2019 French Grand Prix

2019 French Grand Prix
Race 8 of 21 in the 2019 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit Paul Ricard
Race details[1]
Date 23 June 2019
Official name Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix de France 2019
Location Circuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Course Permanent racing circuit
Course length 5.842 km (3.630 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 309.690 km (192.432 miles)
Weather Clear
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:28.319
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Time 1:32.740 on lap 53 (lap record)
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Mercedes
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2019 French Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix de France 2019)[1] was a Formula One motor race on 23 June 2019 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France.[1] The race was the 8th round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the 88th running of the French Grand Prix,[2] and the 60th time the event had been included as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the series in 1950.[3]

The race was won by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

  1. ^ a b c "Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix de France 2019". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ Richards, Giles (21 June 2018). "Return to Paul Ricard the first step to recapturing glory of French racing". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Grands Prix – France". StatsF1. Retrieved 29 August 2018.