2011 1000 km of Spa


The 2011 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps was held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on May 7, 2011. It was the second round of the 2011 Le Mans Series season and the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Prior to the race weekend there were up to 60 provisional entries but was shortened to 54 as there were some withdrawals from Aston Martin Racing who withdrew to continue developing their new and struggling AMR-One. It was a similar situation for Hope Racing who were not quite ready to race the new KERS-driven Oreca 01 Hybrid. Other cars had to withdraw from damage prior to the weekend including the No. 24 OAK Racing Pescarolo 01 LMP1 car.
In the second free practice session of the race, the No. 13 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota driven by Jean-Christophe Boullion crashed heavily at Radillon corner. Then shortly after the green flag was waved to restart, the No. 8 Peugeot of Pedro Lamy and No. 36 RML Honda of Mike Newton collided with each other. Both Peugeot and Rebellion mechanics had to deal with a late night with the RML car too heavily damaged to take further part in the race weekend.

Qualifying

The qualifying session was stopped early when another heavy impact during the weekend halted proceedings. It was the remaining LMP1 car of OAK Racing that fell victim to the famous Spa-Francorchamps track. Matthieu Lahaye crashed heavily into a barrier resulting in lots of débris being put on the track. The session was red flagged and not restarted. This was bad news for Peugeot who decided to released their cars later on in the session but the red flags meant the two car only set one flying laps each. This resulted in the two cars No. 7 and 9 starting in 13th and 18th overall respectively, with the No. 8 Peugeot starting at the back of the grid for not participating in the qualifying session as it was still being repaired from the practice crash.
The No. 1 Audi driven by Timo Bernhard took pole position with No. 2 and 3 qualifying second and third respectively. Strakka Racing took LMP2 pole only marginally ahead of TDS Racing. In the FLM class, Phil Keen of Neil Garner Motorsport took pole for their car. The No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari starts first in the GTE Pro class while the No. 67 IMSA Matmut Porsche took pole in GTE Am.

Qualifying Result

winners in each class are marked in bold.

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTireLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTireLaps
1LMP17 Peugeot Sport Total Alexander Wurz
Anthony Davidson
Marc Gené
Peugeot 908161
1LMP17 Peugeot Sport Total Alexander Wurz
Anthony Davidson
Marc Gené
Peugeot HDi 3.7 L Turbo V8
161
2LMP18 Peugeot Sport Total Franck Montagny
Stéphane Sarrazin
Nicolas Minassian
Peugeot 908161
2LMP18 Peugeot Sport Total Franck Montagny
Stéphane Sarrazin
Nicolas Minassian
Peugeot HDi 3.7 L Turbo V8
161
3LMP13 Audi Sport North America Allan McNish
Rinaldo Capello
Tom Kristensen
Audi R18 TDI160
3LMP13 Audi Sport North America Allan McNish
Rinaldo Capello
Tom Kristensen
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
160
4LMP11 Audi Sport Team Joest Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Mike Rockenfeller
Audi R18 TDI159
4LMP11 Audi Sport Team Joest Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Mike Rockenfeller
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
159
5LMP12 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Marcel Fässler
Audi R18 TDI158
5LMP12 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Marcel Fässler
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
158
6LMP116 Pescarolo Team Emmanuel Collard
Christophe Tinseau
Julien Jousse
Pescarolo 01 Evo156
6LMP116 Pescarolo Team Emmanuel Collard
Christophe Tinseau
Julien Jousse
Judd GV5 S2 5.0 L V10156
7LMP112 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani
Nicolas Prost
Lola B10/60156
7LMP112 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani
Nicolas Prost
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8156
8LMP19 Peugeot Sport Total Sébastien Bourdais
Pedro Lamy
Simon Pagenaud
Peugeot 908155
8LMP19 Peugeot Sport Total Sébastien Bourdais
Pedro Lamy
Simon Pagenaud
Peugeot HDi 3.7 L Turbo V8
155
9LMP113 Rebellion Racing Jean-Christophe Boullion
Andrea Belicchi
Lola B10/60155
9LMP113 Rebellion Racing Jean-Christophe Boullion
Andrea Belicchi
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8155
10LMP110 Team Oreca-Matmut Nicolas Lapierre
Loïc Duval
Olivier Panis
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP152
10LMP110 Team Oreca-Matmut Nicolas Lapierre
Loïc Duval
Olivier Panis
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
152
11LMP246 TDS Racing Mathias Beche
Pierre Thiriet
Jody Firth
Oreca 03150
11LMP246 TDS Racing Mathias Beche
Pierre Thiriet
Jody Firth
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8150
12LMP245 Boutsen Energy Racing Dominik Kraihamer
Nicolas de Crem
Oreca 03150
12LMP245 Boutsen Energy Racing Dominik Kraihamer
Nicolas de Crem
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8150
13LMP242 Strakka Racing Danny Watts
Jonny Kane
Nick Leventis
HPD ARX-01d150
13LMP242 Strakka Racing Danny Watts
Jonny Kane
Nick Leventis
HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6150
14LMP243 RLR msport Barry Gates
Rob Garofall
Simon Phillips
MG-Lola EX265147
14LMP243 RLR msport Barry Gates
Rob Garofall
Simon Phillips
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8147
15LMP226 Signatech Nissan Franck Mailleux
Soheil Ayari
Lucas Ordoñez
Oreca 03146
15LMP226 Signatech Nissan Franck Mailleux
Soheil Ayari
Lucas Ordoñez
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8146
16GTE
Pro
51 AF Corse Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2144
16GTE
Pro
51 AF Corse Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni
Ferrari 4.5 L V8144
17GTE
Pro
89 Hankook Team Farnbacher Dominik Farnbacher
Allan Simonsen
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2144
17GTE
Pro
89 Hankook Team Farnbacher Dominik Farnbacher
Allan Simonsen
Ferrari 4.5 L V8144
18GTE
Pro
56 BMW Motorsport Uwe Alzen
Andy Priaulx
BMW M3 GT2144
18GTE
Pro
56 BMW Motorsport Uwe Alzen
Andy Priaulx
BMW 4.0 L V8144
19FLM95 Pegasus Racing Mirco Schultis
Patrick Simon
Julien Schell
Oreca FLM09144
19FLM95 Pegasus Racing Mirco Schultis
Patrick Simon
Julien Schell
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8144
20GTE
Pro
55 BMW Motorsport Jörg Müller
Augusto Farfus
BMW M3 GT2143
20GTE
Pro
55 BMW Motorsport Jörg Müller
Augusto Farfus
BMW 4.0 L V8143
21GTE
Pro
79 JOTA Simon Dolan
Sam Hancock
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2141
21GTE
Pro
79 JOTA Simon Dolan
Sam Hancock
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8141
22GTE
Pro
75 Prospeed Competition Marco Holzer
Marc Goossens
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR141
22GTE
Pro
75 Prospeed Competition Marco Holzer
Marc Goossens
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6141
23FLM93 Genoa Racing Jens Petersen
Elton Julian
Christian Zugel
Oreca FLM09141
23FLM93 Genoa Racing Jens Petersen
Elton Julian
Christian Zugel
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8141
24GTE
Am
67 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac
Nicolas Armindo
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR140
24GTE
Am
67 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac
Nicolas Armindo
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6140
25GTE
Am
61 AF Corse Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Marco Cioci
Stéphane Lémeret
Ferrari F430 GTE140
25GTE
Am
61 AF Corse Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Marco Cioci
Stéphane Lémeret
Ferrari 4.0 V8140
26GTE
Am
50 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Gabriele Gardel
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R139
26GTE
Am
50 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Gabriele Gardel
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8139
27GTE
Am
63 Proton Competition Christian Ried
Niek Hommerson
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR139
27GTE
Am
63 Proton Competition Christian Ried
Niek Hommerson
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6139
28GTE
Am
88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Bryce Miller
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR137
28GTE
Am
88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Bryce Miller
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6137
29GTE
Am
62 CRS Racing Pierre Ehret
Shaun Lynn
Roger Willis
Ferrari F430 GTE137
29GTE
Am
62 CRS Racing Pierre Ehret
Shaun Lynn
Roger Willis
Ferrari 4.0 V8137
30GTE
Am
70 Kessel Racing Michał Broniszewski
Philipp Peter
Ferrari F430 GTE135
30GTE
Am
70 Kessel Racing Michał Broniszewski
Philipp Peter
Ferrari 4.0 L V8135
31GTE
Am
57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Niclas Jönsson
Ferrari F430 GTE134
31GTE
Am
57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Niclas Jönsson
Ferrari 4.0 V8134
32LMP235 OAK Racing Patrice Lafargue
Fréderic Da Rocha
Andrea Barlesi
OAK Pescarolo 01134
32LMP235 OAK Racing Patrice Lafargue
Fréderic Da Rocha
Andrea Barlesi
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8134
33GTE
Pro
66 JMW Motorsport Rob Bell
James Walker
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2132
33GTE
Pro
66 JMW Motorsport Rob Bell
James Walker
Ferrari 4.5 L V8132
34LMP240 Race Performance Michel Frey
Ralph Meichtry
Marc Rostan
Oreca 03132
34LMP240 Race Performance Michel Frey
Ralph Meichtry
Marc Rostan
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8132
35GTE
Pro
77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR129
35GTE
Pro
77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6129
36FLM92 Neil Garner Motorsport John Hartshorne
Steve Keating
Phil Keen
Oreca FLM09125
36FLM92 Neil Garner Motorsport John Hartshorne
Steve Keating
Phil Keen
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8125
37LMP241 Greaves Motorsport Gary Chalandon
Karim Ojjeh
Tom Kimber-Smith
Zytek Z11SN123
37LMP241 Greaves Motorsport Gary Chalandon
Karim Ojjeh
Tom Kimber-Smith
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8123
38LMP244 Extrême Limite AM Paris Fabien Rosier
Maurice Basso
Jean-Marc Luco
Norma M200P122
38LMP244 Extrême Limite AM Paris Fabien Rosier
Maurice Basso
Jean-Marc Luco
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8122
39LMP123 MIK Corse Máximo Cortés
Ferdinando Geri
Giacomo Piccini
Zytek 09SC - Hybrid174
39LMP123 MIK Corse Máximo Cortés
Ferdinando Geri
Giacomo Piccini
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8174
40GTE
Pro
64 Lotus Jetalliance Martin Rich
Oskar Slingerland
Lotus Evora GTE119
40GTE
Pro
64 Lotus Jetalliance Martin Rich
Oskar Slingerland
Toyota 4.0 L V6119
41FLM99 JMB Racing Manuel Rodrigues
Jean-Marc Menahem
Olivier Lombard
Oreca FLM09117
41FLM99 JMB Racing Manuel Rodrigues
Jean-Marc Menahem
Olivier Lombard
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8117
DSQ
FLM91 Hope Racing Nicolas Marroc
Luca Moro
Zhang Shan Qi
Oreca FLM09144
DSQ
FLM91 Hope Racing Nicolas Marroc
Luca Moro
Zhang Shan Qi
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8144
DNFGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Jaime Melo
Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2137
DNFGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Jaime Melo
Toni Vilander
Ferrari 4.5 L V8137
DNFGTE
Am
82 CRS Racing Phil Quaife
Adam Christodoulou
Klaas Hummel
Ferrari F430 GTE137
DNFGTE
Am
82 CRS Racing Phil Quaife
Adam Christodoulou
Klaas Hummel
Ferrari 4.0 L V8137
NCGTE
Am
60 Gulf AMR Middle East Fabien Giroix
Roald Goethe
Michael Wainright
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2108
NCGTE
Am
60 Gulf AMR Middle East Fabien Giroix
Roald Goethe
Michael Wainright
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8108
DNFLMP120 Quifel ASM Team Miguel Amaral
Olivier Pla
Zytek 09SC106
DNFLMP120 Quifel ASM Team Miguel Amaral
Olivier Pla
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8106
DNFGTE
Am
72 AF Corse Robert Kauffman
Rui Águas
Ferrari F430 GTE105
DNFGTE
Am
72 AF Corse Robert Kauffman
Rui Águas
Ferrari 4.0 V8105
DNFGTE
Pro
59 Luxury Racing Stéphane Ortelli
Frédéric Makowiecki
Ferrari 458 Italia GT264
DNFGTE
Pro
59 Luxury Racing Stéphane Ortelli
Frédéric Makowiecki
Ferrari 4.5 L V864
DNFLMP239 Pecom Racing Matías Russo
Luís Pérez Companc
Pierre Kaffer
Lola B11/4060
DNFLMP239 Pecom Racing Matías Russo
Luís Pérez Companc
Pierre Kaffer
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V860
DNFLMP233 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
João Barbosa
Lola B08/8059
DNFLMP233 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
João Barbosa
HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V659
DNFGTE
Pro
65 Lotus Jetalliance James Rossiter
Johnny Mowlem
Jonathan Hirschi
Lotus Evora GTE21
DNFGTE
Pro
65 Lotus Jetalliance James Rossiter
Johnny Mowlem
Jonathan Hirschi
Toyota 4.0 L V621
DNFGTE
Pro
76 IMSA Performance Matmut Patrick Pilet
Wolf Henzler
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR16
DNFGTE
Pro
76 IMSA Performance Matmut Patrick Pilet
Wolf Henzler
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-616
DNFGTE
Pro
58 Luxury Racing Anthony Beltoise
François Jakubowski
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Ferrari 458 Italia GT24
DNFGTE
Pro
58 Luxury Racing Anthony Beltoise
François Jakubowski
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Ferrari 4.5 L V84
DNSLMP115 OAK Racing Matthieu Lahaye
Pierre Ragues
Guillaume Moreau
OAK Pescarolo 01-
DNSLMP115 OAK Racing Matthieu Lahaye
Pierre Ragues
Guillaume Moreau
Judd DB 3.4 L V8-
DNSLMP236 RML Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
Ben Collins
HPD ARX-01d-
DNSLMP236 RML Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
Ben Collins
HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6-