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
- - 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.
