Editing Circuit Paul Ricard (section)

===Recent times (1990–present)===
[[File:United Autosports Audi Series.jpg|thumb|left|United Autosports Audi at the 2010 FIA GT3 European Championship Paul Ricard round]]
[[File:2011 WSR Paul Ricard - Daniel Ricciardo.jpg|thumb|left|[[Daniel Ricciardo]] at Paul Ricard during the 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Paul Ricard round]]
In the 1990s the circuit's use was limited to motorcycle racing and French national racing, most notably until 1999, the [[Bol d'or]] 24-hour motorcycle endurance race. The track was also the home of the [[Oreca]] [[International Formula 3000|F3000]] team. After Ricard's death, the track was sold to Excelis, a company owned by Formula One promoter [[Bernie Ecclestone]], in 1999. The track was rebuilt into an advanced test track, and was for a time known as the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track (Paul Ricard HTTT) before changing its name back to Circuit Paul Ricard.

An aircraft landing strip suitable for private jets is amongst the circuit's facilities. There is a [[Kart racing|Karting]] Test Track (KTT) that features the same type of abrasive safety zones as the car track. The track has also hosted some races, including the [[2006 FIA GT Paul Ricard 500km|2006 Paul Ricard 500km]], a round of the [[FIA GT Championship]]. Other GT championships have run races here, most notably the [[Ferrari Challenge]] and races organized by [[Porsche]] clubs of [[France]] and [[Italy]].

On 5 December 2016, it was announced that the French Grand Prix would return to the Formula 1 calendar for the 2018 season at Paul Ricard. It was the first French Grand Prix since [[2008 Formula One season|2008]] (last held at Magny-Cours) and the first at Circuit Paul Ricard since 1990.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Billiotte|first1=Julien|title=Le Grand Prix de France confirmé au Ricard - F1i.com|url=http://www.f1i.com/infos/grand-prix-de-france-confirme-ricard/|website=F1i.com|access-date=5 December 2016|language=fr-FR|date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207152700/http://www.f1i.com/infos/grand-prix-de-france-confirme-ricard/|archive-date=7 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Benson|first1=Andrew|title=French Grand Prix returns for 2018 after 10-year absence|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/38210811|website=BBC Sport|access-date=5 December 2016|date=5 December 2016}}</ref> On 19 June 2017, the FIA's World Motor Sport Council in Geneva published its 2018 provisional calendar with the French Grand Prix scheduled for 24 June at Circuit Paul Ricard with the race itself followed immediately by the Austrian Grand Prix at the [[Red Bull Ring]] and then the British Grand Prix at [[Silverstone Circuit]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/130244/2018-f1-calendar-features-first-tripleheader|title=Formula 1 2018 calendar revealed with first triple-header|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|work=Autosport.com|access-date=20 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> [[Pirelli|Pirelli Motorsport]] has planned for a two-day tyre testing for its 2018 Formula 1 tyres at Circuit Paul Ricard in the months of May, June and September 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-2017-tyre-test-plan-revealed-893991/|title=F1 2017 tyre test plan revealed|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|work=motorsport.com|access-date=15 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> The track remained on the F1 calendar until the 2022 season, after which it disappeared from the calendar again.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1-announces-24-race-calendar-for-2023.7oNRaq4kZ2bwTAmL7r6dqg.html|title=F1 announces 24-race calendar for 2023|work=formula1.com|access-date=21 September 2022|language=en}}</ref>

Paul Ricard has the 3-star FIA Environmental Accreditation. In a 2021 report, it was ranked the second most sustainable racetrack in the world, together with [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya]] and behind [[Mugello Circuit]].<ref>[https://racer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/85/2021/07/Racing_towards_a_sustainable_future_2021Edition.pdf Racing towards a sustainable future - A Review of the sustainability performance of international racing circuits] - Enovation Consulting and Right Hub, June 2021</ref>