6 Hours of Castellet

1000km du 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 (9)

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 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 Brian Redman Chevron Cars Ltd Chevron B16-Ford 200 mi (320 km) Trophée International Paul Ricard European 2-Litre Championship report
1971 Helmut Marko
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Karl von Wendt Racing Lola T212-Ford 3 hours Trophée Paul Ricard European 2-Litre Championship report
1972 Gérard Larrousse Radio Monte Carlo Lola T210-Ford 2 hours Trophée Paul Ricard European 2-Litre Championship report
1973 John Lepp Red Rose Racing Chevron B23-Ford 2 hours Trophée Paul Ricard European 2-Litre Championship report
1974 Alain Cudini Equipe Switzerland Archambeaud Alpine A441-Renault 225 km (140 mi) Trophée d'Europe European 2-Litre Championship report
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Equipe Gitanes Matra-Simca MS670C 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 Km Le Castellet World Championship for Makes report
1975-1976: Not held
1977 Jean-Pierre Jarier
Arturo Merzario
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 Didier Theys
Fredy Lienhard
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 Rinaldo Capello
Allan McNish
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R15 TDI 8 hours 8 Heures du Castellet Le Mans Series report
2011 Emmanuel Collard
Christophe Tinseau
Julien Jousse
Pescarolo Team Pescarolo 01 Evo-Judd 6 hours 6 Heures du Castellet Le Mans Series report
2012 Pierre Thiriet
Mathias Beche
Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 03-Nissan 6 hours 6 Heures du Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2013 Brendon Hartley
Jonathan Hirschi
Murphy Prototypes Oreca 03-Nissan 3 hours 3 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2014 Christian Klien
Gary Hirsch
Pierre Ragues
Newblood by Morand Racing Morgan LMP2-Judd 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2015 Gary Hirsch
Jon Lancaster
Björn Wirdheim
Greaves Motorsport Gibson 015S-Nissan 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2016 Mathias Beche
Mike Conway
Pierre Thiriet
Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 05 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2017 Matevos Isaakyan
Egor Orudzhev
SMP Racing Dallara P217 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2018 Norman Nato
Paul Petit
Olivier Pla
Racing Engineering Oreca 07 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2019 James Allen
Ben Hanley
Henrik Hedman
DragonSpeed Oreca 07 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2020 (4 Hours) Alex Brundle
Will Owen
Job van Uitert
United Autosports Oreca 07 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2020 (Le Castellet 240) Philip Hanson
Filipe Albuquerque
United Autosports Oreca 07 4 hours Le Castellet 240 European Le Mans Series report
2021 Franco Colapinto
Roman Rusinov
Nyck de Vries
G-Drive Racing Aurus 01 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2022 Lorenzo Colombo
Louis Delétraz
Ferdinand Habsburg
Prema Racing Oreca 07 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report
2023 James Allen
Alex Lynn
Kyffin Simpson
Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 4 hours 4 Hours of Le Castellet European Le Mans Series report

GT races

Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Championship Report
1994 Bob Wollek
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jesús Pareja
Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 Turbo S LM-GT 4 hours 4 hours of Paul Ricard BPR Global GT Series Report
1995 Ray Bellm
Maurizio Sandro Sala
Gulf Racing GTC McLaren F1 GTR 4 hours 4 hours of Le Castellet BPR Global GT Series Report
1996 Ray Bellm
James Weaver
Gulf Racing GTC McLaren F1 GTR 4 hours 4 hours of Le Castellet BPR Global GT Series Results
1997: Not held
1998 Geoff Lister
Maxwell Beaverbrook
Barrie Williams
#9 BVB Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Evo 4 hours 4 hours of Paul Ricard GTR Euroseries Results
1999-2005: Not held
2006 Mike Hezemans
Bert Longin
Anthony Kumpen
GLPK-Carsport Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 500 km 500 km of Paul Ricard FIA GT Championship report
2007-2008: Not held
2009 Enrique Bernoldi
Roberto Streit
Sangari Team Brazil Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 2 hours 2 hours of Paul Ricard FIA GT Championship report
2010-2011: Not held
2012 Stéphane Ortelli
Christopher Mies
Christopher Haase
Belgian Audi Club WRT Audi R8 LMS Ultra 3 hours 3 hours of Paul Ricard Blancpain Endurance Series report
2013 Bas Leinders
Maxime Martin
Yelmer Buurman
Marc VDS Racing Team BMW Z4 GT3 3 hours 3 hours of Paul Ricard Blancpain Endurance Series report
2014 Steven Kane
Guy Smith
Andy Meyrick
M-Sport Bentley Bentley Continental GT3 3 hours 3 hours of Paul Ricard Blancpain Endurance Series report
2015 Wolfgang Reip
Katsumasa Chiyo
Alex Buncombe
Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard Blancpain Endurance Series report
2016 Côme Ledogar
Shane van Gisbergen
Rob Bell
Garage 59 McLaren 650S GT3 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard Blancpain Endurance Series report
2017 Maxime Soulet
Andy Soucek
Vincent Abril
Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup report
2018 Albert Costa
Christian Klien
Marco Seefried
Emil Frey Lexus Racing Lexus RC F GT3 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup report
2019 Jules Gounon
Steven Kane
Jordan Pepper
Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup report
2020 Tom Blomqvist
Côme Ledogar
Alessandro Pier Guidi
AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup report
2021 Matthew Campbell
Earl Bamber
Mathieu Jaminet
GPX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup report
2022 Antonio Fuoco
Davide Rigon
Daniel Serra
Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup report
2023 Timur Boguslavskiy
Jules Gounon
Raffaele Marciello
AKKodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1000 Km 1000 km Paul Ricard GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup report