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4 Hours of Castellet

Field	Value
Race title	4 Hours of 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 (11)

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 eventas shown in the race results in the tables below.

Results

File:Matra Simca 670C - J. P. Jarier 1974-05-19.jpg|1974 winners Jean-Pierre Jarier and Jean-Pierre Beltoise's Matra (pictured at the Nürburgring). File:The -7 Audi R15 TDI Plus of Audi Sport Team Joest driven by Rinaldo Capello and Allan McNish at 8 heures du Castellet 2010.jpg|2010 winners Rinaldo Capello and Allan McNish's Audi R15 TDI Plus.

Sports car races

Year	Overall winner(s)	Entrant	Car	Distance/Duration	Race title	Championship
(4 Hours)	2020
(Le Castellet 240)	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
GBR Brian Redman	GBR Chevron Cars Ltd	Chevron B16	200 mi	Trophée International Paul Ricard	European 2-Litre Championship	report
AUT Helmut Marko
FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille	BRD Karl von Wendt Racing	Lola T212	3 hours	Trophée Paul Ricard	European 2-Litre Championship	report
FRA Gérard Larrousse	MON Radio Monte Carlo	Lola T210	2 hours	Trophée Paul Ricard	European 2-Litre Championship	report
GBR John Lepp	GBR Red Rose Racing	Chevron B23	2 hours	Trophée Paul Ricard	European 2-Litre Championship	report
FRA Alain Cudini	SUI Equipe Switzerland Archambeaud	Alpine A441	225 km	Trophée d'Europe	European 2-Litre Championship	report
FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise
FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier	FRA Equipe Gitanes	Matra-Simca MS670C	1000 km	1000 Km Le Castellet	World Championship for Makes	report
1975–1976: Not held
FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier
ITA Arturo Merzario	ITA Autodelta SpA	Alfa Romeo T33/SC/12	500 km	500 Km Paul Ricard	World Sportscar Championship (Group 6)	report
1978–1997: Not held
BEL Didier Theys
SUI Fredy Lienhard	SUI 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
ITA Rinaldo Capello
GBR Allan McNish	GER Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R15 TDI	8 hours	8 Heures du Castellet	Le Mans Series	report
FRA Emmanuel Collard
FRA Christophe Tinseau
FRA Julien Jousse	FRA Pescarolo Team	Pescarolo 01 Evo	6 hours	6 Heures du Castellet	Le Mans Series	report
FRA Pierre Thiriet
CHE Mathias Beche	FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing	Oreca 03	6 hours	6 Heures du Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
NZL Brendon Hartley
CHE Jonathan Hirschi	IRL Murphy Prototypes	Oreca 03	3 hours	3 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
AUT Christian Klien
CHE Gary Hirsch
FRA Pierre Ragues	CHE Newblood by Morand Racing	Morgan LMP2	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
CHE Gary Hirsch
GBR Jon Lancaster
SWE Björn Wirdheim	GBR Greaves Motorsport	Gibson 015S	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
CHE Mathias Beche
GBR Mike Conway
FRA Pierre Thiriet	FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing	Oreca 05	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
RUS Matevos Isaakyan
RUS Egor Orudzhev	RUS SMP Racing	Dallara P217	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
FRA Norman Nato
FRA Paul Petit
FRA Olivier Pla	ESP Racing Engineering	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
AUS James Allen
GBR Ben Hanley
SWE Henrik Hedman	USA DragonSpeed	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
GBR Alex Brundle
USA Will Owen
NED Job van Uitert	GBR United Autosports	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
GBR Philip Hanson
POR Filipe Albuquerque	GBR United Autosports	Oreca 07	4 hours	Le Castellet 240	European Le Mans Series	report
ARG Franco Colapinto
RUS Roman Rusinov
NED Nyck de Vries	RUS G-Drive Racing	Aurus 01	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
ITA Lorenzo Colombo
CHE Louis Delétraz
AUT Ferdinand Habsburg	ITA Prema Racing	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
AUS James Allen
GBR Alex Lynn
BRB Kyffin Simpson	PRT Algarve Pro Racing	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
MEX Sebastián Álvarez
FRA Tom Dillmann
FRA Vladislav Lomko	POL Inter Europol Competition	Oreca 07	4 hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	European Le Mans Series	report
GBR Jamie Chadwick
FRA Mathys Jaubert
ESP Daniel Juncadella	FRA IDEC Sport	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
FRA Bob Wollek
FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier
ESP Jesús Pareja	FRA Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 Turbo S LM-GT	4 Hours	4 Hours of Paul Ricard	BPR Global GT Series	Report
GBR Ray Bellm
BRA Maurizio Sandro Sala	GBR Gulf Racing GTC	McLaren F1 GTR	4 Hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	BPR Global GT Series	Report
GBR Ray Bellm
GBR James Weaver	GBR Gulf Racing GTC	McLaren F1 GTR	4 Hours	4 Hours of Le Castellet	BPR Global GT Series	Results
1997: Not held
GBR Geoff Lister
GBR Maxwell Beaverbrook
GBR Barrie Williams	GBR #9 BVB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	4 Hours	4 Hours of Paul Ricard	GTR Euroseries	Results
1999–2005: Not held
NED Mike Hezemans
BEL Bert Longin
BEL Anthony Kumpen	BEL GLPK-Carsport	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	500 km	500 km of Paul Ricard	FIA GT Championship	report
2007–2008: Not held
BRA Enrique Bernoldi
BRA Roberto Streit	BRA Sangari Team Brazil	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	2 Hours	2 Hours of Paul Ricard	FIA GT Championship	report
2010–2011: Not held
MCO Stéphane Ortelli
DEU Christopher Mies
DEU Christopher Haase	BEL Belgian Audi Club WRT	Audi R8 LMS ultra	3 Hours	3 Hours of Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report
BEL Bas Leinders
BEL Maxime Martin
NLD Yelmer Buurman	BEL Marc VDS Racing Team	BMW Z4 GT3	3 Hours	3 Hours of Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report
GBR Steven Kane
GBR Guy Smith
GBR Andy Meyrick	GBR M-Sport Bentley	Bentley Continental GT3	3 Hours	3 Hours of Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report
BEL Wolfgang Reip
JPN Katsumasa Chiyo
GBR Alex Buncombe	GBR Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report
FRA Côme Ledogar
NZL Shane van Gisbergen
GBR Rob Bell	GBR Garage 59	McLaren 650S GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain Endurance Series	report
BEL Maxime Soulet
ESP Andy Soucek
MCO Vincent Abril	GBR Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley Continental GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	report
ESP Albert Costa
AUT Christian Klien
DEU Marco Seefried	SUI Emil Frey Lexus Racing	Lexus RC F GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	report
FRA Jules Gounon
GBR Steven Kane
ZAF Jordan Pepper	GBR Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley Continental GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	report
GBR Tom Blomqvist
FRA Côme Ledogar
ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi	ITA AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report
AUS Matthew Campbell
NZL Earl Bamber
FRA Mathieu Jaminet	ARE GPX Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report
ITA Antonio Fuoco
ITA Davide Rigon
BRA Daniel Serra	ITA Iron Lynx	Ferrari 488 GT3	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report
uxx Timur Boguslavskiy
AND Jules Gounon
SUI Raffaele Marciello	FRA AKKodis ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	1000 Km	1000 km Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report
BRA Augusto Farfus
GBR Dan Harper
GER Max Hesse	GER Rowe Racing	BMW M4 GT3	3 Hours	3 hours of Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report
BEL Ugo de Wilde
RSA Kelvin van der Linde
BEL Charles Weerts	BEL Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	6 Hours	6 Hours of Paul Ricard	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	report

References

[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]

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