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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 since 2018, having previously hosted it intermittently from 1971 to 1983, and every year from 1985 to 1990.
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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+1T (2 layouts) |
Opened | 19 April 1970 |
Major events | Current: Formula One French Grand Prix (Intermittently 1971–1990, 2018–present) 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) FIA Motorsport Games (2022) International GT Open (2012–2013, 2015–present) TCR Europe (2018, 2020–present) FREC (2019–present) W Series (2022) Porsche Supercup (2022) Former: FIA F2 (2018–2019) FIA F3 (2019, 2021) GP3 Series (2018) WTCC Race of France (2014–2016) MotoGP FIA GT (2006, 2009) Sidecar World Championship (Intermittently, 1973-1991) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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