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
YEAR | DRIVER | TEAM | CIRCUIT |
1906 | Ferenc Szisz | Renault | Le Mans |
1907 | Felice Nazzaro | Fiat | Dieppe |
1908 | Christian Lautenschlager | Mercedes | Dieppe |
1912 | Georges Boillot | Peugeot | Dieppe |
1913 | Georges Boillot | Peugeot | Amiens |
1914 | Christian Lautenschlager | Mercedes | Lyon |
1921 | Jimmy Murphy | Duesenberg | Le Mans |
1922 | Felice Nazzaro | Fiat | Strasbourg |
1923 | Henry Segrave | Sunbeam | Tours |
1924 | Giuseppe Campari | Alfa Romeo | Lyon |
1925 | Robert Benoist Albert Divo | Delage | Montlhery |
1926 | Jules Goux | Bugatti | Miramas |
1927 | Robert Benoist | Delage | Montlhery |
1928 | William Grover-Williams | Bugatti | Saint-Gaudens |
1929 | William Grover-Williams | Bugatti | Le Mans |
1930 | Philippe Etancelin | Bugatti | Pau |
1931 | Louis Chiron Achille Varzi | Bugatti | Montlhery |
1932 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Romeo | Reims |
1933 | Giuseppe Campari | Maserati | Montlhery |
1934 | Louis Chiron | Alfa Romeo | Montlhery |
1935 | Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | Montlhery |
1936 | Jean-Pierre Wimille Raymond Sommer | Bugatti | Montlhery |
1937 | Louis Chiron | Talbot | Montlhery |
1938 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Mercedes | Reims |
1939 | Hermann Paul Muller | Auto Union | Reims |
1947 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | Lyon-Parilly |
1948 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo | Reims |
1949 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | Reims |
1949 | Charles Pozzi | Delahaye | Saint-Gaudens |
1950 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Reims |
1951 | Luigi Fagioli Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Reims |
1952 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Rouen |
1953 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | Reims |
1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | Reims |
1956 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | Reims |
1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | Rouen |
1958 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | Reims |
1959 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | Reims |
1960 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | Reims |
1961 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | Reims |
1962 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | Rouen |
1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Reims |
1964 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | Rouen |
1965 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Charade |
1966 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | Reims |
1967 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | Le Mans |
1968 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | Rouen |
1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | Charade |
1970 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford | Charade |
1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | Paul Ricard |
1972 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | Charade |
1973 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | Paul Ricard |
1974 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | Dijon |
1975 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Paul Ricard |
1976 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | Paul Ricard |
1977 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | Dijon |
1978 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | Paul Ricard |
1979 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Dijon |
1980 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | Paul Ricard |
1981 | Alain Prost | Renault | Dijon |
1982 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | Paul Ricard |
1983 | Alain Prost | Renault | Paul Ricard |
1984 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | Dijon |
1985 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | Paul Ricard |
1986 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | Paul Ricard |
1987 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | Paul Ricard |
1988 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | Paul Ricard |
1989 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | Paul Ricard |
1990 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | Paul Ricard |
1991 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | Magny-Cours |
1992 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | Magny-Cours |
1993 | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | Magny-Cours |
1994 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | Magny-Cours |
1995 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault | Magny-Cours |
1996 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | Magny-Cours |
1997 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Magny-Cours |
1998 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Magny-Cours |
1999 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | Magny-Cours |
2000 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | Magny-Cours |
2001 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Magny-Cours |
2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Magny-Cours |
2003 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | Magny-Cours |
2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Magny-Cours |
2005 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Magny-Cours |
2006 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Magny-Cours |
2007 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | Magny-Cours |
2008 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Magny-Cours |
2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Paul Ricard |
2019 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Paul Ricard |