 Following off-season testing, the second chassis would make its debut at the first race of the 2001 season, competing alongside two older LMP-1s.The LMP07 would finish third behind two Audi R8s and a lap ahead of the best LMP-1 Roadster-S. With the performance capabilities of the LMP07 shown, both chassis fully replaced the LMP-1s for the 12 Hours of Sebring.However neither car would finish, suffering from mechanical problems early in the event.