Percat's win was the first for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport and came within the midst of controversy surrounding pit cease rules.
Pier Guidi's No. Fifty one Ferrari lost the lead to Buemi's No. Eight Toyota because he needed to energy cycle the No. Fifty one Ferrari, which had issue restarting from his pit box attributable to a cockpit communications system failure, however reclaimed it by passing Buemi on the outside by slower LMP2 site visitors into the second Mulsanne chicane.
With the withdrawal of BMW and Toyota from the sport, engine diversity in Components One dropped to a 30-yr low, with simply 4 engine producers powering all the grid (Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault and Cosworth), the lowest since 1980. Four new teams joined the grid: Mercedes, Lotus Racing, Virgin Racing and HRT.
John Cleland was joined by James Thompson who changed Jeff Allam, and despite the Volvo and Renault giving strong competition, Cleland's consistency and the Cavalier's reliability took the driver's and teams championships. Thompson crashed heavily during testing for the Knockhill Circuit round and injuries sustained would see him miss the remaining rounds.