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Circuit Paul Ricard
French race track / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts Location, Time zone ...
![]() 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; 55 years ago (1969-06) |
Opened | 19 April 1970; 54 years ago (1970-04-19) |
Major events | Current: ELMS 4 Hours of Castellet (2010–present) GT World Challenge Europe 3 Hours of 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 (![]() |
Current layout without Mistral chicane (1A-V2) (2005–present) | |
Length | 5.770 km (3.586 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 1:40.139 (![]() |
Short Circuit with Mistral chicane (3C) (2002–present) | |
Length | 3.841 km (2.387 miles) |
Turns | 11 |
Race lap record | 1:18.347 (![]() |
Short Grand Prix Circuit (1986–2001) | |
Length | 3.812 km (2.369 miles) |
Turns | 9 |
Race lap record | 1:08.012 (![]() |
Original Grand Prix Circuit (1970–2001) | |
Length | 5.809 km (3.610 miles) |
Turns | 14 |
Race lap record | 1:39.914 (![]() |
Original National Circuit (1970–2001) | |
Length | 3.263 km (2.028 miles) |
Turns | 9 |
Race lap record | 1:15.800 (![]() |
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