The LMP1 Pescarlo Team of Emmanuel Collard, Christophe Tinseau and Julien Jousse win the opening round of the Le Mans Series in the Le Castellet 6 Hours at Paul Ricard. The Pescarlo-Judd started last on the grid following a technical infraction after qualifying second Saturday. It was the first race for Team Principal Henri Pescarlo’s team after being away from racing for a year. Rebellion Racing’s Lola B10/60 Toyota of Andrea Belicchi and Jean-Christophe Boullion finished second, a lap down. The Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN-Nissan of Ojjeh, Chalandon and Kimber-Smith won LMP2
JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 of Rob Bell and James Walker won GTE-Pro and finished 14th overall. The AF Corse 458 of Gimmi Bruni and Giancarlo Fisichella finished second followed by the Hankook Team Farnbacher Ferrari F430 GT. It was a big day for Ferrari that claimed the top four GTE-Pro positions. The Porsche 911 RSR of Team Felbermayr Proton won GTE-Am.