Le Mans 2011

This page summarizes all informations and news regarding Le Mans 2011 (FEEDBACK is welcome!):

  • Rules: 06-Oct-2009: The A.C.O. announced some decisions for the LMP1 rules valid from 2011:
    - Equalization of air restrictors for open and closed cars in LMP classes
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  • NEWS All news about Le Mans 2011 (updated realtime, click on RSS Icon to the left!)
  • Provisional Entry List Le Mans 2011 is shown below and a detailed list of all updates applied to the list

Provisional Entry List for Le Mans 2011 (and Update List)

Car Make Team Race Car Notes Status*
LMP1
ORECA 02 ORECA ORECA 02 with Engine by Peugeot Sport See Source Announced
Audi Audi Audi R18 See Source Announced
Porsche Porsche See Source Speculation
Aston Martin Aston Martin Brand new LMP1 racer See Source Announced
LMP2
Courage Courage / Matis CM 0.11 See Source,
Electric Car,
CM 0.11: C for Courage the constructor,
M for Matis the sponsor
Announced
Lola Lola B11/80 and B11/40 B11/80: Closed cockpit
B11/40: Open cockpit
Announced by Lola
GT Endurance PRO (Professional, GT2 rules)
Porsche Porsche GT3 Hybrid Speculation
Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia If you believe Jamie Melo then 2010 is the last year of the very nice Ferrari 430 GT as it should get replaced by the successor F458.
See Source (in french)
Announced by Risi Competizioni in Jan 2010
GT Endurance AM (Amateur, GT2 rules)
n/a

*Legend for Status:
Speculation: Rumours read in the internet…
Announced: Inofficially announced in news articles
Team Confirmed: Officially confirmed by the team
ACO Confirmed: Officially confirmed by the ACO

Update History

  • 29-Jul-2010: Lola announces new racers for the 2011 season! The closed cockpit Lola B11/80 LMP2 Long Wheel Base Coupe and the Lola B11/40 LMP2 open cockpit car.
  • 21-Jun-2010: Adapted categories according to ACO news
  • 05-Jun-2010: Jamie Melo says that Ferrari 430 GT2 gets replaced in 2011!
  • 04-Jun-2010: Audi announced the next generation LMP1 racer Audi R18 scheduled for Le Mans 2011!
  • 04-Jun-2010: Aston Martin intends to work on a brand new LMP1 racer, 4 cars in total.
  • 04-Jun-2010: Courage announced electric prototype car for LMP1 or LMP2.
  • 31-May-2010: Empty List created
  • 19-Jan-2010: Porsche about its future in the LMP class: 2011 is maybe too early, but 2012 is possible.
  • 19-Dec-2009: LMP1: ORECA announced that they are already working on a brand new LMP1 prototype racer called “ORECA 02″ with an engine by Peugeot for Le Mans 2011. In 2010, ORECA will start with an ORECA branded Peugeot 908 HDi FAP.