Circuit Paul Ricard
The Circuit Paul Ricard (French pronunciation: [siʁkɥi pɔl ʁikaʁ]) is a French motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, Var, near Marseille, with finance from pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a racetrack. The circuit has hosted the FIA Formula One French Grand Prix intermittently from 1971 to 2022.
All layouts of Circuit Paul Ricard after 2019 pitlane extension | |
| Location | Le Castellet, Var, France |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 43°15′2″N 5°47′30″E |
| Capacity | 90,000 |
| FIA Grade | 1 (5 layouts) 2 (2 layouts) |
| Broke ground | June 1969 |
| Opened | 19 April 1970 |
| Major events | Current: ELMS 4 Hours of Castellet (2010–present) GT World Challenge Europe 1000 km Paul Ricard (2012–present) FIM EWC Bol d'Or (1978–1999, 2015–2019, 2021–present) Ferrari Challenge Europe (2006-2010, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2024) FFSA GT (1997, 2009, 2011–2015, 2017–present) Former: Formula One French Grand Prix (Intermittently 1971–1990, 2018–2019, 2021–2022) FIA Motorsport Games (2022) WTCC Race of France (2014–2016) Grand Prix motorcycle racing French motorcycle Grand Prix (Intermittently, 1973-1999) FIA GT (2006, 2009) |
| Website | https://www.circuitpaulricard.com |
| Current layout with Mistral chicane (1C-V2) (2005–present) | |
| Length | 5.842 km (3.630 miles) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Race lap record | 1:32.740 ( Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari SF90, 2019, Formula One) |
| Current layout without Mistral chicane (1A-V2) (2005–present) | |
| Length | 5.770 km (3.586 miles) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Race lap record | 1:40.139 ( Nyck de Vries, Aurus 01, 2020, LMP2) |
| Short Circuit with Mistral chicane (3C) (2002–present) | |
| Length | 3.841 km (2.387 miles) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 1:18.347 ( Kimiya Sato, Lola B05/52, 2014, Auto GP) |
| Short Grand Prix Circuit (1986–2001) | |
| Length | 3.812 km (2.369 miles) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Race lap record | 1:08.012 ( Nigel Mansell, Ferrari 641, 1990, Formula One) |
| Original Grand Prix Circuit (1970–2001) | |
| Length | 5.809 km (3.610 miles) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:39.914 ( Keke Rosberg, Williams FW10, 1985, Formula One) |
| Original National Circuit (1970–2001) | |
| Length | 3.263 km (2.028 miles) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Race lap record | 1:15.800 ( Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Alpine A441, 1974, Group 5) |
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