The 2011 Le Mans Series was the eighth season of the

Automobile Club de l'Ouest The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (English: Automobile Club of the West), sometimes abbreviated to ACO, is the largest automotive group in France. It was founded in 1906 by car building and racing enthusiasts, and is most famous for being the organ ...

Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the ...

. 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

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and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes. LMP1,

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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

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, with the circuit to be announced. Three events; Spa, Imola, and Silverstone; will also be part of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup calendar.

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

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

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(denoted by bold), and a further bonus is awarded (denoted by parenthesis). 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

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LM GTE Pro Standings

LM GTE Am Standings

Drivers Championships

LMP1 Standings

LMP2 Standings

FLM Standings

LM GTE Pro Standings

LM GTE Am Standings

Manufacturers Cups

LMP1 Standings

LMP2 Standings

LM GTE Standings

References

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European Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...

European Le Mans Series seasons