01 Apr 2011 2011 ILMC: Zhuhai to close the season

The final round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup will be held at Zhuhai on 13th November 2011 thanks to a new agreement reached with the management of the Audi Zhuhai International Circuit.

Photo : Nicolas COUSSEAU - ACO/Nikon

Since the publication of the 2011 ILMC calendar, there was still a question mark hanging over which circuit in China would host the last of the seven rounds. It is now official. As in 2010, the Zhuhai International circuit will have the honour of organizing the final of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Please note that in addition to the ILMC teams, this race will be open to GTC (equivalent to GT3) and Formula Le Mans cars entered by local teams. Their presence, in addition to the 26 cars already competing in the ILMC on a yearly basis, means that the Zhuhai field should be a big one.

2011 ILMC Calendar

  1. 12 Hours of Sebring (Floride, USA), march 19th 2011
  2. 1 000 Km of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), may 7th 2011
  3. 24 Heures du Mans (FRA), june 11 & 12 2011
  4. Imola 6 Hours (ITA), july 3rd 2011
  5. Silverstone 6 Hours (GBR), september 11th 2011
  6. Petit Le Mans (Road Atlanta, Georgie, USA), october 1st 2011
  7. Zhuhai 6 Hours (CHI), november 12th 2011


Audi Zhuhai International Circuit (Audi ZIC)

The Audi Zhuhai International Zhuhai circuit, the first race track built in China, is near Macao and Hong Kong. Thanks to this layout opened in 1996, motor racing was able to gain a foothold in the most heavily-populated country in the world. Audi ZIC has become the base for numerous local teams who dream of conquering the world of endurance one day. In 2010, the Chinese circuit hosted the final round of the first ILMC Championship with Peugeot and Ferrari winning the Manufacturers’ Trophies in the Prototype and GT categories.

Location: China – Guangdong Province
Date: 11th, 12th, 13th November 2011.
Circuit length: 4,03 kms

1,000 Km of Zhuhai 2010

Overall winner: Montagny-Sarrazin (FRA-FRA), Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 232 laps, 1 001,8 km parcourus en 5 h 35 ‘39’’053 (moy. : 179,1 km/h).

Winners by category:
LM P1: Montagny-Sarrazin (FRA-FRA), Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 232 laps.
LM P2: Nicolet-da Rocha (FRA-FRA), Pescarolo Judd, 206 laps.
LM GT1: Bornhauser-Groppi-Lamy (FRA-FRA-POR), Saleen S7-R, 170 laps.
LM GT2: Müller-Werner (ALL-ALL), BMW M3, 202 laps.
LM GTC: Lee-Young-March (CHI-MAL-CHI), Audi R8 LMS, 192 laps.
FLM: Zacchia-Qi Zhang-Lee (SUI-TAI-CHI), FLM Oreca 09, 201 laps.

Pole position: Sarrazin (FRA), Peugeot 908 HDi FAP: 1’21’’868 (moy.: 189,9 km/h)
Fastest lap: Montagny (FRA), Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 1’22’’296 (moy.: 188,9 km/h)