Grand Prix

[ French grahn pree ]

noun

, plural Grand Prix, Grands Prix, Grand Prixes [g, r, ah, n, , preez].

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.

Grand Prix

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grand Prix¹

1905–10; < French: grand prize

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grand Prix¹

French: great prize

Example Sentences

The movie won the Grand Prix at Cannes earlier this year, runner-up to Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a movie that seems destined to earn its filmmaker a long-overdue Oscar nomination.

From Los Angeles Times

Wittich's departure comes weeks after a major controversy over the FIA's racing guidelines broke out within F1, following a battle between title contenders Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at the US Grand Prix.

From BBC

His predecessor Masi left the FIA after his role in the controversy at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021.

From BBC

Ben Sulayem's stewardship of the FIA has been marked by a series of controversies, the latest of which was a letter published last week by the Grand Prix Drivers' Association in which they asked to be treated like adults in the wake of Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc being punished for swearing.

From BBC

It was the first Indian feature invited to compete at Cannes in nearly three decades and went on to win the festival’s Grand Prix prize when it premiered in May.

From Los Angeles Times