The circuit also doesn’t have the traditional gravel traps, but wide run offs with high grip painted lines to slow any wayward cars down.In a change from previous races, the chicane in the middle of the Mistral Straight will be used this year for the first time since 2017. The circuit length for the 2025 4 Hours of Le Castellet is 5.821km.
In 2020, due to the Covid 19 pandemic when the race in Spain was cancelled due to restrictions, Le Castellet became the first circuit to host two events in the same season.The 4 Hours of Le Castellet was held on Sunday 19 July 2020, with the Le Castellet 240, a night race, being held a month later on Saturday 29 August.
The 2025 4 Hours of Le Castellet will be the 14th race held at the Circuit Paul Ricard since 2013.
LAP RECORDS
The last time the track with the chicane was used was in 2017. The current race lap records for this configuration are -
- LMP2: Leo Roussel - 1m55.252 - 182.5kph - 27 August 2017
- LMP3: Antonin Borga - 2m04.268 - 169.2kph - 27 August 2017
- LMGT3: New Record to be set at this event.
MANUFACTURER WINS AT LEAST CASTELLET
- LMP2: Oreca (9 wins) / Aurus (1) / Dallara (1) / Gibson (1) / Morgan (1)
- LMP3: Ligier (8 wins) / Duqueine (1) / Norma (1) / Ginetta (1)
- LMGTE: Ferrari (10 wins) / Porsche (2)
- LMGT3: Ferrari (1 win)
TEAMS
The most successful team at Le Castellet has been United Autosports with four wins in total, two in LMP2 (both races in 2020) and two in LMP3 (2017 and the first race in 2020).
- Racing Team Turkey have three wins in LMP2 Pro/Am (2021, 2022 and 2023)
- Spirit of Race have three wins, two in LMGTE (2017 and 2020 Race 2) and one in LMGT3 (2024)
- TDS Racing also have three wins, LMP2 P/A in 2024, LMP2 in 2016 and GTC in 2015.
DRIVERS
Drivers who have won the 4 Hours of Le Castellet at least twice.
- Matt Griffin - 5 wins (LMGTE 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020 + LMGT3 2024)
- Duncan Cameron - 4 wins (LMGTE 2014, 2017, 2020 + LMGT3 2024)
- Salih Yoluc - 3 wins (LMP2 P/A 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Charlie Eastwood - 3 wins (LMP2 P/A 2021, 2022, 2023)
- James Allen - 2 wins (LMP2 2019, 2023)
- Louis Deletraz - 2 wins (LMP2 2022, LMP2 P/A 2023)
- Mathias Beche - 2 wins (LMP2 2016, LMP2 P/A 2024)
- Christian Ried - 2 wins (LMGTE 2020, 2023)
- Job Van Uitert - 2 wins (LMP3 2018, LMP2 2020)
- Miguel Molina - 2 wins (LMGTE 2018, 2021)
- Paul Petit - 2 wins (LMP3 2016, LMP2 2018)
- Gary Hirsch - 2 wins (LMP2 2014, 2015)
PREVIOUS WINNERS RACING IN 20205
4 Hours of Le Castellet winners who are racing at the 2025 event.
- James Allen - no20 Algarve Pro Racing (LMP2 P/A) - LMP2 2023 / 2019
- Louis Deletraz - no99 AO by TF (LMP2) - LMP2 P/A 2023, LMP2 2022
- Job Van Uitert - no28 IDEC Sport (LMP2) - LMP2 2020, LMP3 2018
- Mathias Beche - no29 TDS Racing (LMP2 P/A) - LMP2 2016, LMP2 P/A 2024
- Vladislav Lomko - no10 Vector Sport (LMP2) - LMP2 2024
- Tom Dillmann - no43 Inter Europol Competition (LMP2) - LMP2 2024
- Ben Hanley - no22 United Autosports (LMP2) - LMP2 2019
- Filipe Albuquerque - no24 Nielsen Racing (LMP2) - LMP2 2020
- Ferdinand Habsburg - no24 Nielsen Racing (LMP2) - LMP2 2022
- Rodrigo Sales - no29 TDS Racing (LMP2 P/A) - LMP2 P/A 2024
- Gregoire Saucy - no29 TDS Racing (LMP2 P/A) - LMP2 P/A 2024
- Michael Jensen - no15 RLR MSport (LMP3) - LMP3 2024
- Nick Adcock - no15 RLR MSport (LMP3) - LMP3 2024
- Jean-Ludovic Foubert - no31 Racing Spirit of Leman (LMP3) - LMP3 2023
- Jacques Wolff - no31 Racing Spirit of Leman (LMP3) - LMP3 2023
- Laurents Hörr - no3 DKR Engineering (LMP2 P/A) - LMP3 2021
- Matthieu Lahaye - no35 Ultimate (LMP3) - LMP3 2019
- Jean-Baptiste Lahaye - no35 Ultimate (LMP3) - LMP3 2019
- Matteo Cressoni - no60 Proton Competition (LMGT3) - LMGTE 2021
- Alessio Picariello - no60 Proton Competition (LMGT3) - LMGTE 2020
- Matt Griffin - no55 Spirit of Race (LMGT3) - LMGT3 2024, LMGTE 2020/2017/2014/2013
- Duncan Cameron - no55 Spirit of Race (LMGT3) - LMGT3 2024, LMGTE 2020/2017/2014
- David Perel - no55 Spirit of Race (LMGT3) - LMGT3 2024
- Nicklas Nielsen - no83 AF Corse (LMP2 P/A) - LMGTE 2019
- Wayne Boyd - no21 United Autosports (LMGT3) - LMP3 2020
- Miguel Molina - no74 Kessel Racing (LMGT3) - LMGTE 2021/2018
The 2025 4 Hours of Le Castellet will take place from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 May.
