Circuit Paul Ricard has a new place on the calendar this year, shifting from its familiar June date to become the season opener. As ever the headline act will be Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS, which maintains an annual tradition stretching back to 2012.
Firmly established as the continent's most competitive GT3 championship, the series features a mouth-watering array of supercars from the world's most prestigious manufacturers. A three-hour Endurance Cup race will kick off the new campaign, with upwards of 50 entries expected to do battle at the French venue.
The Fanatec GT2 European Series Powered by Pirelli will also be in attendance with its line-up of high-powered machinery. Following on from a 2023 campaign that delivered down-to-the-wire battles for both the Pro-Am and Am class titles, a pair of 50-minute races will launch its fourth season of competition.
For sheer drama, it is difficult to beat the GT4 European Series Powered by RAFA Racing Club. Featuring cars more closely aligned to their road-going equivalents, the action comes thick and fast in this popular multi-class championship. Fans can look forward to two 60-minute races at Circuit Paul Ricard.
And that's not all. Further support action comes from the Mitjet series, which will bring its gird of silhouette machines to contest a quartet of quick-fire races. There will also be virtual competition in the paddock courtesy of the Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series and the SRO Esports Sim Pro Series, which fans can watch unfold in the Fanatec Arena.
> Free access to GP Burher grandstands (Xtrem Park) 10h-18h on Fridau 5th April
> Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th April: ticketing
> Grand Prix Burger restaurant:
Friday 10h 18h
Saturday 9h 19h
Sunday 9h 18h