Circuit Paul Ricard

Name: Circuit Paul Ricard
Address: France

France

Track Length: 5.842 km Direction: clockwise Pole Side: left View Map

Race Distance: 309.690 km First Grand Prix: 1971 Capacity: 90,000

Records and Interesting Facts — Circuit Paul Ricard

Circuit Paul Ricard

France

Track Length: 5.842 km Direction: clockwise Pole Side: left View Map

Race Distance: 309.690 km First Grand Prix: 1971 Capacity: 90,000

Grand Prix Held

Most Successful Driver

4 wins

Alain Prost

Most Successful Team

3 wins

mclaren

Most Pole Positions

3 poles

Alain Prost based on qualifying data recorded since 1971

Race Lap Record

1:08.012

Nigel Mansell (1990)

Fastest Qualifying Lap

1:04.402

Nigel Mansell (1990)

Current Winning Streak

2× in a row

Max Verstappen (2021–2022)

Closest Victory

1.590 s

1975 — Niki Lauda (1) – James Hunt (2)

The Biggest Comeback Drive

Philippe Streiff started from P25 in 1987 and finished P6 — 19 places up from where they started.

Home Success

Drivers from France have won on home soil 5 times, with 15 podium finishes in total. Alain Prost most recently stood on top of the podium (1983).