The winning trio were ecstatic with their victory on the demanding Algarve racetrack, after completing 215 laps of the Portimão circuit. “We are very happy to have achieved this important objective for the team. The race was demanding, the track is difficult but it was a deserved result. It was by far our best race” said former F1 driver Olivier Panis. Racing legend Alain Prost’s oldest son, Nicolas Prost, took second place with his co-driver Neel Jani, in the Lola B10/60, with the last place of the podium going to the Lola Aston Martin team, driven by Pierre Ragues, Franck Mailleux and Vanina Ickx. The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP completed the race with a five lap advantage over the Lola B10/60.

In the LMP2 category, Miguel Pais do Amaral, the only Portuguese driver in the whole event, was forced to retire after engine problems crippled his Ginetta Zytek, which he was driving with Olivier Pla. Tommy Erdos, Mike Newton and Ben Collins, driving the Lola HPD, were the winners in the LMP2 category. The Saleen S7-R, driven by Gardel, Goueslard and Rees, won the LMGT1 category and the Ferrari F430 GT (Bruni and Belo) took first in the LMGT2.

The next Le Mans Series round takes place in Hungaroring on August 21st and 22nd.