Race Title: | 1000km du Castellet |
Track Map: | Le Castellet circuit map Formula One 2019 no chicane English 07 07 2021.svg |
Series Long: | Blancpain Endurance Series |
Series Short: | BES |
Venue: | Circuit Paul Ricard |
First Race: | 1970 |
First Series Race: | 2015 |
Distance: | 1000km |
Laps: | 171 |
Duration: | 6 hours |
Previous Names: | Trophée Paul Ricard |
Most Wins Driver: | Jean-Pierre Jarier (3) |
Most Wins Team: | Bentley Team M-Sport (3) |
Most Wins Manufacturer: | Oreca (10) |
The 1000 km of Castellet is a Blancpain Endurance Series sports car race held at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. The race began in 1970 as a round of the European 2-Litre Sportscar Championship, and World Sportscar Championship rounds were held in 1974 and 1977. The race was a French national championship race in the 1980s. It was revived in 1998 by the International Sports Racing Series and again in 2010 by the Le Mans Series as an 8-hour race. In 2015, the event returned to its 1000 km format making it only the second time to use that distance since 1974.
Depending on the class-type and the year run, the race has been run as a 2 hour, 2.5 hour, 3 hour, 4 hour, 6 hour or 8 hour event, or as a 200 mile, 225 km, 500 km or 1,000 km eventas shown in the race results in the tables below.
Year | Overall Winner(s) | Entrant | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title | Championship | Report | |
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1970 | 200miles | Trophée International Paul Ricard | report | |||||
1971 | Karl von Wendt Racing | 3 hours | Trophée Paul Ricard | report | ||||
1972 | 2 hours | Trophée Paul Ricard | report | |||||
1973 | John Lepp | Red Rose Racing | 2 hours | Trophée Paul Ricard | report | |||
1974 | Equipe Switzerland Archambeaud | 225km (140miles) | Trophée d'Europe | report | ||||
1000km (1,000miles) | 1000 Km Le Castellet | report | ||||||
1975–1976: Not held | ||||||||
1977 | 500km (300miles) | 500 Km Paul Ricard | World Sportscar Championship (Group 6) | report | ||||
1978–1997: Not held | ||||||||
1998 | Horag-Lista Racing | 2 hours, 30 minutes | 2 hours, 30 minutes of Paul Ricard | report | ||||
1999–2009: Not held | ||||||||
2010 | 8 hours | 8 Heures du Castellet | report | |||||
2011 | 6 hours | 6 Heures du Castellet | report | |||||
2012 | 6 hours | 6 Heures du Castellet | report | |||||
2013 | 3 hours | 3 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
2014 | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
2015 | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
2016 | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
2017 | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
2018 | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
2019 | James Allen Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | ||||
2020 (4 Hours) | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
2020 (Le Castellet 240) | 4 hours | Le Castellet 240 | report | |||||
2021 | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
2022 | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
2023 | Algarve Pro Racing | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | ||||
2024 | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | report | |||||
Year | Overall Winner(s) | Entrant | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title | Championship | Report | |
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1994 | 4 hours | 4 hours of Paul Ricard | Report | |||||
1995 | Gulf Racing GTC | 4 hours | 4 hours of Le Castellet | Report | ||||
1996 | Gulf Racing GTC | 4 hours | 4 hours of Le Castellet | Results | ||||
1997: Not held | ||||||||
1998 | Geoff Lister Maxwell Beaverbrook Barrie Williams | #9 BVB Motorsport | 4 hours | 4 hours of Paul Ricard | Results | |||
1999–2005: Not held | ||||||||
2006 | 500 km | 500 km of Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2007–2008: Not held | ||||||||
2009 | 2 hours | 2 hours of Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2010–2011: Not held | ||||||||
2012 | 3 hours | 3 hours of Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2013 | 3 Hours | 3 hours of Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2014 | 3 hours | 3 hours of Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2015 | Nissan GT Academy Team RJN | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | report | ||||
2016 | Garage 59 | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | report[1] | ||||
2017 | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2018 | Albert Costa Christian Klien Marco Seefried | Emil Frey Lexus Racing | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | report | |||
2019 | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2020 | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2021 | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2022 | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | report | |||||
2023 | AKKodis ASP Team | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | report | ||||
2024 | 3 Hours | 3 hours of Paul Ricard | report | |||||