 Pourcel entered in five races with his best results being two 2nd place finishes and ended the 2011 season ranked 17th in the MX1 world championship.He joined his brother Sébastien in the Team CLS Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit team competing in the MX1 world championship.In the 2012 MX1 World Championship, Pourcel won two Grand Prix races along with five 2nd place results to improve to fourth in the final championship standings.