Five other LMP1 runners were still circulating at the flag with the Charouz Lola in eight after a number of problems during the night, with the second Pescarolo seemed to be in the pits as often as it was on track as Harold Primat, Christophe Tinseau and Benoit Treluyer came home in 13th. A puncture on the opening lap would be the start of a troublesome race for the Chamberlain Synergy Lola in 20th, while the Racing for Holland Dome and the surviving Courage of Alex Frei, Jonathan Cochet and Bruno Besson finished 25th and 26th.
Mechanical problems saw the other Courage forced out, while electrical problems led the Swiss Spirit Lola Audi into retirement. The Creation Autosportif entry suffered three separate, sizeable incidents before eventually being forced to retire.
As seems to be the norm, the LMP2 race proved to be one of attrition – with just two cars running at the flag. However, even with such low numbers, it still looked like the class would provide late drama with the Binnie Motorsport team facing a race against time to make sure its car was able to take the flag.
The Anglo-Scottish team had managed to avoid many of the problems to hit its rivals to take a lead of more than 20 laps into the closing hours of the race and when the torrential rain started to fall in, Chris Buncombe brought the Lola he shared with team owner Bill Binnie and Allen Timpany into the garage. At first it appeared to be a tactical choice from the team with a big advantage to the second placed car, but then the discovery of an electrical issue left the team sweating before Buncombe was wheeled out in time to take part in the final lap and take a richly deserved win.
