2025 12 Hours of Paul Ricard
The 2025 12 Hours of Paul Ricard (known as the 2025 Michelin 12 Hours of Paul Ricard for sponsorship reasons) was an endurance sportscar race held between 5 and 7 July 2025, in Le Castellet, France, as the fourth of five rounds of the 2025 24H Series. It was the fifth running of the event.
Background
The event was announced on 24 September 2024 along with the rest of the 2025 24H Series calendar.[1]
Entry list
The entry list was announced on 4 July 2025, and features 33 entries over 4 classes – 16 in GT3, 4 in GTX, 10 in 992, 2 in GT4.[2]
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Schedule
| Date | Time (local: CET) | Event | Duration |
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| Friday, 4 July | 12:00 - 13:30 | Free practice | 90 minutes |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Qualifying Session 1 - Classes TCE, GT4, GTX & 992 | 15 minutes | |
| 15:50 - 16:05 | Qualifying Session 2 - Classes TCE, GT4, GTX & 992 | 15 minutes | |
| 16:10 - 16:25 | Qualifying Session 3 - Classes TCE, GT4, GTX & 992 | 15 minutes | |
| 16:40 - 16:55 | Qualifying Session 1 - Class GT3 | 15 minutes | |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Qualifying Session 2 - Class GT3 | 15 minutes | |
| 17:20 - 17:35 | Qualifying Session 3 - Class GT3 | 15 minutes | |
| Saturday, 5 July | 10:00 - 22:00 | Race | 12 hours |
| Source:[4] | |||
Free Practice
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
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| GT3 | 73 | Proton Huber Competition | Klaus Bachler | 2:02.768 |
| GTX | 709 | Graff Racing | Sébastien Page | 2:05.965 |
| 992 | 901 | Ajith Kumar Racing by Red Ant | Fabian Duffieux | 2:07.742 |
| GT4 | 421 | Venture Engineering | Matthew George | 2:13.639 |
| Source:[5][6] | ||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into three parts for both groups. The average of the best times per qualifying session determined the starting order. Dragon Racing secured pole position with a combined average time of 2:03.292.[7]
Qualifying results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
TCE, GT4, GTX & 992
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Race
The race was won overall by the No. 73 Proton Huber Competition Porsche followed by the No. 93 Red Ant Racing Mercedes-AMG in second and the No. 28 TFT Racing Mercedes-AMG in third.[10]
Race results
Class winners are in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | GT3 Pro/Am | 73 | Proton Huber Competition | Klaus Bachler Jörg Dreisow Manuel Lauck Mark Wallenwein |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 308 | 12:00:02.274 |
| Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 93 | Red Ant Racing | Kobe de Breucker Kenneth Heyer Ayrton Redant Yannick Redant |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 308 | +3.473 |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | GT3 Pro/Am | 28 | TFT Racing | Nico Bastian Jordan Boisson Patrick Charlaix Benjamin Paque |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 307 | +1 Lap |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GT3 Am | 69 | Continental Racing by Simpson Motorsport | David Pogosyan Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 306 | +2 Laps |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 5 | GT3 Pro/Am | 56 | Scuderia Praha | Josef Král Miroslav Výboh Dennis Waszek |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 306 | +2 Laps |
| Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 6 | GT3 Pro/Am | 81 | Era Motorsport | Ryan Dalziel Jake Hill Dwight Merriman Andreas Laskaratos |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 304 | +4 Laps |
| Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 7 | GT3 Am | 90 | E2P Racing | Pablo Burguera Oliver Campos Antonio Sainero |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | 305 | +3 Laps |
| Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT3 Am | 65 | Viper Niza Racing | Dominic Ang Douglas Khoo Melvin Moh |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 303 | +5 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | 992 Pro | 921 | Mühlner Motorsport | Martin Rump Valters Zviedris Julian Hanses |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 302 | +6 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | 992 Am | 902 | Holmgaard Motorsport | Marco Gersager Jonas Holmgaard Magnus Holmgaard Patrick Rasmussen |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 301 | +7 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | 992 Pro | 909 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Denz |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 301 | +7 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 DNF |
GT3 Pro/Am | 18 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Philippe Chatelet Michael Doppelmayr Elia Erhart Ernst Inderbitzin Pierre Kaffer |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 300 | Engine |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 13 | GT3 Am | 71 | Juta Racing | Arunas Geciauskas Nicola Michelon Tim Müller |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 299 | +9 Laps |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 14 | GT3 Am | 72 | Juta Racing | Francois Beziac Tom Jackson Ameerh Naran |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 298 | +10 Laps |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 15 | 992 Am | 888 | SebLajoux Racing | Sebastien Lajoux Paul Meijer Stephane Perrin Carlos Rivas |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 295 | +13 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | 992 Am | 910 | SebLajoux Racing | Jeremy Faligand Jean-Laurent Navarro Pierre Arnaud Navarro Giovanni Scamardi |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 295 | +13 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT3 Pro/Am | 98 | Into Africa Racing by Dragon | Khaled Al Marzouq Ramez Azzam Axcil Jefferies Xollie Letlaka |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 295 | +13 Laps |
| Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT3 Am | 21 | HAAS RT | Nicolas Guelinckx Peter Guelinckx Jef Machiels |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 295 | +13 Laps |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 19 | GT3 Am | 96 | RD Signs - Siauliai Racing Team | Audrius Butkevicius Vaidas Miciuda Paulius Paskevicius Paulius Ruskys |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 292 | +16 Laps |
| Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 20 DNF |
992 Am | 901 | Ajith Kumar Racing by Red Ant | Mathieu Detry Fabian Duffieux Ajith Kumar |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 287 | +21 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 DNF |
992 Pro | 957 | Lionspeed GP | José Garcia Patrick Kolb Patric Niederhauser |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 287 | +21 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 | 992 Am | 911 | 9und11 Racing | Georg Goder Ralf Oehme Martin Schlüter Tim Scheerbarth |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 287 | +21 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 | GTX | 709 | Graff Racing | Sébastien Page Luis Sanjuan Eric Trouillet |
Nova NP02 | 286 | +22 Laps |
| Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 24 | GT4 | 421 | Venture Engineering | Matthew George Christopher Jones Neville Jones |
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 278 | +30 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 25 | 992 Am | 907 | RPM Racing | Philip Hamprecht Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 277 | +31 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 | 992 Am | 928 | HRT Performance | Jassim Al-Thani Kim André Hauschild Silvain Pastoris Axel Sartingen |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 275 | +33 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 27 | GTX | 701 | Vortex V8 | Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Cyril Calmon |
Vortex 2.0 | 263 | +45 Laps |
| Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 28 | GT4 | 419 | Hamofa Motorsport | Kris Verhoeven Mark Verhoeven Rob Verhoeven |
BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) | 268 | +40 Laps |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 29 | GTX | 702 | Vortex V8 | Lionel Amrouche Julien Boillot Alexandre De Bernardinis |
Vortex 2.0 | 250 | +58 Laps |
| Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 30 DNF |
GT3 Pro/Am | 42 | Prime Speed Sport | Nick Foster Jono Lester Heremana Malmezac Miika Panu |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | 242 | Contact damage |
| Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 31 DNF |
GT3 Am | 11 | Hofor Racing | Michael Kroll Torsten Kratz Alexander Prinz Chantal Prinz |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 194 | Crash |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | GTX | 703 | Vortex V8 | Arnoud Gomez Olivier Gomez Tom Pieri |
Vortex 2.0 | 126 | Gearbox |
| Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| Source:[11] | |||||||
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
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| GT3 | 98 | Into Africa Racing by Dragon | Ramez Azzam | 2:02.801 |
| GTX | 709 | Graff Racing | Eric Trouillet | 2:04.807 |
| 992 | 957 | Lionspeed GP | Patric Niederhauser | 2:06.610 |
| GT4 | 421 | Venture Engineering | Matthew George | 2:12.976 |
| Source:[12] | ||||
References
- ^ Euwema, Davey (24 September 2024). "Paul Ricard Replaces Portimao on 2025 Calendar". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (3 July 2025). "33 Cars For 12H Paul Ricard | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST MICHELIN 12H PAUL RICARD". Creventic. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "TIME SCHEDULE MICHELIN 12H PAUL RICARD 2025". Creventic. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Free Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Creventic. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Creventic. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (4 July 2025). "Dragon Ferrari Takes 12H Paul Ricard Pole – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Combined Qualification - Classes TCE, GT4, GTX & 992 Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Creventic. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Combined Qualification - Classes GT3 Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Creventic. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 July 2025). "Proton Huber Porsche Takes 12H Paul Ricard Win". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Creventic. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Creventic. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
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