2011 Le Mans Series
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.
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. 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.| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
| – | Official Test Session |  Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 11–12 March |
| 1 | 6 Hours of Castellet | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 3 April |
| 2 | 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | 7 May |
| 3 | 6 Hours of Imola |  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy | 3 July |
| 4 | 6 Hours of Silverstone |  Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom | 11 September |
| 5 | 6 Hours of Estoril |  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 |
| Rnd. | Circuit | LMP1 Winning Drivers | LMP2 Winning Drivers | FLM Winning Drivers | GTE Pro Winning Drivers | GTE Am Winning Drivers | Results |
| 1 | Paul Ricard | No. 16 Pescarolo Team | No. 41 Greaves Motorsport | No. 95 Pegasus Racing | No. 66 JMW Motorsport |  No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Results |
| 1 | Paul Ricard | Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau Julien Jousse | Gary Chalandon Karim Ojjeh Tom Kimber-Smith | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Julien Schell | Rob Bell James Walker |  Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried | Results |
| 2 | Spa | No. 7 Peugeot Sport Total |  No. 46 TDS Racing | No. 95 Pegasus Racing | No. 51 AF Corse | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Results |
| 2 | Spa | Alexander Wurz Anthony Davidson Marc Gené |  Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet Jody Firth | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Julien Schell | Giancarlo Fisichella Gianmaria Bruni | Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo | Results |
| 3 | Imola | No. 7 Peugeot Sport Total | No. 41 Greaves Motorsport |  No. 99 JMB Racing | No. 71 AF Corse | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Results |
| 3 | Imola | Sébastien Bourdais Anthony Davidson | Olivier Lombard Karim Ojjeh Tom Kimber-Smith |  Chapman Ducote Kyle Marcelli Nicolas Marroc |  Jaime Melo Toni Vilander | Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac | Results |
| 4 | Silverstone | No. 7 Peugeot Sport Total | No. 41 Greaves Motorsport | No. 95 Pegasus Racing | No. 51 AF Corse | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Results |
| 4 | Silverstone | Sébastien Bourdais Simon Pagenaud | Olivier Lombard Karim Ojjeh Tom Kimber-Smith | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Julien Schell | Giancarlo Fisichella Gianmaria Bruni | Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac | Results |
| 5 | Estoril | No. 16 Pescarolo Team | No. 46 TDS Racing | No. 95 Pegasus Racing | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Results |
| 5 | Estoril | Emmanuel Collard Christophe Tinseau Julien Jousse | Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet Jody Firth | Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon Julien Schell | Rob Bell James Walker | Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac | Results |
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, and a further bonus is awarded. 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.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
LMP2 Standings
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 | Pegasus Racing | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 73 | |
| 2 | JMB Racing | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 58 | |
| 3 | Genoa Racing | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 48 | ||
| 4 | Neil Garner Motorsport | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 45 | ||
| 5 | Hope Polevision Racing | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 |