6 Hours of Castellet

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.

1000km du Castellet
Blancpain Endurance Series
VenueCircuit Paul Ricard
First race1970
First BES race2015
Distance1000km
Laps171
Duration6 hours
Previous namesTrophée Paul Ricard
Most wins (driver)Jean-Pierre Jarier (3)
Most wins (team)Bentley Team M-Sport (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Oreca (9)

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 event  as shown in the race results in the tables below.

Results

Sports car races

Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Championship Report
1970 United Kingdom Brian RedmanUnited Kingdom Chevron Cars LtdChevron B16-Ford200 mi (320 km)Trophée International Paul RicardEuropean 2-Litre Championshipreport
1971 Austria Helmut Marko
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Germany Karl von Wendt RacingLola T212-Ford3 hoursTrophée Paul RicardEuropean 2-Litre Championshipreport
1972 France Gérard LarrousseMonaco Radio Monte CarloLola T210-Ford2 hoursTrophée Paul RicardEuropean 2-Litre Championshipreport
1973 United Kingdom John LeppUnited Kingdom Red Rose RacingChevron B23-Ford2 hoursTrophée Paul RicardEuropean 2-Litre Championshipreport
1974 France Alain CudiniSwitzerland Equipe Switzerland ArchambeaudAlpine A441-Renault225 km (140 mi)Trophée d'EuropeEuropean 2-Litre Championshipreport
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
France Jean-Pierre Jarier
France Equipe GitanesMatra-Simca MS670C1,000 km (620 mi)1000 Km Le CastelletWorld Championship for Makesreport
1975-1976: Not held
1977 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Autodelta SpAAlfa Romeo T33/SC/12500 km (310 mi)500 Km Paul RicardWorld Sportscar Championship (Group 6)report
1978-1997: Not held
1998 Belgium Didier Theys
Switzerland Fredy Lienhard
Switzerland Horag-Lista RacingFerrari 333 SP2 hours, 30 minutes2 hours, 30 minutes of Paul RicardInternational Sports Racing Seriesreport
1999-2009: Not held
2010 Italy Rinaldo Capello
United Kingdom Allan McNish
Germany Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R15 TDI8 hours8 Heures du CastelletLe Mans Seriesreport
2011 France Emmanuel Collard
France Christophe Tinseau
France Julien Jousse
France Pescarolo TeamPescarolo 01 Evo-Judd6 hours6 Heures du CastelletLe Mans Seriesreport
2012 France Pierre Thiriet
Switzerland Mathias Beche
France Thiriet by TDS RacingOreca 03-Nissan6 hours6 Heures du CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2013 New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
Republic of Ireland Murphy PrototypesOreca 03-Nissan3 hours3 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2014 Austria Christian Klien
Switzerland Gary Hirsch
France Pierre Ragues
Switzerland Newblood by Morand RacingMorgan LMP2-Judd4 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2015 Switzerland Gary Hirsch
United Kingdom Jon Lancaster
Sweden Björn Wirdheim
United Kingdom Greaves MotorsportGibson 015S-Nissan4 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2016 Switzerland Mathias Beche
United Kingdom Mike Conway
France Pierre Thiriet
France Thiriet by TDS RacingOreca 054 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2017 Russia Matevos Isaakyan
Russia Egor Orudzhev
Russia SMP RacingDallara P2174 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2018 France Norman Nato
France Paul Petit
France Olivier Pla
Spain Racing EngineeringOreca 074 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2019 Australia James Allen
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Sweden Henrik Hedman
United States DragonSpeedOreca 074 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2020 (4 Hours) United Kingdom Alex Brundle
United States Will Owen
Netherlands Job van Uitert
United Kingdom United AutosportsOreca 074 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2020 (Le Castellet 240) United Kingdom Philip Hanson
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom United AutosportsOreca 074 hoursLe Castellet 240European Le Mans Seriesreport
2021 Argentina Franco Colapinto
Russia Roman Rusinov
Netherlands Nyck de Vries
Russia G-Drive RacingAurus 014 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2022 Italy Lorenzo Colombo
Switzerland Louis Delétraz
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg
Italy Prema RacingOreca 074 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2023 Australia James Allen
United Kingdom Alex Lynn
Barbados Kyffin Simpson
Portugal Algarve Pro RacingOreca 074 hours4 Hours of Le CastelletEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport

GT races

Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Championship Report
1994 France Bob Wollek
France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Spain Jesús Pareja
France Larbre CompétitionPorsche 911 Turbo S LM-GT4 hours4 hours of Paul RicardBPR Global GT SeriesReport
1995 United Kingdom Ray Bellm
Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala
United Kingdom Gulf Racing GTCMcLaren F1 GTR4 hours4 hours of Le CastelletBPR Global GT SeriesReport
1996 United Kingdom Ray Bellm
United Kingdom James Weaver
United Kingdom Gulf Racing GTCMcLaren F1 GTR4 hours4 hours of Le CastelletBPR Global GT SeriesResults
1997: Not held
1998 United Kingdom Geoff Lister
United Kingdom Maxwell Beaverbrook
United Kingdom Barrie Williams
United Kingdom #9 BVB MotorsportPorsche 911 GT2 Evo4 hours4 hours of Paul RicardGTR EuroseriesResults
1999-2005: Not held
2006 Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Belgium Bert Longin
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium GLPK-CarsportChevrolet Corvette C6.R500 km500 km of Paul RicardFIA GT Championshipreport
2007-2008: Not held
2009 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi
Brazil Roberto Streit
Brazil Sangari Team BrazilChevrolet Corvette C6.R2 hours2 hours of Paul RicardFIA GT Championshipreport
2010-2011: Not held
2012 Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
Germany Christopher Mies
Germany Christopher Haase
Belgium Belgian Audi Club WRTAudi R8 LMS Ultra3 hours3 hours of Paul RicardBlancpain Endurance Seriesreport
2013 Belgium Bas Leinders
Belgium Maxime Martin
Netherlands Yelmer Buurman
Belgium Marc VDS Racing TeamBMW Z4 GT33 hours3 hours of Paul RicardBlancpain Endurance Seriesreport
2014 United Kingdom Steven Kane
United Kingdom Guy Smith
United Kingdom Andy Meyrick
United Kingdom M-Sport BentleyBentley Continental GT33 hours3 hours of Paul RicardBlancpain Endurance Seriesreport
2015 Belgium Wolfgang Reip
Japan Katsumasa Chiyo
United Kingdom Alex Buncombe
United Kingdom Nissan GT Academy Team RJNNissan GT-R Nismo GT31000 Km1000 km Paul RicardBlancpain Endurance Seriesreport
2016 France Côme Ledogar
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
United Kingdom Rob Bell
United Kingdom Garage 59McLaren 650S GT31000 Km1000 km Paul RicardBlancpain Endurance Seriesreport[1]
2017 Belgium Maxime Soulet
Spain Andy Soucek
Monaco Vincent Abril
United Kingdom Bentley Team M-SportBentley Continental GT31000 Km1000 km Paul RicardBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cupreport
2018 Spain Albert Costa
Austria Christian Klien
Germany Marco Seefried
Switzerland Emil Frey Lexus RacingLexus RC F GT31000 Km1000 km Paul RicardBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cupreport
2019 France Jules Gounon
United Kingdom Steven Kane
South Africa Jordan Pepper
United Kingdom Bentley Team M-SportBentley Continental GT31000 Km1000 km Paul RicardBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cupreport
2020 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
France Côme Ledogar
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Italy AF CorseFerrari 488 GT31000 Km1000 km Paul RicardGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cupreport
2021 Australia Matthew Campbell
New Zealand Earl Bamber
France Mathieu Jaminet
United Arab Emirates GPX RacingPorsche 911 GT3 R1000 Km1000 km Paul RicardGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cupreport
2022 Italy Antonio Fuoco
Italy Davide Rigon
Brazil Daniel Serra
Italy Iron LynxFerrari 488 GT31000 Km1000 km Paul RicardGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cupreport
2023 Timur Boguslavskiy
Andorra Jules Gounon
Switzerland Raffaele Marciello
France AKKodis ASP TeamMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo1000 Km1000 km Paul RicardGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cupreport

References

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