2026 4 Hours of Le Castellet

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The layout of Circuit Paul Ricard

The 2026 4 Hours of Le Castellet was an endurance sportscar racing event, held between 1 and 3 May 2026 at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. It was the second of six rounds of the 2026 European Le Mans Series season, and the fifteenth consecutive running of the event as part of the championship.

The provisional entry list was published on 22 April 2026 and consisted of 47 entries across 4 categories – 11 in LMP2, 12 in LMP2 Pro-Am, 10 in LMP3, and 14 in LMGT3.[1] In LMP2, Jonny Edgar fills in for Louis Delétraz in the No. 99 TF by AO Oreca while Luca Ghiotto replaces Nick Yelloly in the No. 43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca due to clash with the IMSA Sportscar Championship round at Laguna Seca.[2]

Another driver at Laguna Seca is Harry King, who will be replaced by Joel Sturm in the LMGT3 No. 77 Proton Competition Porsche.[3] Elsewhere in LMGT3, Lilou Wadoux returns to the No. 50 AF Corse Ferrari and Maxime Martin to the No. 62 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG following a clash with the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at Circuit Paul Ricard.[2]

Schedule

Date Time (local: CEST) Event
Friday, 1 May 11:50 Free Practice 1
16:20 Bronze Driver Collective Test
Saturday, 2 May 10:10 Free Practice 2
15:10 Qualifying – LMGT3
15:32 Qualifying – LMP3
15:54 Qualifying – LMP2 Pro-Am
16:16 Qualifying – LMP2
Sunday, 3 May 12:00 Race
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Free practice

Two practice sessions were held before the event: one on Friday and one on Saturday. Both sessions ran for 90 minutes.[4]

Practice 1

The first practice session started at 11:50 CEST on Friday.

Practice 2

The second practice session started at 10:10 CEST on Saturday.

Qualifying

Race

References

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