Newcomer in the FIM e-Power International Championship, the CRP Racing Team Italian rider Alessandro Brannetti won the first race at Magny-Cours in the opening of the Bol d'Or. In the qualifying sessions, this CRP Racing, electric powered motorcycle that displays 145 kg for 95 hp, was fighting with Mathias Himmelmann, riding the Münch Racing, winner of the race at Magny-Cours last year and third in the 2010 FIM e-Power International Championship.
In the race, the fight between Brannetti and Himmelmann ended after three laps. Due to technical problems, the Münch had to reach the finish line at slow speed. Mathias Himmelmann preserved his second place ahead of another newcomer, the Spanish rider Marcelino Manzano from LGN Team Racing.