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

But Penske is more interested in what the Grand Prix does for racing, particularly IndyCar.

From Los Angeles Times

Penske, 87, said he plans few noticeable changes to what Jim Michaelian, the Grand Prix’s president and CEO, has set for next year.

From Los Angeles Times

The purchase of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the second-largest street race in the world behind only the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, also marks Penske’s return to Southern California racing at a time when the sport appears to be in retrenchment.

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That leaves the Grand Prix of Long Beach as the only major motorsports event in a region that once hosted dozens of racing series each year.

From Los Angeles Times

On Thursday he expanded his empire by acquiring the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the longest-running major street race in North America and one of the largest and more important events on Southern California’s sporting landscape.

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