grand prix

noun

ˈgräⁿ-ˈprē  ˈgrän-ˈprē 

plural grand prix also grands prix ˈgräⁿ-ˈprē(z) 

ˈgrän-ˈprē(z)

often capitalized G&P, often attributive

1

: the highest level of international equestrian competition

also : a contest at this level

2

: one of a series of international formula car races

also : a high-level competition in another sport (such as sailing) that is often part of a series

Examples of grand prix in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This declared that the rules would be tightened even further around the flexibility of the front and rear wings, with stricter tests happening at the Australian (rear wing) and Spanish grands prix (front wing). —Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 30 May 2025

Filmed during actual grand prix races and made in collaboration with FIA, real-life Formula One teams and drivers will also appear. —Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025

Karts go 30 miles per hour, and the course includes a sliver of track form the real grand prix circuit. —Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025

Heading into the Chinese GP weekend, McLaren’s pace was the talk of the paddock, but Norris clearly struggled a week after winning the grand prix in Australia. —Luke Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French Grand Prix de Paris, an international horse race established 1863, literally, grand prize of Paris

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grand prix

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy