Grand Prix

American  

[grahn pree] / grɑ̃ ˈpri /

noun

Grand Prix, plural Grands Prix, plural Grand Prixes plural

1. (sometimes lowercase) any of various major automobile races over a long, arduous course, especially an international car race held each year over the same course.

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Grand Prix British  

/ ɡrɑ̃ pri /

noun

1. 1. any of a series of formula motor races held to determine the annual Drivers' World Championship

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Grand Prix car

2. horse racing a race for three-year-old horses run at Maisons Lafitte near Paris

3. a very important competitive event in various other sports, such as athletics, snooker, or powerboating

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Grand Prix
  plural
• Grand Prixes
  plural
• Grands Prix
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Grand Prix

1905–10; < French: grand prize

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Grand Prix

F1 did say that the attendance at the Belgian Grand Prix this year was an all-time record at 400,000 over the weekend as a whole.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

It is in trying to find an acceptable compromise to this scenario that the latest situation has arisen, with Spa hosting the Belgian Grand Prix for four out of six years of its current contract.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli won the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to extend his lead at the top of the drivers' championship to 45 points.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Russell qualified fourth for the Belgian Grand Prix, and was 0.508 seconds slower than the 19-year-old Italian, who took his sixth pole position in 10 races.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

I had advanced to the final and was guaranteed that I was going home with either a gold or silver medal, my best finish yet at a Grand Prix.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad