Nineteen days after the finish of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Imola 6 Hours saw battle rejoined in the Le Mans Series between the main endurance teams. The first free practice session turned in Peugeot’s favour in front of its main rival, Audi.
The No. 7 Peugeot 908 in the hands of Anthony Davidson (Peugeot Sport Total), paired up with Sébastien Bourdais, set the first benchmark time in the first free practice session on the Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit in 1m 34.227s. Just 496/1000s in arrears came the no. 1 Audi R 18 TDI (Audi Sport Joest). Their respective team-mates were not far behind thanks to Stéphane Sarrazin (no. 8 Peugeot 908) and Tom Kristensen (No.2 Audi R18 TDI).
Behind the four diesel-powered cars came Emmanuel Collard (no. 16 Pescarolo Team Pescarolo-Judd) in fifth spot ahead of Guillaume Moreau (no. 15 OAK Racing OAK Pescarolo-Judd) and Nicolas Prost/Neel Jani (no. 12 Rebellion Racing Lola B10/60-Toyota coupe.
In LM P2, Nicolas de Crem and Dominik Kraihamer (no. 45 Boutsen Energy Racing Oreca 03-Nissan) were quickest in 1m 39.785s from Mathias Beche, Pierre Thiret and Jody Firth (no. 46 TDS Racing Oreca 03-Nissan).
Jens Petersen, Elton Julian and Christian Zugel (Genoa Racing) and John Hartshorne, Steave Keating and Phil Keen (Neil Garner Motorsport) were the two front-runners in Formula Le Mans ahead of the quickest LM GTEs.
In LM GTE Pro, Giancarlo Fisichella delighted his many fans by setting the best time in his no. 51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia in 1m 46.028s from the team’s other F458 (no. 71) driven by Toni Vilander and Jaime Melo, and the 2 BMW Motorsport M3s with no. 56 leading no. 55.
In LM GTE Am, Ferrari also dominated with the Krohn Racing and AF Corse F430s beating the no. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 RSR.
| Pos | # | Team | Driver | Car | Cat | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Peugeot Sport Total | S. Bourdais/A. Davidson | Peugeot 908 | LM P1 | 1:34.227 | |
| 2 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | T. Bernhard/M. Fassler | Audi R18 TDI | LM P1 | 1:34.723 | +0.496 |
| 3 | 8 | Peugeot Sport Total | F. Montagny/S. Sarrazin | Peugeot 908 | LM P1 | 1:35.102 | +0.875 |
| 4 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | T. Kristensen/A. McNish | Audi R18 TDI | LM P1 | 1:36.143 | +1.916 |
| 5 | 16 | Pescarolo Team | E. Collard/C. Tinseau/J. Jousse | Pescarolo - Judd | LM P1 | 1:37.870 | +3.643 |
| 6 | 15 | Oak Racing | P. Ragues/G. Moreau | Oak Pescarolo - Judd | LM P1 | 1:37.898 | +3.671 |
| 7 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | N. Jani/N. Prost | Lola B10/60 Coupe - Toyota | LM P1 | 1:38.188 | +3.961 |
| 8 | 23 | MIK Corse | M. Cortes/F. Geri/G. Piccini | Zytek 09 | LM P1 | 1:38.269 | +4.042 |
| 9 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | A. Belicchi/J. Boullion | Lola B10/60 Coupe - Toyota | LM P1 | 1:38.958 | +4.731 |
| 10 | 45 | Boutsen Energy Racing | D. Kraihamer/N. De Crem | Oreca 03 - Nissan | LM P2 | 1:39.795 | +5.568 |
| 11 | 46 | TDS Racing | M. Beche/P. Thiriet/J. Firth | Oreca 03 - Nissan | LM P2 | 1:40.501 | +6.274 |
| 12 | 39 | Pecom Racing | L. Perez-Companc/M. Russo/P. Kaffer | Lola B11/40 - Judd | LM P2 | 1:40.569 | +6.342 |
| 13 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | K. Ojjeh/O. Lombard/T. Kimber-Smith | Zytek Z11SN - Nissan | LM P2 | 1:41.345 | +7.118 |
| 14 | 49 | Oak Racing | J. Nicolet/A. Premat | Oak Pescarolo - Judd | LM P2 | 1:41.360 | +7.133 |
| 15 | 42 | Strakka Racing | N. Leventis/D. Watts/J. Kane | HPD ARX -01d | LM P2 | 1:41.683 | +7.456 |
| 16 | 26 | Signatech Nissan | F. Mailleux/L. Ordoñez/S. Ayari | Oreca 03 - Nissan | LM P2 | 1:41.892 | +7.665 |
| 17 | 33 | Level 5 Motorsports | S. Tucker/C. Bouchut/J. Barbosa | Lola Coupe - HPD | LM P2 | 1:42.073 | +7.846 |
| 18 | 40 | Race Performance | M. Frey/R. Meichtry/M. Rostan | Oreca 03 - Judd | LM P2 | 1:42.323 | +8.096 |
| 19 | 43 | RLR Msport | B. Gates/R. Garofall/S. Phillips | MG Lola EX265 - Judd | LM P2 | 1:42.804 | +8.577 |
| 20 | 44 | Extreme Limite AM Paris | F. Rosier/M. Basso | Norma M200P - Judd | LM P2 | 1:43.547 | +9.320 |
| 21 | 36 | RML | T. Erdos/M. Newton/B. Collins | HPD ARX -01d | LM P2 | 1:43.993 | +9.766 |
| 22 | 35 | Oak Racing | A. Barlesi/F. Da Rocha/P. Lafargue | Oak Pescarolo - Judd | LM P2 | 1:44.399 | +10.172 |
| 23 | 93 | Genoa Racing | E. Julian/C. Zugel/J. Petersen | FLM - Oreca - 09 | FLM | 1:45.451 | +11.224 |
| 24 | 92 | Neil Garner Motorsport | J. Hartshorne/S. Keating/P. Keen | FLM - Oreca - 09 | FLM | 1:45.767 | +11.540 |
| 25 | 51 | AF Corse | G. Fisichella/G. Bruni | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 1:46.028 | +11.801 |
| 26 | 71 | AF Corse | J. Melo/T. Vilander | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 1:46.489 | +12.262 |
| 27 | 56 | BMW Motorsport | D. Werner/P. Lamy | BMW M3 | LM GTE Pro | 1:46.881 | +12.654 |
| 28 | 55 | BMW Motorsport | A. Farfus/J. Muller | BMW M3 | LM GTE Pro | 1:46.945 | +12.718 |
| 29 | 95 | Pegasus Racing | M. Schultis/P. Simon/J. Schell | FLM - Oreca - 09 | FLM | 1:47.105 | +12.878 |
| 30 | 77 | Team Felbermayr - Proton | M. Lieb/R. Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Pro | 1:47.109 | +12.882 |
| 31 | 75 | Prospeed Competition | M. Goossens/M. Holzer | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Pro | 1:47.199 | +12.972 |
| 32 | 59 | Luxury Racing | S. Ortelli/F. Makowiecki | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 1:47.257 | +13.030 |
| 33 | 99 | JMB Racing | C. Ducote/K. Marcelli/N. Marroc | FLM - Oreca - 09 | FLM | 1:47.342 | +13.115 |
| 34 | 89 | Hankook Team Farmbacher | D. Farnbacher/A. Simonsen | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 1:47.766 | +13.539 |
| 35 | 79 | Jota | S. Dolan/S. Hancock | Aston Martin Vantage | LM GTE Pro | 1:47.800 | +13.573 |
| 36 | 57 | Krohn Racing | T. Krohn/N. Jonsson/M. Rugolo | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | 1:47.871 | +13.644 |
| 37 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | R. Bell/J. Walker | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 1:47.941 | +13.714 |
| 38 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | P. Pilet/W. Henzler | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Pro | 1:47.964 | +13.737 |
| 39 | 91 | Hope Racing | L. Moro/S. Zhang/T. Graves | FLM - Oreca - 09 | FLM | 1:47.970 | +13.743 |
| 40 | 61 | AF Corse | P. Perazzini/M. Cioci/S. Lemeret | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | 1:48.263 | +14.036 |
| 41 | 67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | N. Armindo/R. Narac | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Am | 1:48.484 | +14.257 |
| 42 | 58 | Luxury Racing | A. Beltoise/F. Jakubowski/R. Firman | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 1:48.857 | +14.630 |
| 43 | 82 | CRS Racing | K. Hummel/A. Christodoulou/P. Quaife | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | 1:48.939 | +14.712 |
| 44 | 50 | Larbre Competition | P. Bornhauser/J. Canal/G. Gardel | Corvette C6-ZR1 | LM GTE Am | 1:49.342 | +15.115 |
| 45 | 63 | Proton Competition | P. Long/G. Roda | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Am | 1:50.125 | +15.898 |
| 46 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | C. Ried/H. Felbermayr Jr. | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Am | 1:51.306 | +17.079 |
| 47 | 62 | CRS Racing | P. Ehret/S. Lynn/R. Wills | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | 1:52.886 | +18.659 |
| 48 | 64 | Lotus Jetalliance | O. Slingerland/M. Rich/L. Lichtner-Hoyer | Lotus Evora | LM GTE Pro | ||
| 49 | 65 | Lotus Jetalliance | J. Rossiter/J. Mowlem/J. Hirschi | Lotus Evora | LM GTE Pro |