Lap distance: 5.842 km (3.63miles)
Number of laps: 53
Racing direction: Clockwise
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Paul Ricard, France circuit details
Formula 1 returned to France in 2018 after a 10 year break since the last French GP in Magny-Cours. The Paul Ricard circuit has been remodelled and updated to meet the requirements of a modern circuit.
Previous seasons
2022
Race winner: Max VerstappenRed Bull Max Verstappen won from second on the grid ahead of the two Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
2021
Race winner: Max VerstappenRed Bull Max Verstappen won from pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton thanks to a 2 stop strategy compared the 1 stop for Lewis Hamilton. Sergio Perez finished third in the other Red Bull ahead of Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes.
2020
Race cancelled due to COVID pandemic
2019
Race winner: Lewis HamiltonMercedes Lewis Hamilton won from pole position ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari.
2018
Race winner: Lewis HamiltonMercedes Lewis Hamilton won from pole position from Max Verstappen who was comfortably ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in a Ferrari. Early in the race Sebastian Vettel ran into the back of Valtteri Bottas compromising both their races.
1990
Race winner: Alain ProstFerrari Alain Prost won from Ivan Capelli in a Leyton House an Ayrton Senna in a McLaren.
1989
Race winner: Alain ProstMcLaren Alain Prost won from pole position from Nigel Mansell in a Ferrari.
1988
Race winner: Alain ProstMcLaren Alain Prost won from Ayrton Senna having started first and second on the grid
1987
Race winner: Nigel MansellWilliams Nigel Mansell won from pole position ahead of his team mate Nelson Piquet
1986
Race winner: Nigel MansellWilliams Nigel Mansell won from second on the grid ahead of Alain Prost in a McLaren.
1985
Race winner: Nelson PiquetBrabham Nelson Piquet won in a Brabham. It was Brabhams final F1 race win.
1983
Race winner: Alain ProstRenault Alain Prost won from pole position from the Brabham of Nelson Piquet.
1982
Race winner: Rene Arnoux Renault Rene Arnoux won from team mate Alain Prost. The first four drivers were all French.
1980
Race winner: Alain JonesWilliams Alain Jones won from the Ligiers of Didier Pironi and Jacques Laffite.
1978
Race winner: Mario AndrettiLotus Mario Andretti won from team mate Ronnie Peterson with James Hunt in a McLaren third. This was James Hunt's final F1 podium finish.
1976
Race winner: James HuntMcLaren James Hunt won from Patrick Depailler in a Tyrrell and John Watson in a Penske
1975
Race winner: Niki LaudaFerrari Niki Lauda won from pole position having led every lap of the race. James Hunt was second in a Hesketh.
1973
Race winner: Ronnie Peterson Lotus This was Ronnie Peterson's first F1 race victory ahead of Francois Cevert in a Tyrrell.
1971
Race winner: Jackie StewartTyrrell The first F1 GP was won by Jackie Stewart followed by his team mate Francois Cevert