Zhuhai: A 1-2 victory for Peugeot

Victory of the Signatech Oreca-Nissan-Nissan in LM P2

By Franck Drui

13 November 2011 - 14:46
Zhuhai: A 1-2 victory for Peugeot

Peugeot took a new victory in China after winning here last year. The 908 replaced the 908 HDi FAP with the same success. Peugeot has won all the races of the 2011 season of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, with the notable exception of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The French team also won the titles ILMC Team and Manufacturer at Road Atlanta in October.

Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Bourdais (Peugeot #7) Montagny and Sarrazin (Peugeot #8), from the only surviving Audi R18, #1 of Timo Bernhard and Marcel Fässler. Having been set back a lap after contact early in the race with a GT. Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen had to retire with an electrical problem.

Victory of the Signatech Oreca-Nissan-Nissan in LM P2. The duel that pitted the two French teams in the 2nd prototype class, powered by engines from production cars, turned to the advantage of men of Philippe Sinault. A victory in LM P2 (and an eighth place overall for Vernay / Ordonez / Mailleux), was a fitting postscript to the class title won at Petit Le Mans. The OAK Racing Oak-Pescarolo had problems towards the end of the race and finished sixteenth with engine problems.

In LM GTE Pro, also a 1-2 for BMW. Farfus / Müller led their teammates Priaulx / Alzen, and even entered the top 10 with the eighth and ninth places overall. This is the second win of the season for the Bavarian manufacturer, after the win at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2011 that opened the ILMC season.

Finally, in LM GTE Am, Larbre Corvette who already took the ILMC title, and despite the reinforcement of Olivier Beretta, Corvette factory driver, the French team took second place, behind the #63 Proton Porsche. Solitary representative of Stuttgart in Zhuhai, Proton Competition has honored the legendary strength of the 911 GT3 RSR. Twelfth overall, Lietz / Roda / Ried finished ahead of the Corvette Larbre Competition, the 2011 class champions!

Source: ACO

Pos#TeamDriversCarCatTime / Gap
1 7 PEUGEOT SPORT TOTAL S. Bourdais / A. Davidson Peugeot 908 LM P1 249 laps - 6h01m24.879s
2 8 PEUGEOT SPORT TOTAL F. Montagny / S. Sarrazin Peugeot 908 LM P1 +38.651
3 1 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST T. Bernhard / M. Fässler Audi R18 TDI LM P1 + 1 lap
4 12 REBELLION RACING N. Jani / N. Prost Lola B10/60 Coupé - Toyota LM P1 +7 laps
5 24 OAK RACING J. Nicolet / A. Premat / O. Pla Oak Pescarolo - Judd LM P1 +9 laps
6 007 ASTON MARTIN RACING A. Meyrick / S. Mücke / H. Primat Lola Aston Martin LM P1 +10 laps
7 15 OAK RACING M. Lahaye / G. Moreau / P. Ragues Oak Pescarolo - Judd LM P1 +11 laps
8 26 SIGNATECH NISSAN F. Mailleux / L. Ordoñez / J. Vernay Oreca 03 - Nissan LM P2 +21 laps
9 55 BMW MOTORSPORT A. Farfus / J. Müller BMW M3 LM GTE Pro +28 laps
10 56 BMW MOTORSPORT A. Priaulx / U. Alzen BMW M3 LM GTE Pro +29 laps
11 59 LUXURY RACING S. Ortelli / F. Makowiecki Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro +31 laps
12 63 PROTON COMPETITION R. Lietz / C. Ried / G. Roda Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Am +32 laps
13 50 LARBRE COMPETITION P. Bornhauser / J. Canal / O. Beretta Corvette C6-ZR1 LM GTE Am +33 laps
14 57 KROHN RACING T. Krohn / N. Jönsson / M. Rugolo Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am +34 laps
15 62 CRS RACING P. Ehret / T. Mullen / R. Wills Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am +1m02.700s
16 35 OAK RACING P. Lafargue / F. Da Rocha Oak Pescarolo - Judd LM P2 +36 laps
17 90 PTRS RACING W. Chen / Z. Shanqi Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 FLM +5.499s
18 98 AUDI SPORT C RACING E. Mortara / D. O’Young / A. Imperatori Audi R8 LMS GTC +39 laps
19 97 AUDI RACE EXPERIENCE F. Gruber / J. Lee / H. Tak Mak Audi R8 LMS GTC +46 laps
20 60 GULF AMR MIDDLE EAST F. Giroix / R. Goethe Aston Martin Vantage LM GTE Am +51 laps
21 64 LOTUS JETALLIANCE O. Slingerland / M. Rich / R. Rasmussen Lotus Evora LM GTE Pro +55 laps
22 23 TOKAI UNIV YGK POWER M. Shogo / Y. Naoki Courage-Oreca LC70 LM P1 +62 laps
23 51 AF CORSE G. Fisichella / G. Bruni Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro +63 laps
Non classés
24 94 HITOTSUYAMA RACING A. Tsuzuki / M. Kim / C. Van Dam Audi R8 LMS GTC 169 laps
25 65 LOTUS JETALLIANCE J. Rossiter / J. Mowlem / D. Heinemeier Lotus Evora LM GTE Pro 163 laps
26 2 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST T. Kristensen / A. McNish Audi R18 TDI LM P1 139 laps
27 58 LUXURY RACING A. Beltoise / D. Farnbacher / R. Firman Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 110 laps
28 96 TEAM AMG C. Cheng / L. Arnold / M. Häkkinen Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 GTC 73 laps
29 61 AF CORSE M. Cioci / P. Ma Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 22 laps

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