6 Hours of Castellet explained

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.

Results

Sports car races

Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/DurationRace Title Championship Report
1970200miles Trophée International Paul Ricard report
1971 Karl von Wendt Racing 3 hours Trophée Paul Ricard report
19722 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
1977500km (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
20108 hours 8 Heures du Castellet report
20116 hours 6 Heures du Castellet report
20126 hours 6 Heures du Castellet report
20133 hours 3 Hours of Le Castellet report
20144 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet report
20154 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet report
20164 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet report
20174 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet report
20184 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
20214 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet report
20224 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet report
2023 Algarve Pro Racing4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet report
20244 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet report

GT races

Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant CarDistance/DurationRace Title Championship Report
19944 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
2006500 km 500 km of Paul Ricard report
2007–2008: Not held
20092 hours 2 hours of Paul Ricard report
2010–2011: Not held
20123 hours 3 hours of Paul Ricard report
20133 Hours 3 hours of Paul Ricard report
20143 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]
20171000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard report
2018 Albert Costa
Christian Klien
Marco Seefried
Emil Frey Lexus Racing 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard report
20191000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard report
20201000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard report
20211000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard report
20221000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard report
2023 AKKodis ASP Team 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard report
20243 Hours 3 hours of Paul Ricard report

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/736/mclaren-of-bell-ledogar-and-van-gisbergen-takes-win-at-paul-ricard McLaren takes win at Paul Ricard