The objectives of this research is the study of the tribological response of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite material (HexTool M61) on itself under grosssliding fretting condition. This material is mainly used as a mold material for composite materials curing with a thermal tolerance up to 180°C. When machined, the material presents an anisotropic surface (Fig1.C), with multi-directional fibers orientation zones (in and out of plane). An original aspect of this research is to consider a fretting contact between HexTool composite specimens in a plane-on-plane configuration with a large area of contact (10x10 mm2). The influence of the main contact parameters on the tribological behavior is analysed at a both a global and a local scale.