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.
Entry list
editThe 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
editFree practice
editQualifying
editQualifying started at 15:10 CEST on Saturday, with four sessions of fifteen minutes each, one session for each class.
Qualifying results
editPole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Race
editReferences
edit- ↑ Wane, Ewan (22 April 2026). "47 Cars For 4H Le Castellet". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- 1 2 Klein, Jamie (22 April 2026). "Edgar, Ghiotto to Sub for IMSA Stars at Paul Ricard". Sportscar365. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ Klein, Jamie (1 April 2026). "King, Sturm to Spearhead Second Proton LMGT3 Entry". Sportscar365. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "2026 European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Le Castellet – Timetable V3" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.