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

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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

I'm sure I read somewhere that this weekend was a record attendance for a Belgian Grand Prix.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli re-established the comfortable championship lead that had been eroded in the past three races with victory in the Belgian Grand Prix while team-mate George Russell crashed out.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

It is the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring next weekend, the final race before Formula 1's four-week summer break.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

We had lunch and lay out on the lawn, and then when it got too hot we came inside and ate ice cream while Tom watched the Grand Prix.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins