6 Hours of Castellet
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Blancpain Endurance Series | |
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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 (2) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Lola (3) |
The 1000km 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.
Results
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1974 winners Jean-Pierre Jarier and Jean-Pierre Beltoise's Matra (pictured at the Nürburgring).
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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.
Year | Overall Winner(s) | Entrant | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title | Championship | Report | |
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1970 | ![]() |
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Chevron B16-Ford | 200 mi (320 km) | Trophée International Paul Ricard | European 2-Litre Championship | report | |
1971 | ![]() ![]() |
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Lola T212-Ford | 3 hours | Trophée Paul Ricard | European 2-Litre Championship | report | |
1972 | ![]() |
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Lola T210-Ford | 2 hours | Trophée Paul Ricard | European 2-Litre Championship | report | |
1973 | ![]() |
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Chevron B23-Ford | 2 hours | Trophée Paul Ricard | European 2-Litre Championship | report | |
1974 | ![]() |
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Alpine A441-Renault | 225 km (140 mi) | Trophée d'Europe | European 2-Litre Championship | report | |
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Matra-Simca MS670C | 1,000 km (620 mi) | 1000 Km Le Castellet | World Sportscar Championship | report | ||
1975-1976: Not held | ||||||||
1977 | ![]() ![]() |
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Alfa Romeo T33/SC/12 | 500 km (310 mi) | 500 Km Paul Ricard | World Sportscar Championship (Group 6) | report | |
1978-1982: Not held | ||||||||
1983 | ![]() |
Grac MT14S-Simca | Championnat de France des Circuits | report | ||||
1984 | ![]() |
Lola-BMW | 50 km (31 mi) | Championnat de France des Circuits | report | |||
1985 | ![]() |
Osella PA8-BMW | Championnat de France des Circuits | report | ||||
1986-1997: Not held | ||||||||
1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari 333 SP | 2 hours, 30 minutes | 2 hours, 30 minutes of Paul Ricard | International Sports Racing Series | report | |
1999-2009: Not held | ||||||||
2010 | ![]() ![]() |
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Audi R15 TDI | 8 hours | 8 Heures du Castellet | Le Mans Series | report | |
2011 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pescarolo 01 Evo-Judd | 6 hours | 6 Heures du Castellet | Le Mans Series | report | |
2012 | ![]() ![]() |
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Oreca 03-Nissan | 6 hours | 6 Heures du Castellet | European Le Mans Series | report | |
2013 | ![]() ![]() |
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Oreca 03-Nissan | 3 hours | 3 Hours of Le Castellet | European Le Mans Series | report | |
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Morgan LMP2-Judd | 4 hours | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | European Le Mans Series | report | |
2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nissan GT Academy Team RJN | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 1000 Km | 1000 km Paul Ricard | Blancpain Endurance Series | report |