Two hotels sit right by the circuit: the Grand Prix Hotel and the Hotel and Spa du Castellet. The coast towns between Marseille and Toulon and the villages below the plateau are the usual bases for a race weekend.
The stands run along the main straight, and one of them has a ramp for wheelchair users. The buildings open to the public have lifts up to the roof for visitors with reduced mobility. At public events snacks and food trucks open in the public areas and in the paddock.
Facilities
Food outlets
ATM on site
Accessible viewing
Parking
Grand Prix Burger in Xtrem Park is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm (5pm in winter). Snack stands and food trucks open in public areas and the paddock during public events, and the Panoramic Club restaurant opens depending on the event. Two hotels sit beside the circuit, the Grand Prix Hotel and the Hotel and Spa du Castellet, with restaurants including La Table du Castellet. Xtrem Park has karting and activities. Disabled parking is closest to the paddock, the public buildings have lifts to the roof, and there is a ramped stand on the main straight. Dogs on a lead are allowed outside Xtrem Park, but not in the paddock, the pit building or on the roof.
Plan your day
Getting there
The circuit is on the plateau above Le Castellet, inland from the coast between Marseille and Toulon. Driving is the normal way in. Parking inside the circuit area is free except at some events, which are marked on the event page, and reserved spaces are kept for reduced mobility visitors close to the paddock. Vehicles cannot stay overnight except in a camping area. The circuit runs a carshare site for events. Le Castellet International Airport is next to the circuit, for private flights and helicopter transfers. Marseille and Toulon Hyeres are the commercial airports in the region.
Parking
Free
Camping
Sleeping inside the circuit is not allowed outside the camping areas. Camping areas open only for some events, listed on each event and ticketing page.
Cash, cards and ATMs
A cash machine is at the Xtrem Park leisure area (yellow area). Tickets can be bought online or at the circuit on competition days.
Good to know
Good to know
The track
Circuit Paul Ricard is a permanent circuit at Le Castellet in the Var, with its main entrance on the route des Hauts du Camp. The circuit can be set up in 247 track configurations, from 828 m to the 5,858 m long layout used for most competitions and aerodynamic testing. A 3.8 km layout is used mainly for motorbike courses and a 1.8 km school track for driving courses. Its trademark is the Blue Line run off: abrasive asphalt marked with red and blue stripes in place of gravel traps. The site also has a Dynamic Driving Centre with a wet track and skid pan, a 9 hectare off road area, a kart track and the Xtrem Park adventure park. Le Castellet airport is a private international airport, not open to the public.
