Lap Ledger1950–2027 · every championship race

Circuit · Le Castellet, France

Circuit Paul Ricard

Hosted the French GP in two spells. The Mistral straight was split by a chicane for the modern configuration.

Circuit Paul Ricard from above
Circuit Paul Ricard, April 22, 2018 SkySat (cropped) · Planet Labs, Inc. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Championship races
18
Seasons
1971–202218 seasons
Length
5.842 kmcurrent layout
Turns
15
Direction
clockwise
Type
permanent
F1DB layout paul-ricard-3 · 5.842 km · 15 turns, F1DB’s figures · 2018–2022 · 4 rounds
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy

The blue-and-red striped Blue Zone run-off, abrasive by design, in place of gravel traps

Most wins here

Most wins here
DriverWinsSpan
Alain Prost41983–1990
Max Verstappen22021–2022
Nigel Mansell21986–1987
Sir Lewis Hamilton22018–2019
Alan Jones11980
James Hunt11976
Mario Andretti11978
Nelson Piquet11985
Niki Lauda11975
Rene Arnoux11982
Ronnie Peterson11973
Sir Jackie Stewart11971

Constructors here

Constructors here
ConstructorWinsSpan
McLaren31976–1989
Williams31980–1987
Ferrari21975–1990
Mercedes22018–2019
Red Bull Racing22021–2022
Renault21982–1983
Team Lotus21973–1978
Brabham11985
Tyrrell11971

Where winners start here

All 18 races won here, counted together. No layout timeline is recorded for this circuit.

Won from first on the grid
11 of 18 (61%), against 382 of 882 (43%) at every circuit, 1971–2022
Won from the first two slots
14 of 18 (78%), against 593 of 882 (67%) at every circuit
Lowest winning grid slot
5th — Ronnie Peterson, 1973; Nelson Piquet, 1985
Most wins by a driver
Alain Prost, 4
Most wins by a team
McLaren and Williams, 3 each
11121978 Mario Andretti, Team Lotus, from 2nd1986 Nigel Mansell, Williams, from 2nd2022 Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, from 2nd341980 Alan Jones, Williams, from 4th1990 Alain Prost, Ferrari, from 4th51973 Ronnie Peterson, Team Lotus, from 5th1985 Nelson Piquet, Brabham, from 5th611121978 Mario Andretti, Team Lotus, from 2nd1986 Nigel Mansell, Williams, from 2nd2022 Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, from 2nd341980 Alan Jones, Williams, from 4th1990 Alain Prost, Ferrari, from 4th51973 Ronnie Peterson, Team Lotus, from 5th1985 Nelson Piquet, Brabham, from 5th6

A dot is a race won from that slot; over eight, the box shows the count. Boxes stand two abreast, as grids do now. Coloured by winner: the team’s own livery. A hollow dot has no colour on record.

Where winners start here
Grid slotWinsRaces won
1st111971 Sir Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell); 1975 Niki Lauda (Ferrari); 1976 James Hunt (McLaren); 1982 Rene Arnoux (Renault); 1983 Alain Prost (Renault); 1987 Nigel Mansell (Williams); 1988 Alain Prost (McLaren); 1989 Alain Prost (McLaren); 2018 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2019 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2021 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
2nd31978 Mario Andretti (Team Lotus); 1986 Nigel Mansell (Williams); 2022 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
4th21980 Alan Jones (Williams); 1990 Alain Prost (Ferrari)
5th21973 Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus); 1985 Nelson Piquet (Brabham)

Race by race

  1. 1970s
    1. 1971 French Grand Prix Tyrrell 1st
    2. 1973 French Grand Prix Team Lotus 5th
    3. 1975 French Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
    4. 1976 French Grand Prix McLaren 1st
    5. 1978 French Grand Prix Team Lotus 2nd
  2. 1980s
    1. 1980 French Grand Prix Williams 4th
    2. 1982 French Grand Prix Renault 1st
    3. 1983 French Grand Prix Renault 1st
    4. 1985 French Grand Prix Brabham 5th
    5. 1986 French Grand Prix Williams 2nd
    6. 1987 French Grand Prix Williams 1st
    7. 1988 French Grand Prix McLaren 1st
    8. 1989 French Grand Prix McLaren 1st
  3. 1990s
    1. 1990 French Grand Prix Ferrari 4th
  4. 2010s
    1. 2018 French Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
    2. 2019 French Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
  5. 2020s
    1. 2021 French Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
    2. 2022 French Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 2nd

Every layout raced here 3

The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. Each one is fitted to its own box, so these are not to scale: a longer layout is not drawn larger, and none of them carries a direction, a position or a start line. The drawing that opens the page is the latest layout raced or on the calendar here, not the longest.

2 more layouts
F1DB layout paul-ricard-1 · 5.809 km · 14 turns, F1DB’s figures · 1971–1985 · 9 rounds
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
F1DB layout paul-ricard-2 · 3.813 km · 9 turns, F1DB’s figures · 1986–1990 · 5 rounds
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy

Every race here 18

Held here as the French Grand Prix (18 races).

The same on all 18 rows: Layout — not established.

Every race here
SeasonGrand PrixWinnerConstructor
2022French Grand PrixMax VerstappenRed Bull Racing
2021French Grand PrixMax VerstappenRed Bull Racing
2019French Grand PrixSir Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2018French Grand PrixSir Lewis HamiltonMercedes
1990French Grand PrixAlain ProstFerrari
1989French Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1988French Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1987French Grand PrixNigel MansellWilliams
1986French Grand PrixNigel MansellWilliams
1985French Grand PrixNelson PiquetBrabham
1983French Grand PrixAlain ProstRenault
1982French Grand PrixRene ArnouxRenault
1980French Grand PrixAlan JonesWilliams
1978French Grand PrixMario AndrettiTeam Lotus
1976French Grand PrixJames HuntMcLaren
1975French Grand PrixNiki LaudaFerrari
1973French Grand PrixRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus
1971French Grand PrixSir Jackie StewartTyrrell

Where this comes from

Official name
Circuit Paul Ricard
Location
Le Castellet, France
Confidence
medium