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French Grand Prix
Sign in to saveAlso known as Grand Prix de France, Grand Prix de l'ACF
auto race held in France
Key facts
- Most wins drivers
- Michael Schumacher (8)
- Most wins constructors
- Ferrari (17)
- Circuit length
- 5.842 km (3.630 miles)
- Race length
- 309.690 km (192.432 miles)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Formula One Grand Prix
- Has part
- 1929 French Grand Prix
- Country
- France
- Location
- Circuit Paul Ricard
- Sport
- motorsport
- Official website
- www.gpfrance.com
- Image
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg
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- Commons category
- French Grand Prix
- topic's main category
- Category:French Grand Prix
- inception
- 1906-00-00
- event interval
- 1
- topic has template
- Q10545961
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
The French Grand Prix (French: Grand Prix de France), formerly known as the Grand Prix de l'ACF (Automobile Club de France), was an auto race held as part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One World Championship. It was one of the oldest motor races in the world as well as the first "Grand Prix". It ceased, shortly after its centenary, in 2008 with 86 races having been held, due to unfavourable financial circumstances and venues. The race returned to the Formula One calendar in 2018 with Circuit Paul Ricard hosting the race, but was removed again after 2022.
Unusually even for a race of such longevity, the location of the Grand Prix has moved frequently with 16 different venues having been used over its life, a number only eclipsed by the 23 venues used for the Australian Grand Prix since its 1928 start. It is also one of four races (along with the Belgian, Italian and Spanish Grands Prix) to have been held as part of the three distinct Grand Prix championships (the World Manufacturers' Championship in the late 1920s, the European Championship in the 1930s and the Formula One World Championship since 1950).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “French Grand Prix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.