Grand Prix Explained

Grand Prix (French for Great Prize) may refer to:

Competitions

• Grand Prix (snooker)
• Grand Prix athletics
• Grand Prix de Futsal, international futsal competition.
• Grand Prix gliding
• Grand Prix tennis tournaments
• ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
• Volleyball Grand Prix
• World Grand Prix (darts)

Racing

• Formula One, evolved from Grand Prix motor racing, events are still known as Grands Prix
  • List of Formula One Grands Prix
  • Grand Prix motor racing
• Grand Prix motorcycle Road Racing, known commonly as MotoGP after its premier class.
• Grand Prix Chantal Biya, a road bicycle racing event
• Grand Prix Masters
• A1 Grand Prix
• Speedway Grand Prix (motorcycle speedway)

Chess

• Grand Prix Attack, a chess opening
• USCF Grand Prix
• FIDE Grand Prix 2008-2009

Equestrianism

• Grand Prix, the original name of the Prix Gladiateur, a horse race in France
• Grand Prix Dressage
• Grand Prix show jumping

Fighting

• K-1 World Grand Prix, kickboxing tournaments
• PRIDE Grand Prix, PRIDE Fighting's various Grand Prix tournaments
• DREAM (Mixed Martial Arts) Grand Prix, DREAM's various Grand Prix tournaments
• International Fight League Grand Prix, International Fight League's various Grand Prix tournaments

Awards

• Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)
• Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, annual literary award for French and international crime fiction
• Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, a comics award
• Prix Saint-Michel, another comics award
• Grand Prix at Bratislava International Film Festival

Entertainment and Arts

• Eurovision Song Contest (originally named Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson)
  • Melodi Grand Prix - Norwegian selection for Eurovision
  • Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Danish selection for Eurovision
• Grand Prix (album), by Teenage Fanclub
• Grand Prix (film), a 1966 film about Formula One motor racing.
• Grand Prix (CSI episode), seventh episode from second season of CSI: Miami

Video games

• Formula One Grand Prix (video game)
  • Grand Prix 2
  • Grand Prix 3
  • Grand Prix 4
• Grand Prix (video game) by Activision
• Grand Prix Challenge, by Atari
• Grand Prix Circuit, by Accolade
• Grand Prix Legends (1967 season)

Miscellanea

• Pontiac Grand Prix, an automobile manufactured by General Motors