The 2011 6 Hours of Zhuhai was a sports car racing event held at the Zhuhai International Circuit on November 13, 2011. It was the seventh and final round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.
The 2011 6 Hours of Zhuhai was a sports car racing event held at the Zhuhai International Circuit on November 13, 2011. It was the seventh and final round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. [1]
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | #7 Peugeot Sport Total | Anthony Davidson | 1:21.769 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #8 Peugeot Sport Total | Stéphane Sarrazin | 1:21.844 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | #2 Audi Sport Team Joest | Tom Kristensen | 1:22.038 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | #1 Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler | 1:22.538 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | #12 Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 1:23.931 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | #24 OAK Racing | Olivier Pla | 1:24.684 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | #007 Aston Martin Racing | Stefan Mücke | 1:25.119 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP1 | #15 OAK Racing | Matthieu Lahaye | 1:25.170 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | #26 Signatech Nissan | Franck Mailleux | 1:27.929 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | #35 OAK Racing | Patrice Lafargue | 1:30.214 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP1 | #23 Tokai University YGK Power | Mitsuyama Shogo | 1:30.614 | 11 |
| 12 | FLM | #90 PTRS Racing | Zhang Shan Qi | 1:33.783 | 12 |
| 13 | GTE-Pro | #55 BMW Motorsport | Jörg Müller | 1:34.506 | 13 |
| 14 | GTC | #98 Audi Sport C Racing | Edoardo Mortara | 1:34.777 | 14 |
| 15 | GTC | #94 Hitotsuyama Racing | Carlo Van Dam | 1:34.934 | 15 |
| 16 | GTE-Pro | #51 AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni | 1:34.945 | 16 |
| 17 | GTE-Pro | #56 BMW Motorsport | Andy Priaulx | 1:34.992 | 17 |
| 18 | GTE-Am | #62 CRS Racing | Tim Mullen | 1:35.229 | 18 |
| 19 | GTE-Am | #63 Proton Competition | Richard Lietz | 1:35.279 | 19 |
| 20 | GTC | #96 Team AMG | Mika Häkkinen | 1:35.296 | 20 |
| 21 | GTE-Pro | #59 Luxury Racing | Frédéric Makowiecki | 1:35.413 | 21 |
| 22 | GTE-Am | #57 Krohn Racing | Niclas Jönsson | 1:35.598 | 22 |
| 23 | GTE-Am | #50 Larbre Compétition | Julien Canal | 1:35.639 | 23 |
| 24 | GTE-Pro | #58 Luxury Racing | Anthony Beltoise | 1:35.867 | 24 |
| 25 | GTE-Am | #60 Gulf AMR Middle East | Fabien Giroix | 1:36.081 | 25 |
| 26 | GTE-Am | #61 AF Corse | Philip Ma | 1:36.111 | 26 |
| 27 | GTC | #97 Audi Race Experience | Florian Gruber | 1:36.417 | 27 |
| 28 | GTE-Pro | #65 Lotus Jetalliance | James Rossiter | 1:36.618 | 29 |
| 29 | GTE-Pro | #64 Lotus Jetalliance | Martin Rich | 1:38.622 | 28 |
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). [2]
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