A single strike from Olly Barkley and four penalties from Gaetan Germain gave Racing back-to-back Heineken Cup victories for just the second time in their history.

Racing enjoyed a strong start at the headquarters of Scottish Rugby as Barkley and Germain slotted a penalty apiece inside the first seven minutes.

But Edinburgh could have been level by 22 minutes had fly-half Piers Francis not missed two kickable penalties on his first start for the club since signing from Waikato Chiefs in New Zealand.

Francis did get his team on the board six minutes later but he was off target again two minutes past the half hour.

Barkely followed suit in failing to hit the target three minutes before half time as Racing took a slender lead into the break.

Germain and Francis both missed the sticks in the early stages of the second period before the Racing full back made amends with his second success after Edinburgh's Fijian No8 Netani Talei saw yellow on 53 minutes.

Racing loosehead Eddy Ben Arous followed Talei to the sin bin five minutes later but Edinburgh full back Greig Tonks couldn't punish the Parisians as he missed with the resulting penalty attempt.

And instead of closing the gap when Talei returned and they enjoyed a numerical advantage, Edinburgh found themselves further behind as Germain slotted a third penalty as the game passed the hour mark.

Neither side were able to do what they had failed to do in the first 60 minutes by crossing the tryline in the final quarter but it was Racing who added to their tally thanks to a fourth successful strike from Germain.

His last effort after 68 minutes made it 15-3 to Racing, securing the visitors a third win in four pool matches and ensuring Edinburgh remain without a single point with two thirds of the group stages behind them.

In making amends for last year's two defeats to Edinburgh in this competition, Racing kept themselves in the running for a first Heineken Cup quarter final as they moved above both Saracens and Munster at the top of Pool 1 for 24 hours at least.