The Circuit Paul Ricard on the beautiful Côte D’Azur is the only venue that has hosted an ELMS event every year since 2013.
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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. Last year the chicane in the middle of the Mistral Straight was used for the first time since 2017 and this will be retained for the 2026 race.
The circuit length for the 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 2026 4 Hours of Le Castellet will be the 15th ELMS race held at the Circuit Paul Ricard since 2013.
The 2026 4 Hours of Le Castellet will take place from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 May.
The most successful team at Le Castellet has been United Autosports with four wins in total, two in LMP2 (both races in 2020 - pictured above) and two in LMP3 (2017 and the first race in 2020).
Racing Team Turkey has 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
Matt Griffin (pictured above) has won at Le Castellet five times since 2013, four LMGTE wins and once in LMGT3.
In 2025 Jamie Chadwick (pictured on the podium below) became the first female driver to win overall in the European Le Mans Series, winning the 4 Hours of Le Castellet in the no18 IDEC Sport Oreca-Gibson alongside Mathys Jaubert and Daniel Juncadella.
Drivers who have won the 4 Hours of Le Castellet at least twice.
4 Hours of Le Castellet winners who are racing at the 2026 event.
Jamie Chadwick
no18 IDEC Sport (LMP2)
LMP2 2025
Mathys Jaubert
no57 Kessel Racing (LMGT3)
LMP2 2025
James Allen
no27 Nielsen Racing (LMP2 P/A)
LMP2 P/A 2025 LMP2 2023/2019
Sergio Sette Camara
no63 Iron Lynx (LMGT3)
LMP2 P/A 2025
Paul Lanchère
no17 CLX Motorsport (LMP3)
LMP3 2025
Lilou Wadoux
no50 Richard Mille AF Corse (LMGT3)
LMGT3 2025
Custodio Toledo
no50 Richard Mille AF Corse (LMGT3)
LMGT3 2025
Riccardo Agostini
no50 Richard Mille AF Corse (LMGT3)
LMGT3 2025
Vladislav Lomko
no10 Vector Sport (LMP2)
LMP2 2024
Tom Dillmann
no43 Inter Europol Competition (LMP2)
LMP2 2024
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
Gregoire Saucy
no22 United Autosports (LMP2)
LMP2 P/A 2024
Michael Jensen
no20 Algarve Pro Racing (LMP2 P/A)
LMP3 2024
Nick Adcock
no68 M Racing (LMP3)
LMP3 2024
David Perel
no55 Spirit of Race (LMGT3)
LMGT3 2024
Charlie Eastwood
no33 TF Sport (LMGT3)
LMP2 P/A 2023, 2022, 2021
Laurents Hörr
no18 IDEC Sport (LMP2)
LMP3 2021
Job Van Uitert
no28 IDEC Sport (LMP2)
LMP2 2020 / LMP3 2018
Wayne Boyd
no23 United Autosports (LMGT3)
LMP3 2020
Ben Hanley
no22 United Autosports (LMP2)
LMP2 2019
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