RACE REPORT // LE MANS SERIES FINALE @ SILVERSTONE

Oreca Matmut AIM scored their first ever Le Mans Series victory (in their own chassis, at least) at the Silverstone 1000kms. Nicolas Lappiere and Olivier Panis won despite being outdragged to the first corner from pole position. They also overcame a strong challenge first from Pescarolo, who were delayed by gearbox trouble and Speedy Racing, and were robbed at the death by the need to change a louvre panel on the front left. However, a third place was enough for Aston Martin to seal their Le Mans Series title on their first attempt... [read more]

In LMP2, the dominant Quiffel Zytek suffered electrical gremlins and retired early, allowing Speedy Racing's Lola to take victory for Leuenberger, Pompidou and Kane.

GT1 victory belonged to Gigawave Aston Martin, Peter Kox and Ryan Sharp enjoying an early battle with Larbre's Laurent Groppi.  Groppi's team mates unfortunately did not have his pace.

GT2 was a bittersweet affair for JMW Motorsport, who needed a win to take the series, but also needed 77 Felbermayr Porsche to not score.  The 77 car had serious issues, but still managed a 7th place in class to secure the title as JMW's Bruni and Bell won the race.

Nicolas Lappiere celebrates the first Le Mans Series victory for his Oreca Matmut AIM team.

A third place finish was all that Aston Martin needed to clinch the LMP1 title. This was their first attempt at the Le Mans Series, one that proved rather successful.

Results // Silverstone 1000kms:
1 10 "LM"P1 Team Oreca Matmut - AIM Courage-Oreca LC70 - AIM 7 195
2 13 "LM"P1 Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola B08/60 Coupé - Aston Martin 8 195
3 007 "LM"P1 Aston Martin Racing Lola Aston Martin 7 192
8 33 "LM"P2 Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola B08/80 Coupé - Judd 6 190
10 25 "LM"P2 RML Lola B08/80 Coupé - Mazda 7 186
11 24 "LM"P2 Oak Racing Pescarolo - Mazda 6 184
19 60 "LM"GT1 Gigawave Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9 6 175
21 50 "LM"GT1 Larbre Competition Saleen S7R 7 174
22 72 "LM"GT1 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R 7 173
23 92 "LM"GT2 JMW Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT 6 172
24 85 "LM"GT2 Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2 - R 5 170
25 76 "LM"GT2 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 5 170

Photo: Calvin Chu & Jake Yorath
Editorial: Jake Yorath