Bettingpro's guide to the French Grand Prix and it's host venue, the Circuit Paul Ricard.

Circuit Guide

The Circuit Paul Ricard first hosted the French Grand Prix in 1971 and became the on-off home for this race over the next couple of decades before being dropped in favour of Magny-Cours in 1991. The France leg of the season as eventually dropped in 2008, but when it returned in 2018 it was announced that Circuit Paul Ricard would once again be the host track. An incredibly flat circuit that boasts a one-mile long straight, sweeping corners and several long run-off areas, this track is well known for high-speed racing that offers plenty of opportunities to overtake throughout a lap of the circuit. So far it has been Lewis Hamilton who has got to grips with this track the best, winning the French Grand Prix in each of its first two seasons back on the Formula 1 schedule.

Location: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
Number of Laps: 53
Lap Length: 3.630 miles
Lap Record: Sebastian Vettel, 1 minute, 32.740 seconds (2019)

French Grand Prix Winners