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Nicolas Saelens and Stienes Longin sealed the 2022 Fanatec GT2 European Series Pro-Am championship after a dramatic final race of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PRO-AM TITLE FIGHT GOES DOWN TO THE FINAL TWO RACES IN FRANCE

October 10, 2022 RNW Staff

After six months, five rounds and 10 races across four countries, the Fanatec GT2 European Series Pro-Am title fights goes down to the wire in the season finale in France this weekend, 16-17 October, at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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FJORDBACH DENIES ULRICH A CLEAN SWEEP OF POLE POSITIONS IN GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PAUL RICARD QUALIFYING

October 2, 2021 RNW Staff

Christoph Ulrich and Anders Fjordbach ensured it would be a pole position apiece for the recently crowned Am champion, and the current Pro-Am points leaders, under the floodlights at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PREPARES FOR PAUL RICARD SHOWDOWN

September 28, 2021 RNW Staff

This weekend (1-3 October) marks the conclusion of a thrilling title fight in the Fanatec GT2 European Series as the curtain comes down on the inaugural season at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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NM RACING TEAM MERCEDES-AMG AND CMR TOYOTA SHARE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES WINS AT CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD

May 30, 2021 RNW Staff

Circuit Paul Ricard played host to the third and fouth race of 2021 GT4 European Series today. More than 40 cars from nine different manufacturers competed in the two one-hour races on the famous circuit in the south of France.

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NM RACING TEAM MERCEDES-AMG AND SAINTELOC RACING AUDI SECURE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD POLES

May 29, 2021 RNW Staff

NM Racing Team and Saintéloc Racing will start from overall pole position in Race 1 and Race 2 respectively in tomorrow’s GT4 European Series round at Circuit Paul Ricard. Q1 – NM Racing Team takes Race 1 pole by two milliseconds Lluc Ibanez was the fastest driver in the first qualifying session, putting the #15 […]

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STRONG 44-CAR GRID PREPARES FOR GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES ROUND AT CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD

May 21, 2021 RNW Staff

Circuit Paul Ricard plays host to the GT4 European Series for the second round of the 2021 championship next weekend (28-30 May) when a highly competitive field will battle it out at the French venue.

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THE LIGIER EUROPEAN SERIES REVEALS PROVISIONAL NEW CALENDAR

April 9, 2020 RNW Staff

In view of the worldwide health crisis due to the Covid-19, the Ligier European Series had to reschedule its calendar. But on the programme, there are still five Heats and still the same circuits.

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TDS RACING SECOND AT THE 4 HOURS OF LE CASTELLET

April 16, 2018 Charles Côté

rench Team TDS Racing has entered the 2018/2019FIA WEC Super Season as well as three European Le Mans Series races in 2018. For this reason, the team was present at Le Castellet for the last ten days, first of all to meet all the WEC competitors during the Prologue and then for the ELMS season launch test. During four full days of hard testing, François Perrodo, Loïc Duval and Matthieu Vaxivière worked on the car’s setting and the team was ready to start their 2018 race season.

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RLR MSport SEEKS LMP3 PODIUMS IN ELMS AND LE MANS CUP AT PAUL RICARD

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

RLR MSport has its sights on the LMP3 podium in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Le Castellet and the supporting Michelin Le Mans Cup (13-15 April).

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FIRST TEST FOR THE REBELLION R-13 AT THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

The first meeting of the Super Season took place on April 6th and 7th at the Paul Ricard circuit for the World Endurance Championship Prologue.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARE FOR SEASON OPENER WITH SEVEN LIGIER SPORTS CARS AT PAUL RICARD

April 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports are preparing for the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup this week (12-15 April). Ahead of the first round, the LMP2 and LMP3 teams will take part in the official Prologue, with the ELMS Prologue held on 9-10 April and the Michelin Le Mans Cup … Continue reading → ...

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FIA WEC PAUL RICARD TEST SEES DEBUT OF SECOND GINETTA LMP1

April 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The 30-hour Prologue Test at Paul Ricard Circuit ahead of the start of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship concluded with 259 laps completed by the pair of CEFC TRSM run Ginetta G60-LT-P1 LMP1 cars. A total of over 1,500 kilometres added to the test programme. Whilst car #6 had already successfully tested prior to … Continue reading → ...

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BMW TEAM MTEK FOCUSES ON RACE SIMULATIONS AT THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE IN LE CASTELLET

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

BMW Team MTEK and the new BMW M8 GTE officially launched their 2018 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign at the “Circuit Paul Ricard” near Le Castellet (FRA). On Friday and Saturday, the number 81 and 82 cars covered a total of 5,075 kilometres. Seven BMW works drivers – Tom Blomqvist (GBR), Nick Catsburg (NED), … Continue reading → ...

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PRODUCTIVE PROLOGUE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made a productive start to the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season during a busy Prologue test at Paul Ricard in southern France. The team entered two TS050 HYBRIDs for the official test session, which ran from 10am on Friday to 4pm on Saturday and featured most of this season’s WEC … Continue reading → ...

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FERRARI COLLECT USEFUL DATA AT THE WEC PROLOGUE

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The prologue to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which effectively opened the 2018-19 Superseason, ended at 4 pm on Saturday afternoon. It was a single 30-hour session during which all Ferrari crews, the two entered in the GTE-Pro class and the three in the GTE-Am, gathered useful data ahead of the first race on … Continue reading → ...

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IDEAL START TO THE SEASON FOR PORSCHE AT THE WEC PROLOGUE

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Porsche GT Team is well prepared for the first race of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC a month from now at Spa-Francorchamps on May 5. At the season opener, the official Prologue in Le Castellet, France, the two Porsche 911 RSR were put through a comprehensive test programme under dry conditions. … Continue reading → ...

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SIX PORSCHE 911 RSR AT THE PROLOGUE IN LE CASTELLET

April 6, 2018 Charles Côté

At the Prologue of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship (WEC) held on 6-7 April 2018 on the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France, the final preparation phase begins for the Porsche GT Team and Porsche customer teams.

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FINAL SHAKEDOWN FOR PORSCHE: THE PROLOGUE OF THE WEC SUPER SEASON

March 30, 2018 Charles Côté

On April 6, Porsche heads into the new season of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with the two-day Prologue on the Circuit Paul Ricard. On the racetrack in the south of France, which opened in 1970, the Porsche GT Team will simulate an entire race weekend with the two 911 RSR in order to tackle the 15-month Super Season perfectly prepared. Porsche’s factory driver Gianmaria Bruni celebrates his comeback to the world’s most important race series for sports cars.

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FINAL TEST FOR THE BMW M8 GTE BEFORE THE WEC PROLOGUE AT LE CASTELLET

March 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

This coming week, the BMW M8 GTE will complete its final endurance test at Aragón (ESP) ahead of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) official prologue which takes place at Le Castellet (FRA) on 7th April. This will be the first time that the BMW M8 GTE will meet the GTE Pro class rivals that will … Continue reading → ...

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