The first round of the International Le Mans Cup is also the final round of this years Michelin Green X Challenge.

     The winner will be guaranteed a place on the grid for next year's Le Mans 24 Hour Race. If a prototype wins then the leading GT car will also receive an entry

     This is the second year of the Challenge and regulations remain unchanged from 2009. Th e standings are based on an Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) which is calculated as a function of each car's fuel consumption and average speed during the race. To ensure a fair contest between the different diesel and petrol engined cars, fuel quantities are converted from litres to joules.

     It didn't take the teams long to be won over by the principle of the Challenge and  many of them have taken specific measures to attempt to win the coveted trophy. With a 3rd place at Le Castellet a 2nd at Spa and then a win in Hungary the #24 Pescarolo has a 12 point lead. In GT #76 Porsche has a 17 pt advantage over #95 Ferrari.

     Going into this final round at Silverstone the positions are:

     1st   LMP2 # 24   OAK RACING Pescarolo     153 pts

     2nd  LMP2 # 25   RML Lola                          141 pts

     3rd  LMGT2 # 76 IMSA MATMUT Porsche 997 129 pts

     4th  LMP2  # 35   OAK RACING Pescarolo     116 pts

     5th  LMGT2 # 95  AF CORSE Ferrari F430     112 pts

     6th  LMP1  # 008 SIGNATURE PLUS Lola       105 pts

     7th  LMP2  # 36 PEGASUS RACING Courage 102 pts

     8th  LMP1 # 4 ORECA MATMUT Peugeot 908   96 pts