Peugeot managed to overcome a poor qualifying session to win the second round of the 2011 Le Mans Series. Alexander Wurz-Marc Gené-Anthony Davidson drove a perfect race in no.7 and took the chequererd flag in front of the no. 8 908 and the no. 3 Audi R18 TDI. It is Peugeot’s fifth win on the trot on the Ardennes circuit.
In LM P2, suspense reigned in the battle between the two Oreca 03-Nissans of TDS Racing, Boutsen Energy Racing and the Strakka Racing HPD ARX-01d. Helped by bullet-proof reliability, TDS Racing finally came out on top to make up for its disappointment at Le Castellet.
Hope Racing scored a brilliant victory in Formula Le Mans leading from start to finish. Nicolas Marroc, who took the start, brought the car home after a great drive.
In the LM GTE category, the suspense lasted till the very end between the AF Corse and Hankook Team Farnbacher Ferrari F458 Italias. Thanks to a perfect strategy, the no. 51 Italian entered F458 of Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni triumphed with 12 seconds in hand over the German team’s car.
IMSA Performance Matmut gave Porsche something to cheer about by winning in LM GTE Am thanks to Raymond Narac and Nicolas Armindo, the latter putting in very quick stints to retake the lead.
Peugeot Sport, the race winner, was also awarded the Michelin Green X Challenge which rewards the best performance for fuel consumption/energy efficiency.
| Pos | # | Team | Driver | Car | Cat | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Peugeot Sport Total | M. Gene/A. Wurz/A. Davidson | Peugeot 908 | LM P1 | 161 laps - 6h02m03.799 |
| 2 | 8 | Peugeot Sport Total | F. Montagny/S. Sarrazin/N. Minassian | Peugeot 908 | LM P1 | +49.965 |
| 3 | 3 | Audi Sport North America | D. Capello/T. Kristensen/A. McNish | Audi R18 TDI | LM P1 | +1 lap |
| 4 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | T. Bernhard/R. Dumas/M. Rockenfeller | Audi R18 TDI | LM P1 | +2 laps |
| 5 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | M. Fassler/A. Lotterer/B. Treluyer | Audi R18 TDI | LM P1 | +3 laps |
| 6 | 16 | Pescarolo Team | E. Collard/C. Tinseau/J. Jousse | Pescarolo - Judd | LM P1 | +5 laps |
| 7 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | N. Prost/N. Jani | Lola B10/60 Coupe - Toyota | LM P1 | +1m00.265 |
| 8 | 9 | Peugeot Sport Total | P. Lamy/S. Bourdais/S. Pagenaud | Peugeot 908 | LM P1 | +6 laps |
| 9 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | A. Belicchi/J. Boullion | Lola B10/60 Coupe - Toyota | LM P1 | +1m03.760 |
| 10 | 10 | Team Oreca Matmut | N. Lapierre/L. Duval/O. Panis | Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP | LM P1 | +9 laps |
| 11 | 46 | TDS Racing | M. Beche/P. Thiriet/J. Firth | Oreca 03 - Nissan | LM P2 | +11 laps |
| 12 | 45 | Boutsen Energy Racing | D. Kraihamer/N. De Crem | Oreca 03 - Nissan | LM P2 | +43.699 |
| 13 | 42 | Strakka Racing | N. Leventis/D. Watts/J. Kane | HPD ARX -01d | LM P2 | +50.306 |
| 14 | 43 | RLR Msport | B. Gates/R. Garofall/S. Phillips | MG Lola EX265 - Judd | LM P2 | +14 laps |
| 15 | 26 | Signatech Nissan | F. Mailleux/L. Ordoñez/S. Ayari | Oreca 03 - Nissan | LM P2 | +15 laps |
| 16 | 91 | Hope Racing | L. Moro/S. Zhang/N. Marroc | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | FLM | +17 laps |
| 17 | 51 | AF Corse | G. Fisichella/G. Bruni | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | +1m19.920 |
| 18 | 89 | Hankook Team Farnbacher | D. Farnbacher/A. Simonsen | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | +11.683 |
| 19 | 56 | BMW Motorsport | A. Priaulx/U. Alzen | BMW M3 | LM GTE Pro | +1.431 |
| 20 | 95 | Pegasus Racing | M. Schultis/P. Simon/J. Schell | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | FLM | +41.211 |
| 21 | 55 | BMW Motorsport | A. Farfus/J. Muller | BMW M3 | LM GTE Pro | +18 laps |
| 22 | 79 | Jota | S. Dolan/S. Hancock | Aston Martin Vantage | LM GTE Pro | +20 laps |
| 23 | 75 | Prospeed Competition | M. Goosens/M. Holzer | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Pro | +57.107 |
| 24 | 93 | Genoa Racing | E. Julian/C. Zugel/J. Petersen | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | FLM | +9.003 |
| 25 | 67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | N. Armindo/R. Narac | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Am | +21 laps |
| 26 | 61 | AF Corse | P. Perazzini/M. Cioci/S. Lemeret | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | +2m27.476 |
| 27 | 50 | Larbre Competition | P. Bornhauser/J. Canal/G. Gardel | Corvette C6-ZR1 | LM GTE Am | +22 laps |
| 28 | 63 | Proton Competition | C. Ried/N. Hommerson | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Am | +40.550 |
| 29 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | H. Felbermayr Jr/B. Miller | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Am | +24 laps |
| 30 | 62 | CRS Racing | P. Ehret/S. Lynn/R. Wills | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | +19.633 |
| 31 | 70 | Kessel Racing | M. Broniszewski/P. Peter | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | +26 laps |
| 32 | 57 | Krohn Racing | T. Krohn/N. Jonsson | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | +27 laps |
| 33 | 35 | Oak Racing | A. Barlesi/F. Da Rocha/P. Lafargue | Oak Pescarolo - Judd | LM P2 | +2.538 |
| 34 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | R. Bell/J. Walker | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | +29 laps |
| 35 | 40 | Race Performance | M. Frey/R. Meichtry/M. Rostan | Oreca 03 - Judd | LM P2 | +55.839 |
| 36 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | M. Lieb/R. Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Pro | +32 laps |
| 37 | 92 | Neil Garner Motorsport | J. Hartshorne/S. Keating/P. Keen | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | FLM | +36 laps |
| 38 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | K. Ojjeh/G. Chalandon/T. Kimnber-Smith | Zytek Z11SN - Nissan | LM P2 | +38 laps |
| 39 | 44 | Extreme Limite AM Paris | F. Rosier/J. Luco/M. Basso | Norma M200P - Judd | LM P2 | +39 laps |
| 40 | 23 | MIK Corse | M. Cortes/F. Geri/G. Piccini | Zytek 09 Hybrid | LM P1 | +41 laps |
| 41 | 64 | Lotus Jetalliance | M. Rich/O. Slingerland | Lotus Evora | LM GTE Pro | +42 laps |
| 42 | 99 | JMB Racing | M. Rodrigues/J. Menahem/O. Lombard | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | FLM | +44 laps |
| 43 | 71 | AF Corse | J. Melo/T. Vilander | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | DNF |
| 44 | 82 | CRS Racing | K. Hummel/A. Christodoulou/P. Quaife | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | DNF |
| 45 | 60 | Gulf AMR Middle East | F. Giroix/R. Goethe/M. Wainwright | Aston Martin Vantage | LM GTE Am | DNF |
| 46 | 20 | Quifel - ASM Team | M. Amaral/O. Pla | Zytek 09SC | LM P1 | DNF |
| 47 | 72 | AF Corse | R. Kauffman/R. Aguas | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | DNF |
| 48 | 59 | Luxury Racing | S. Ortelli/F. Makowiecki | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | DNF |
| 49 | 39 | Pecom Racing | L. Perez-Companc/M. Russo/P. Kaffer | Lola B11/40 - Judd | LM P2 | DNF |
| 50 | 33 | Level 5 Motorsports | S. Tucker/C. Bouchut/J. Barbosa | Lola Coupe - HPD | LM P2 | DNF |
| 51 | 65 | Lotus Jetalliance | J. Hirschi/J. Rossiter/J. Mowlem | Lotus Evora | LM GTE Pro | DNF |
| 52 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | P. Pilet/W. Henzler | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Pro | DNF |
| 53 | 58 | Luxury Racing | A. Beltoise/F. Jakubowski/J. Deletraz | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | DNF |