4 Hours of Castellet

Motor race

4 Hours of Castellet
Blancpain Endurance Series

Venue	Circuit Paul Ricard
First race	1970
First BES 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 4 Hours 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 event – as shown in the race results in the tables below.

Results

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1974 winners Jean-Pierre Jarier and Jean-Pierre Beltoise's Matra (pictured at the Nürburgring).

1974 winners Jean-Pierre Jarier and Jean-Pierre Beltoise's Matra (pictured at the Nürburgring).
2010 winners Rinaldo Capello and Allan McNish's Audi R15 TDI Plus.

2010 winners Rinaldo Capello and Allan McNish's Audi R15 TDI Plus.

Sports car races

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Year	Overall Winner(s)	Entrant	Car	Distance/Duration	Race Title	Championship	Report
1970	United Kingdom Brian Redman	United Kingdom Chevron Cars Ltd	Chevron B16	200 mi (320 km)	Trophée International Paul Ricard	European 2-Litre Championship	report
1971	Austria Helmut Marko France Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Germany Karl von Wendt Racing	Lola T212	3 hours	Trophée Paul Ricard	European 2-Litre Championship	report
1972	France Gérard Larrousse	Monaco Radio Monte Carlo	Lola T210	2 hours	Trophée Paul Ricard	European 2-Litre Championship	report
1973	United Kingdom John Lepp	United Kingdom Red Rose Racing	Chevron B23	2 hours	Trophée Paul Ricard	European 2-Litre Championship	report
1974	France Alain Cudini	Switzerland Equipe Switzerland Archambeaud	Alpine A441	225 km (140 mi)	Trophée d'Europe	European 2-Litre Championship	report
1974	France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Jean-Pierre Jarier	France Equipe Gitanes	Matra-Simca MS670C	1,000 km (620 mi)	1000 Km Le Castellet	World Championship for Makes	report
1975–1976: Not held
1977	France Jean-Pierre Jarier Italy Arturo Merzario	Italy Autodelta SpA	Alfa Romeo T33/SC/12	500 km (310 mi)	500 Km Paul Ricard	World Sportscar Championship (Group 6)	report
1978–1997: Not held
1998	Belgium Didier Theys Switzerland Fredy Lienhard	Switzerland Horag-Lista Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	2 hours, 30 minutes	2 hours, 30 minutes of Paul Ricard	International Sports Racing Series	report
1999–2009: Not held
2010	Italy Rinaldo Capello United Kingdom Allan McNish	Germany Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R15 TDI	8 hours	8 Heures du Castellet	Le Mans Series	report
2011	France Emmanuel Collard France Christophe Tinseau France Julien Jousse	France Pescarolo Team	Pescarolo 01 Evo	6 hours	6 Heures du Castellet	Le Mans Series	report
2012	France Pierre Thiriet Switzerland Mathias Beche	France Thiriet by TDS Racing	Oreca 03	6 hours	6 Heures du Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2013	New Zealand Brendon Hartley Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi	Republic of Ireland Murphy Prototypes	Oreca 03	3 hours	3 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2014	Austria Christian Klien Switzerland Gary Hirsch France Pierre Ragues	Switzerland Newblood by Morand Racing	Morgan LMP2	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2015	Switzerland Gary Hirsch United Kingdom Jon Lancaster Sweden Björn Wirdheim	United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport	Gibson 015S	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2016	Switzerland Mathias Beche United Kingdom Mike Conway France Pierre Thiriet	France Thiriet by TDS Racing	Oreca 05	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2017	Russia Matevos Isaakyan Russia Egor Orudzhev	Russia SMP Racing	Dallara P217	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2018	France Norman Nato France Paul Petit France Olivier Pla	Spain Racing Engineering	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2019	Australia James Allen United Kingdom Ben Hanley Sweden Henrik Hedman	United States DragonSpeed	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2020 (4 Hours)	United Kingdom Alex Brundle United States Will Owen Netherlands Job van Uitert	United Kingdom United Autosports	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2020 (Le Castellet 240)	United Kingdom Philip Hanson Portugal Filipe Albuquerque	United Kingdom United Autosports	Oreca 07	4 hours	Le Castellet 240	European Le Mans Series	report
2021	Argentina Franco Colapinto Russia Roman Rusinov Netherlands Nyck de Vries	Russia G-Drive Racing	Aurus 01	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2022	Italy Lorenzo Colombo Switzerland Louis Delétraz Austria Ferdinand Habsburg	Italy Prema Racing	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2023	Australia James Allen United Kingdom Alex Lynn Barbados Kyffin Simpson	Portugal Algarve Pro Racing	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
2024	Mexico Sebastián Álvarez France Tom Dillmann France Vladislav Lomko	Poland Inter Europol Competition	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report

GT races

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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 Compétition	Porsche 911 Turbo S LM-GT	4 hours	4 hours of Paul Ricard	BPR Global GT Series	Report
1995	United Kingdom Ray Bellm Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala	United Kingdom Gulf Racing GTC	McLaren F1 GTR	4 hours	4 hours of Le Castellet	BPR Global GT Series	Report
1996	United Kingdom Ray Bellm United Kingdom James Weaver	United Kingdom Gulf Racing GTC	McLaren F1 GTR	4 hours	4 hours of Le Castellet	BPR Global GT Series	Results
1997: Not held
1998	United Kingdom Geoff Lister United Kingdom Maxwell Beaverbrook United Kingdom Barrie Williams	United Kingdom #9 BVB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	4 hours	4 hours of Paul Ricard	GTR Euroseries	Results
1999–2005: Not held
2006	Netherlands Mike Hezemans Belgium Bert Longin Belgium Anthony Kumpen	Belgium GLPK-Carsport	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	500 km	500 km of Paul Ricard	FIA GT Championship	report
2007–2008: Not held
2009	Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Brazil Roberto Streit	Brazil Sangari Team Brazil	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	2 hours	2 hours of Paul Ricard	FIA GT Championship	report
2010–2011: Not held
2012	Monaco Stéphane Ortelli Germany Christopher Mies Germany Christopher Haase	Belgium Belgian Audi Club WRT	Audi R8 LMS ultra	3 hours	3 hours of Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report
2013	Belgium Bas Leinders Belgium Maxime Martin Netherlands Yelmer Buurman	Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team	BMW Z4 GT3	3 Hours	3 hours of Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report
2014	United Kingdom Steven Kane United Kingdom Guy Smith United Kingdom Andy Meyrick	United Kingdom M-Sport Bentley	Bentley Continental GT3	3 hours	3 hours of Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report
2015	Belgium Wolfgang Reip Japan Katsumasa Chiyo United Kingdom Alex Buncombe	United Kingdom Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report
2016	France Côme Ledogar New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen United Kingdom Rob Bell	United Kingdom Garage 59	McLaren 650S GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report ^[1]
2017	Belgium Maxime Soulet Spain Andy Soucek Monaco Vincent Abril	United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley Continental GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	report
2018	Spain Albert Costa Austria Christian Klien Germany Marco Seefried	Switzerland Emil Frey Lexus Racing	Lexus RC F GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	report
2019	France Jules Gounon United Kingdom Steven Kane South Africa Jordan Pepper	United Kingdom Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley Continental GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	report
2020	United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist France Côme Ledogar Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi	Italy AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report
2021	Australia Matthew Campbell New Zealand Earl Bamber France Mathieu Jaminet	United Arab Emirates GPX Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report
2022	Italy Antonio Fuoco Italy Davide Rigon Brazil Daniel Serra	Italy Iron Lynx	Ferrari 488 GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report
2023	Timur Boguslavskiy Andorra Jules Gounon Switzerland Raffaele Marciello	France AKKodis ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report
2024	Brazil Augusto Farfus United Kingdom Dan Harper Germany Max Hesse	Germany Rowe Racing	BMW M4 GT3	3 Hours	3 hours of Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report

References

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^ McLaren takes win at Paul Ricard

External links

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Racing Sports Cars: Paul Ricard archive

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