The 80th "24 Heures du Mans" - 16th &17th June 2011, the greatest endurance race in the world!

2011 was one of the most exciting, dramatic , drama filled  races in recent memory. In LM P1 it had looked like Peugeot had pace combined with economy on their side while Audi had slightly more pace but would have to pit more often. All the halmarks of a close and thrilling race. The Audi plan then needed two huge changes of direction when they found themselves reduced to a lone contender after accidents eliminated two of their cars. This closed off all their options. Peugeots however kept their team intact and could concentrate solely on beating the Audi.

Going into the final hours Audi still had the pace, they never eased up, but did they have the fuel? Peugeot on the other hand  had the luxury of a full team. So it would all boil down quite literally to last 45 minutes and the final pit stops. The cars came into the pit lane yards apart, Audi had time to change tyres and Peugeot didn’t. They left the pit lane 7.85 secs apart with the Audi in the lead.. Lotterer opened up a slim lead and then it began to rain if it wasn’t tense enough...at the finish they were 13.854 secs apart after 355 laps.

LM P2: Was the battle of the manufacturers under the new regulations. Nissan versus Honda Performance Development. The winning Greaves Motorsport  Zytek Nissancame 8th overall with the Signatech Nissan  Oreca car 9th and the Level 5 Motorsport Lola Coupe car 10th. Proof that these cars were reliable and rapid despite the price constraints imposed upon them.

LM GTE Pro: This was a great result for this new category with GM, Ferrari and BMW all on the podium. 18 cars started the race and 10 finished. All but one of The Porsches finished.

LM GTE Am: like LM GTE Pro was a new category in 2011 and saw 10 cars start and four finished. A good start that will hopefully encourage other teams to join in next year. Once again a great mixture of cars and close racing.

As official agents for the ACO, we receive a good allocation of camping pitches for popular campsites such as Maison Blanche, Houx and Karting Nord. We also a wide selection of grandstands both along the pit straight and around the circuit. We look forward to helping you group with thier plans for 2011.

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