents as that of the Mercedes-Benz CLR from 1999.
The separate class for GT1 vehicles was abolished. For this, the GT2 class has been upgraded and divided into an amateur and a professional class. In the amateur class, vehicles were eligible to start that were at most the technical level of the previous year and had at least one amateur racing driver. The 2010 GT1 vehicles would have been approved for the GT amateur class, but no such vehicle took part.
The workout
In the week before the race, three qualifying sessions were held. The best time from all three sessions was decisive for the placement on the starting grid.
The first session took place on Wednesday June 8th and lasted two hours from 10pm to midnight. Stéphane Sarrazin achieved the best time of 3: 27.033 in the Peugeot 908 . This gave him a lead of almost a second over the three Audi R18s placed behind .
On Thursday, June 9th, the second session followed, which started at 7 p.m. and ended at 9 p.m. Marcel Fässler achieved the fastest lap in the Audi with a time of 3: 25.961 and relegated Sarrazin, who reduced his own record to 3: 26.156, to second place.
A short time later, the third and last session began at 10 p.m. and lasted until midnight. The Audi and Peugeot set an even faster pace and a close exchange of blows developed between the teams. The Audi driver Benoît Tréluyer set a new best time of 3: 25.738 and thus secured pole position for his team . He narrowly undercut Romain Dumas' 3: 25.799 in another Audi. Two Peugeot followed behind and placed on the second row of the grid. The third Audi team had to be content with fifth place on the grid after Tom Kristensen was blocked by a GT vehicle on his fast lap and his vehicle crashed into the guardrails on the next attempt. The last factory Peugeot came in sixth.
The older Peugeot 908 HDi FAP from the private team ORECA was already more than four seconds behind. The Pescarolo and the two Rebellion- Lola as the fastest petrol engine were even missing the top by more than seven seconds. It was therefore clear that only the three Audi and the three Peugeot of the works teams would be able to intervene in the battle for overall victory. However, there was no clear favorite among these vehicles for the race, as their times from qualifying were all very close together. The sixth-placed Peugeot was just 0.534 seconds short of the fastest time.
Soheil Ayari achieved pole position in the LMP2 class in the Signatech- Nissan with a time of 3: 41.458. In the GT-Pro class, the BMW M3 GT2 from Farfus / Müller / Werner took the lead with 3: 57.592. The fastest car in the GT-Am class was the Ferrari F430 GTE from AF Corse with 4: 01.282.
The race
As expected, the race started with a clear superiority of the six diesel works vehicles. At the beginning, pole-setter Benoît Tréluyer in the Audi R18 was in the lead . The new Aston Martin LMP1 project ended after just two or four laps. On the second lap, Darren Turner , the starting driver in the Aston Martin AMR-One with the number 007, spun around the Indianapolis curve. Almost at the same time and only a short time afterwards, Adrián Fernández rolled out in the car with the number 009 with a broken V-belt tensioner. Turner returned the car to the pits despite the puncture, but the race for this car was over there too.
After almost 45 minutes of racing and the first series of pit stops, the Audi R18 with starting number 1 and Timo Bernhard at the wheel led in the LMP1 class and thus in the overall standings . In the LMP2 class, Alexandre Prémat was in the lead in the works Oreca 03 and in the GTs, Gianmaria Bruni in a Ferrari 458 Italia GTC and Mario Cioci also in a Ferrari when Allan McNish's accident occurred.
Allan McNish's accident
On the 13th lap, Allan McNish overtook the leader Timo Bernhard on the descent to the Dunlop arch and collided with Anthony Beltoise's Ferrari, which was driving in front of Bernhard . Touching it pushed the Audi off the track, got under-air and hit a pile of tires hard after driving through the gravel bed . There was even a brief threat of the wreck tipping over behind the guardrails, where photographers and marshals were doing their work. The wreck of the Audi, which was completely destroyed by the impact, remained on the roof in front of the cordon. McNish was able to leave the car unharmed with the help of the marshals who had rushed up, but four people suffered minor injuries from the flying parts. Beltoise stayed in the car and was able to continue the race after repairs to the pits.
Mike Rockenfeller's accident
The second serious accident occurred in the early hours of the night. At this point the duel between Audi and Peugeot had already come to a head. The Peugeots could do longer stints and over the distance it was foreseeable that this would save up to three pit stops per Peugeot. On the other hand, at Audi you drove four-fold stints until the next driver and tire change, while at Peugeot only three-fold stints. The Audi made more stops, but only had to change tires seven times; at Peugeot, nine changes were planned. The different strategic approaches led to a stalemate, which led both teams to permanent driving at the limit.
Mike Rockenfeller had lost more than a minute in the pits during an unplanned stop that was necessary to change the hood and was in the process of making up for the lost time by doing fast laps. In addition, teammate Romain Dumas had spun once, which had cost additional time. Just before the Indianapolis, the accident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. At almost 300 km / h Rockenfeller collided with the private driver Robert Kauffman in a Ferrari while approaching this curve . Similar to McNish, the driver immediately lost control of the vehicle. The Audi first hit the guardrail violently on the left and came to a stop on the right after another impact. The car was so massively destroyed that there was practically nothing compact left except for the driver's cell. Rockenfeller was able to leave the wreck independently. Like McNish, he was taken to the Le Mans hospital for a detailed examination , where, like his Scottish team-mate, no injuries apart from bruises were found.
After six hours of racing, 52 of the 56 starters were still in the race. Only four LMP1 works cars had failed; the two Aston Martin and the two crashed Audi R18s.
Jan Magnussen's accident
On Sunday early in the morning there was a rare situation in long-distance races , leadership changes directly on the road. The remaining Audi with the number 2 fought a tough but fair battle with the Peugeots with the numbers 9 and 7. At 8 o'clock on Sunday there was another accident, this time with serious consequences. In front of the Ford chicane, Jan Magnussen collided with Horst Felbermayr's Porsche 997 GT3-RSR in the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R , which is the leader in the LMGE Pro class . The Dane lost control of the Corvette at the end of the Porsche corners. The rear broke out, hit the Porsche fully and pushed it into the wall. Both vehicles were badly damaged. The Austrian Felbermayr, a wealthy private driver who was 67 years old and drove sports car races in the 1970s, was seriously injured. He suffered a fractured pelvis and a crushed lung.
After the end of the following safety car phase, Treluyer was only one second ahead of Simon Pagenaud's Peugeot . Due to the different pit stop strategies, the lead between Audi and Peugeot changed with each stop. A preliminary decision was made on Sunday at 9:30 am when Alexander Wurz in the 908 with the number 7 had a slip in the Indianapolis, which caused a loss of 12 minutes by repairing the damage to the front end. At this point in time, the Wurz car was almost 25 seconds ahead of the sister car with the number 9.
After the last pit stops, 40 minutes before the end of the race, André Lotterer in the Audi had six seconds ahead of Simon Pagenaud, who was now driving the Peugeot again. The German was able to extend his lead to 13 seconds right through to the finish line and clinch his tenth overall victory for Audi. The race continued at full speed until the checkered flag and for the first time since 1999 there was a full run-out and honor lap.
After the race it became known that the victorious Audi R18 had a creeping puncture in the last hour and could hardly have managed a full lap of almost 14 kilometers at full speed. Therefore, the tires also had to be changed during the last refueling stop shortly before the end.
Invitations
Automatic invitations
Automatic invitations to the 2011 Le Mans 24-hour race were issued to the teams that achieved top positions in high-class sports car races and sports car racing series in 2010. The winners of the Petit Le Mans , the American Le Mans Series , the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and the Michelin Green X Challenge were among the first and second in the LMP1, LMP2 and GT2 classes of the previous year's race and the Le Mans Series within the LMS. In contrast to previous years, no team received an automatic invitation from the FIA GT Championship .
An automatic invitation did not have to be accepted.
Race / racing series | LMP1 | LMP2 | LM GTE |
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1. at the 24 hours of Le Mans | Audi Sport North America | Strakka Racing | Felbermayr-Proton team |
2. at the Le Mans 24-hour race | Audi Sport Team Joest | OAK Racing | Hankook Team Farnbacher |
1st in the Le Mans Series | Team Oreca Matmut | RML | Felbermayr-Proton team |
2nd in the Le Mans Series | Signature Plus | Strakka Racing | AF Corse |
1st at the Petit Le Mans | Team Peugeot Total | Patrón Highcroft Racing | Corvette Racing |
1st in the American Le Mans Series | no participant | Patrón Highcroft Racing | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing |
1st in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup | Peugeot Sport Total | OAK Racing | Felbermayr-Proton team |
1. in the LMS Green X Challenge | OAK Racing |
- ↑ In 2010, the ALMS combined classes LMP1 and LMP2 into one class.
Start list
On February 9, 2011, the ACO published a first preliminary start list with 56 participants plus ten reserve teams. The start list saw some changes in the period that followed.
On April 12, Signatech Nissan withdrew its second Oreca 03. The Norma M200P from Extrême Limite AM Paris moved up to the starting position .
On May 16, Highcroft Racing withdrew its HPD ARX-01e. The former partner Honda had no longer given the team the necessary financial means to use the vehicle. The Lola-Aston Martin B09 / 60 from Kronos Racing was then given the starting position .
The following entries, which had originally received a starting place, have been withdrawn:
No. | team | vehicle | Nominated driver |
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LMP1 | |||
19th | Highcroft Racing | HPD ARX-01e | David Brabham |
LMP2 | |||
27 | Signatech Nissan | Oreca 03 | Tiago Monteiro |
Reserve vehicles
As in previous years, the ACO published a list of reserve vehicles at the same time as the first preliminary start list. Five LMP and five GT teams each were put on the list and were given the opportunity to replace those teams that were unable to take part in the race for various reasons. The LMP reservists were only allowed to replace LMP1 and LMP2-class vehicles, just as the GT reservists were only allowed to replace GT vehicles. The advancement took place in the order of nomination.
Two entries from the reserve list received a starting place. There is no longer a reserve list.
The following entries, which were originally on the reserve list, were added to the starting list:
sequence | class | No. | team | vehicle | Nominated driver |
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LMP | |||||
1 | LMP2 | 44 | Extreme limit at Paris | Norma M200P | Fabien Rosier |
2 | LMP1 | 22nd | Kronos Racing | Lola B09 / 60 | Vanina Ickx |
The following entries, which were originally on the reserve list, were withdrawn or were not given a starting place:
class | No. | team | vehicle | Nominated driver |
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LMP | ||||
LMP1 | 21st | Rangoni Motorsport | Zytek 09H Hybrid | Ferdinando Geri |
LMP2 | 45 | Boutsen Energy Racing | Oreca 03 | Dominik Kraihamer |
LMP2 | 38 | Pegasus Racing | Courage LC75 | Julien Schell |
LM GTE | ||||
Per | 69 | Robertson Racing | Ford GT-R Mk. VII | David Murry |
At the | 85 | Prospeed Competition | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Paul van Splunteren |
At the | 84 | Tolimit Arabia | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Sascha Maassen |
Per | 86 | Young Driver AMR | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Tomáš Enge |
Per | 87 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Romain Grosjean |
Training times
qualification
Item | No. | team | class | time | Residue | begin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | 3: 25.738 | 1 | |
2 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | 3: 25.799 | +0.061 | 2 |
3 | 9 | Team Peugeot Total | LMP1 | 3: 26.010 | +0.272 | 3 |
4th | 8th | Peugeot Sport Total | LMP1 | 3: 26.156 | +0.418 | 4th |
5 | 3 | Audi Sport North America | LMP1 | 3: 26.165 | +0.427 | 5 |
6th | 7th | Peugeot Sport Total | LMP1 | 3: 26.272 | +0.534 | 6th |
7th | 10 | Team Oreca Matmut | LMP1 | 3: 30.084 | +4.346 | 7th |
8th | 12 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | 3: 32.883 | +7.145 | 8th |
9 | 16 | Pescarolo team | LMP1 | 3: 33.066 | +7.328 | 9 |
10 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | 3: 34.573 | +8.835 | 10 |
11 | 15th | OAK Racing | LMP1 | 3: 34.933 | +9.195 | 11 |
12 | 22nd | Kronos Racing | LMP1 | 3: 36.551 | +10.813 | 12 |
13 | 20th | Quifel-ASM team | LMP1 | 3: 37.393 | +11.655 | 13 |
14th | 26th | Signatech Nissan | LMP2 | 3: 41.458 | +15.720 | 14th |
15th | 24 | OAK Racing | LMP1 | 3: 41.908 | +16.170 | 15th |
16 | 42 | Strakka Racing | LMP2 | 3: 42.615 | +16.877 | 16 |
17th | 48 | Team Oreca Matmut | LMP2 | 3: 43.098 | +17,360 | 17th |
18th | 39 | Pecom Racing | LMP2 | 3: 43.223 | +17.485 | 18th |
19th | 49 | OAK Racing | LMP2 | 3: 43.479 | +17.741 | 19th |
20th | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | LMP2 | 3: 43.802 | +18.064 | 20th |
21st | 40 | Race performance | LMP2 | 3: 44.294 | +18.556 | 21st |
22nd | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | LMP1 | 3: 45.918 | +20.180 | 22nd |
23 | 36 | RML | LMP2 | 3: 47.308 | +21,570 | 23 |
24 | 5 | Hope Racing | LMP1 | 3: 47.691 | +21,953 | 24 |
25th | 009 | Aston Martin Racing | LMP1 | 3: 48.355 | +22.617 | 25th |
26th | 44 | Extreme limit at Paris | LMP2 | 3: 48.420 | +22.682 | 26th |
27 | 35 | OAK Racing | LMP2 | 3: 48.665 | +22.927 | 27 |
28 | 33 | Level 5 motorsports | LMP2 | 3: 48.863 | +23.125 | 28 |
29 | 55 | BMW Motorsport | LM GTE Pro | 3: 57.592 | +31.854 | 29 |
30th | 51 | AF Corse SRL | LM GTE Pro | 3: 58.040 | +32,302 | 30th |
31 | 56 | BMW Motorsport | LM GTE Pro | 3: 58.426 | +32.688 | 31 |
32 | 74 | Corvette Racing | LM GTE Pro | 3: 59.519 | +33.781 | 32 |
33 | 89 | Hankook Team Farnbacher | LM GTE Pro | 3: 59.519 | +33.781 | 33 |
34 | 73 | Corvette Racing | LM GTE Pro | 3: 59.633 | +33.895 | 34 |
35 | 77 | Felbermayr-Proton team | LM GTE Pro | 3: 59.662 | +33.924 | 35 |
36 | 59 | Luxury racing | LM GTE Pro | 3: 59.901 | +34.163 | 36 |
37 | 75 | Prospeed Competition | LM GTE Pro | 3: 59.962 | +34.224 | 37 |
38 | 79 | Iota | LM GTE Pro | 4: 00.747 | +35.009 | 38 |
39 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | LM GTE Pro | 4: 00.890 | +35.152 | 39 |
40 | 80 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | LM GTE Pro | 4: 01.024 | +35.286 | 40 |
41 | 58 | Luxury racing | LM GTE Pro | 4: 01.176 | +35.438 | 41 |
42 | 61 | AF Corse SRL | LM GTE Am | 4: 01.282 | +35.544 | 42 |
43 | 88 | Felbermayr-Proton team | LM GTE Pro | 4: 01.752 | +36.014 | 43 |
44 | 71 | AF Corse | LM GTE Pro | 4: 02.216 | +36.478 | 44 |
45 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | LM GTE Pro | 4: 02.548 | +36.810 | 45 |
46 | 63 | Proton Competition | LM GTE Am | 4: 03.532 | +37.794 | 46 |
47 | 81 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | LM GTE Am | 4: 03.648 | +37.910 | 47 |
48 | 70 | Larbre Compétition | LM GTE Am | 4: 03.918 | +38.180 | 48 |
49 | 83 | JMB Racing | LM GTE Am | 4: 04.640 | +38.902 | 49 |
50 | 60 | Gulf AMR Middle East | LM GTE Am | 4: 04.825 | +39.087 | 50 |
51 | 57 | Krohn Racing | LM GTE Am | 4: 05.211 | +39.473 | 51 |
52 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | LM GTE Am | 4: 05.955 | +40.217 | 52 |
53 | 62 | CRS Racing | LM GTE Am | 4: 07.236 | +41.498 | 53 |
54 | 65 | Lotus Jetalliance | LM GTE Pro | 4: 07.465 | +41.727 | 54 |
55 | 68 | Robertson Racing LLC | LM GTE Am | 4: 08.208 | +42.470 | 55 |
56 | 64 | Lotus Jetalliance | LM GTE Pro | 4: 12.569 | +46.831 | 56 |
Results
Pilots by nationality
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
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1 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest |
Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer |
Audi R18 | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 | M. | 355 |
2 | LMP1 | 9 | Team Peugeot Total |
Sébastien Bourdais Simon Pagenaud Pedro Lamy |
Peugeot 908 | Peugeot HDi 3.7L Turbo V8 | M. | 355 |
3 | LMP1 | 8th | Peugeot Sport Total |
Stéphane Sarrazin Franck Montagny Nicolas Minassian |
Peugeot 908 | Peugeot HDi 3.7L Turbo V8 | M. | 353 |
4th | LMP1 | 7th | Peugeot Sport Total |
Anthony Davidson Alexander Wurz Marc Gené |
Peugeot 908 | Peugeot HDi 3.7L Turbo V8 | M. | 351 |
5 | LMP1 | 10 | Team Oreca Matmut |
Nicolas Lapierre Loïc Duval Olivier Panis |
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDi 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 339 |
6th | LMP1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing |
Nicolas Prost Neel Jani Jeroen Bleekemolen |
Lola B10 / 60 | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4L V8 | M. | 338 |
7th | LMP1 | 22nd | Kronos Racing |
Vanina Ickx Bas Leinder's Maxime Martin |
Lola B09 / 60 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 328 |
8th | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport |
Karim Ojjeh Olivier Lombard Tom Kimber-Smith |
Zytek Z11SN | Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 | D. | 326 |
9 | LMP2 | 26th | Signatech Nissan |
Soheil Ayari Franck Mailleux Lucas Ordoñez |
Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 | D. | 320 |
10 | LMP2 | 33 | Level 5 motorsports |
Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut João Barbosa |
Lola B08 / 80 | HPD HR28TT 2.8L Turbo V6 | M. | 319 |
11 | LMGTE Pro | 73 | Corvette Racing |
Olivier Beretta Tommy Milner Antonio García |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | M. | 314 |
12 | LMP2 | 36 | RML |
Mike Newton Ben Collins Thomas Erdos |
HPD ARX-01d | HPD HR28TT 2.8L Turbo V6 | D. | 314 |
13 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse SRL |
Giancarlo Fisichella Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander |
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | M. | 314 |
14th | LMP2 | 49 | OAK Racing |
Shinji Nakano Nicolas De Crem Jan Charouz |
Pescarolo 01 | BMW HK 3.6L V8 | D. | 313 |
15th | LMGTE Pro | 56 | BMW Motorsport |
Andy Priaulx Dirk Müller Joey Hand |
BMW M3 GT2 | BMW 4.0L V8 | D. | 313 |
16 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Felbermayr-Proton team |
Marc Lieb Wolf Henzler Richard Lietz |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 312 |
17th | LMGTE Pro | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut |
Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet Nicolas Armindo |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 311 |
18th | LMGTE Pro | 80 | Flying Lizard Motorsports |
Jörg Bergmeister Lucas Luhr Patrick Long |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 310 |
19th | LMP2 | 40 | Race performance |
Michel Frey Ralph Meichtry Marc Rostan |
Oreca 03 | BMW HK 3.6L V8 | D. | 304 |
20th | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition |
Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal Gabriele Gardel |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | M. | 302 |
21st | LMGTE Am | 70 | Larbre Compétition |
Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon Jean-Philippe Belloc |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 301 |
22nd | LMGTE Pro | 65 | Jetalliance Racing |
Jonathan Hirschi Johnny Mowlem James Rossiter |
Lotus Evora GTE | Cosworth 4.0L V6 | M. | 295 |
23 | LMGTE Pro | 75 | Prospeed Competition |
Marc Goossens Marco Holzer Jaap van Lagen |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 293 |
24 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | JMW Motorsport |
Rob Bell Tim Sugden Xavier Maassen |
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | D. | 290 |
25th | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing |
Frédéric Da Rocha Patrice Lafargue Andrea Barlesi |
Pescarolo 01 | BMW HK 3.6L V8 | D. | 288 |
26th | LMGTE Am | 68 | Robertson Racing LLC |
David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry |
Ford GT-R Mk.VII | Ford 5.0L V8 | M. | 285 |
27 | LMGTE Am | 83 | JMB Racing |
Manuel Rodrigues Jean-Marc Menehem Nicolas Marroc |
Ferrari F430 GTE | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | D. | 272 |
Not classified | ||||||||
28 | LMP2 | 44 | Extreme limit at Paris |
Fabien Rosier Philippe Haezebrouck Jean-René de Fournoux |
Norma M200P | BMW HK 3.6L V8 | D. | 247 |
Failed | ||||||||
29 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo team |
Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau Julien Jousse |
Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 | M. | 305 |
30th | LMGTE Pro | 55 | BMW Motorsport |
Augusto Farfus Jörg Müller Dirk Werner |
BMW M3 GT2 | BMW 4.0L V8 | D. | 276 |
31 | LMGTE Pro | 74 | Corvette Racing |
Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook Jan Magnussen |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | M. | 211 |
32 | LMGTE Am | 81 | Flying Lizard Motorsports |
Seth Neiman Darren Law Spencer Pumpelly |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 211 |
33 | LMP2 | 48 | Team Oreca Matmut |
Alexandre Prémat David Hallyday Dominik Kraihamer |
Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 | M. | 200 |
34 | LMGTE Am | 63 | Proton Competition |
Horst Felbermayr junior Horst Felbermayr senior Christian Ried |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 199 |
35 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing |
Andrea Belicchi Jean-Christophe Boullion Guy Smith |
Lola B10 / 60 | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4L V8 | M. | 190 |
36 | LMGTE Am | 61 | AF Corse SRL |
Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Seán Paul Breslin |
Ferrari F430 GTE | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 188 |
37 | LMGTE Pro | 59 | Luxury racing |
Stéphane Ortelli Frédéric Makowiecki Jaime Melo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | M. | 183 |
38 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse |
Robert Kauffman Michael Waltrip Rui Águas |
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | M. | 178 |
39 | LMGTE Pro | 88 | Felbermayr-Proton team |
Nick Tandy Abdulaziz Al Faisal Bryce Miller |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 169 |
40 | LMP2 | 42 | Strakka Racing |
Nick Leventis Danny Watts Jonny Kane |
HPD ARX-01d | HPD HR28TT 2.8L Turbo V6 | M. | 144 |
41 | LMGTE Am | 60 | AMR Middle East |
Fabien Giroix Roald Goethe Mike Wainwright |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Aston Martin 4.5L V8 | D. | 141 |
42 | LMP2 | 39 | PeCom Racing |
Luís Pérez Companc Matías Russo Pierre Kaffer |
Lola B11 / 40 | BMW HK 3.6L V8 | M. | 139 |
43 | LMGTE Pro | 89 | Hankook team Farnbacher |
Dominik Farnbacher Allan Simonsen Leh Keen
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | H | 137 |
44 | LMGTE Pro | 58 | Luxury racing |
Anthony Beltoise François Jakubowski Pierre Thiriet |
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | M. | 136 |
45 | LMGTE Pro | 64 | Jetalliance Racing |
Oskar Slingerland Martin Rich John Hartshorne
|
Lotus Evora GTE | Cosworth 4.0L V6 | M. | 126 |
46 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Krohn Racing |
Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönnson Michele Rugolo |
Ferrari F430 GTE | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | D. | 123 |
47 | LMP1 | 24 | OAK Racing |
Richard Hein Jacques Nicolet Jean-François Yvon |
Pescarolo 01 | Judd DB 3.4L V8 | D. | 119 |
48 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest |
Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Mike Rockenfeller |
Audi R18 | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 | M. | 116 |
49 | LMP1 | 5 | Hope Racing |
Steve Zacchia Jan Lammers Casper Elgaard |
Oreca 01 | Swiss HyTech 2.0L Hybrid Turbo I4 | M. | 115 |
50 | LMGTE Am | 62 | CRS Racing |
Pierre Ehret Shaun Lynn Roger Willis
|
Ferrari F430 GTE | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 84 |
51 | LMP1 | 15th | OAK Racing |
Guillaume Moreau Pierre Ragues Tiago Monteiro |
Pescarolo 01 | Judd DB 3.4L V8 | D. | 80 |
52 | LMGTE Pro | 79 | Iota |
Sam Hancock Simon Dolan Chris Buncombe |
Aston Martin Vantage GT2 | Aston Martin 4.5L V8 | D. | 74 |
53 | LMP1 | 20th | Quifel-ASM team |
Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla Warren Hughes
|
Zytek 09SC | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | D. | 48 |
54 | LMP1 | 3 | Audi Sport North America |
Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish |
Audi R18 | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 | M. | 14th |
55 | LMP1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing |
Stefan Mücke Darren Turner Christian Klien |
Aston Martin AMR-One | Aston Martin 2.0L Turbo I6 | M. | 4th |
56 | LMP1 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing |
Harold Primate Adrián Fernández Andrew Meyrick |
Aston Martin AMR-One | Aston Martin 2.0L Turbo I6 | M. | 2 |
Only in the entry list
Other registered teams, vehicles and drivers can be found in the start and reserve lists.
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 66
- Started: 56
- Rated: 28
- Race classes: 4
- Spectators: 249,500
- Honorary starter of the race: Jean Todt , President of the FIA
- Weather on the race weekend: warm, light rain on Sunday
- Route length: 13.629 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 02: 21.525 hours
- Rounds of the winning team: 355
- Distance of the winning team: 4838.295 km
- Winner's average: 201.266 km / h
- Pole position: Benoît Tréluyer - Audi R18 (# 2) - 3: 25.738 - 238.480 km / h
- Fastest race lap: André Lotterer - Audi R18 (# 2) - 3: 25.289 - 239.002 km / h
- Racing series: 3rd round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 2011
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c New ACO rules: F-shaft prohibited (Motorsport-Total.com on December 22, 2010)
- ↑ Le Mans regulations: Good ideas, but ... (Motorsport-Total.com on June 15, 2010)
- ↑ Le Mans: Some innovations for 2011 (Motorsport-Total.com on June 10, 2010)
- ↑ Peugeot already on pole thanks to Sarrazin? (Motorsport-Total.com on June 9, 2011)
- ↑ Audi vs. Peugeot: what a battle! (Motorsport-Total.com on June 9, 2011)
- ↑ Le Mans: Qualifying thriller over! (Motorsport-Total.com on June 10, 2011)
- ↑ Ultra-Crime: One came through . In: Auto-News , June 14, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ↑ Le Mans 2011: These are the 56 starters (Motorsport-Total.com on February 9, 2011)
- ↑ a b c Signatech pulls back car with the number 27; Limite-AM-Paris-Norma moves up
- ↑ a b c Highcroft: Marriage to Honda is over! (Motorsport-Total.com on May 17, 2011)
- ↑ Official list of participants ( Memento of March 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 174 kB)
- ↑ 22. Jan Lammers started in Le Mans
- ↑ Tiago Monteiro replaces Lahaye ( Memento from May 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Christian Klien at Aston Martin
- ↑ Driver exchange at Greaves Motorsport
- ↑ David Hallyday and Domink Kraihamer at ORECA
- ↑ Nicolas De Crem and Shinji Nakano at OAK Racing
- ↑ BMW announces the other four drivers
- ↑ Max: Preview: Le Mans 24h, Part III - The GTE-Pro - Racingblog. In: racingblog.de. August 30, 2012, accessed January 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Chris Buncombe RJN Motorsport. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Lucas Luhr and Patrick Long in the Porsche 997 with the number 80
- ↑ Gulf AMR team complete
- ↑ Darren Law and Spencer Pumpelly in the Porsche 997 with the number 81
- ↑ Menaham and Marroc complete JMB Racing
- ↑ Kraihamer changes to ORECA; a replacement driver for him has not yet been reported
- ↑ 24 HEURES DU MANS. ILMC. Race. Final classification. (PDF; 1.1 MB) (No longer available online.) Automobile Club de l'Ouest, Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, June 12, 2011, archived from the original on June 26, 2011 ; Retrieved August 2, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Facts on Audi's tenth Le Mans victory. In: audi-mediacenter.com. September 1, 2017, accessed January 8, 2019 .