At the start of the race, Ayari was first into Turn 1 but Dayraut was pressing him, staying in LAA C6.R 's exhaust. The gap then ebbed and flowed as back markers were lapped and the fight was rife between both men until the driver changes. When Yvan Lebon took over from Dayraut, he strayed across the white line at the pit exit and was slapped a drive-through penalty. So, Bruno Hernandez, now behind the wheel of the #11 Corvette, could cruise towards the finish line. The #3 DKR Engineering (Cazenave/Police) was runner-up while Yvon Lebon had been fighting hard with the #7 Larbre Compétition Saleen S7R, the Corvette being eventually in third place.

 The #4 Tarrès Saleen had too much ballast to be fully competitive in race two and the sister car, #6, driven by Olivier Porta and Didier Cormarèche, finished in fifth place.
 
In the GT2 category, Raymond Narac (#40 IMSA Performance Porsche 997 RSR) was threatened in the early stages by Sébastien Loeb (#34 Pro GT Porsche 997 RSR), having only a three-second lead on the four-times WRC Champion. After the driver changes, Jean-Pierre Champeau who had taken over from Loeb had a coming together with a Ferrari GT3 in the Séquestre Chicane and had to retire, so Narac/Balandras were easy winners, ahead of the second IMSA Performance Porsche driven by Polette/Lelièvre.

In the qualifying session, Mike Parisy (#57 AS Events Ferrari 430) was the quickest of the GT3 runners at the start of the session, but his laptime was soon tied by Fabien Rosier (#74 RTR Dodge Viper). Then, James Ruffier (#42 Ruffier Racing Lamborghini Gallardo) improved and set a provisional pole, but in the very late stages Parisy again succeeded eventually in being first quickest.