# French motorcycle Grand Prix

The French motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
The Grand Prix was held on different circuits in its history: on the Charade Circuit (Puy-de-Dôme) between 1959 and 1967, Le Mans circuit on numerous occasions since 1969, alternating with the Paul Ricard Circuit at Le Castellet, used it for the first time in 1973, the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro in 1978 and 1982 and the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours once in 1992. Since 2000 the race has been held at Le Mans on the Bugatti Circuit.
The event is due to take place at the Bugatti Circuit until at least 2026.

## Official names and sponsors

* 1959–1960: Grand Prix de France de Vitesse (no official sponsor)
* 1962–1964, 1966–1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1985–1992, 1995–1996, 2009: Grand Prix de France (no official sponsor)
* 1970: Grand Prix de France Motocyclistes (no official sponsor)
* 1975–1977, 1980–1982, 1984, 1994, 1997–1999: Grand Prix de France Moto (no official sponsor)
* 2000–2001, 2003–2004: Grand Prix Polini de France (listed without a sponsor on the cover until 2001)
* 2002: Polini Grand Prix de France (listed without a sponsor on the cover)
* 2005: Grand Prix Alice de France
* 2006–2008: Alice Grand Prix de France
* 2010–2016: Monster Energy Grand Prix de France
* 2017–2018: HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France
* 2019–2020: Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France
* 2021–2023: Shark Grand Prix de France
* 2024–present: Michelin Grand Prix de France

## Formerly used circuits and layouts

* Original short GP layout of Paul Ricard, used in 1991, 1996–1999
* Older layout of Le Mans Bugatti, used in 1989–1990, 1994–1995
* Magny-Cours, used in 1992
* Original long GP layout of Paul Ricard, used in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980–1981, 1984, 1986, 1988
* Original layout of Le Mans Bugatti, used in 1969–1970, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987
* Clermont-Ferrand, used in 1959–1964, 1966–1967, 1972, 1974
* Second layout of Rouen, used in 1965
* Reims, used in 1954–1955
* Original layout of Rouen, used in 1953
* Circuit Les Planques (Albi), used in 1951

## Winners of the French motorcycle Grand Prix
### Multiple winners (riders)

| # Wins | Rider | Wins | Wins |
| # Wins | Rider | Category | Years won |
| 7 | Giacomo Agostini | 500cc | 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975 |
| 7 | Giacomo Agostini | 350cc | 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| 6 | Jorge Lorenzo | MotoGP | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| 6 | Jorge Lorenzo | 250cc | 2007 |
| 5 | Ángel Nieto | 125cc | 1980, 1981, 1984 |
| 5 | Ángel Nieto | 80cc | 1985 |
| 5 | Ángel Nieto | 50cc | 1970 |
| 4 | Phil Read | 500cc | 1974 |
| 4 | Phil Read | 250cc | 1964, 1965, 1972 |
| 4 | Freddie Spencer | 500cc | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| 4 | Freddie Spencer | 250cc | 1985 |
| 4 | Mick Doohan | 500cc | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| 4 | Valentino Rossi | MotoGP | 2002, 2005, 2008 |
| 4 | Valentino Rossi | 125cc | 1997 |
| 4 | Dani Pedrosa | MotoGP | 2013 |
| 4 | Dani Pedrosa | 250cc | 2004, 2005 |
| 4 | Dani Pedrosa | 125cc | 2003 |
| 4 | Thomas Lüthi | Moto2 | 2012, 2015 |
| 4 | Thomas Lüthi | 125cc | 2005, 2006 |
| 4 | Marc Márquez | MotoGP | 2014, 2018, 2019 |
| 4 | Marc Márquez | Moto2 | 2011 |
| 3 | Geoff Duke | 500cc | 1953, 1955 |
| 3 | Geoff Duke | 350cc | 1951 |
| 3 | John Surtees | 500cc | 1959, 1960 |
| 3 | John Surtees | 350cc | 1959 |
| 3 | Hugh Anderson | 125cc | 1963, 1965 |
| 3 | Hugh Anderson | 50cc | 1964 |
| 3 | Kent Andersson | 125cc | 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| 3 | Barry Sheene | 500cc | 1976, 1977, 1979 |
| 3 | Eddie Lawson | 500cc | 1986, 1988, 1989 |
| 3 | Àlex Crivillé | 500cc | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | MotoGP | 2017 |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | Moto3 | 2013 |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | 125cc | 2011 |
| 2 | Pierre Monneret | 500cc | 1954 |
| 2 | Pierre Monneret | 350cc | 1954 |
| 2 | Gary Hocking | 500cc | 1961 |
| 2 | Gary Hocking | 350cc | 1960 |
| 2 | Tom Phillis | 250cc | 1961 |
| 2 | Tom Phillis | 125cc | 1961 |
| 2 | Mike Hailwood | 350cc | 1966 |
| 2 | Mike Hailwood | 250cc | 1966 |
| 2 | Bill Ivy | 250cc | 1967 |
| 2 | Bill Ivy | 125cc | 1967 |
| 2 | Jarno Saarinen | 500cc | 1973 |
| 2 | Jarno Saarinen | 250cc | 1973 |
| 2 | Johnny Cecotto | 350cc | 1975 |
| 2 | Johnny Cecotto | 250cc | 1975 |
| 2 | Walter Villa | 350cc | 1976 |
| 2 | Walter Villa | 250cc | 1976 |
| 2 | Gregg Hansford | 350cc | 1978 |
| 2 | Gregg Hansford | 250cc | 1978 |
| 2 | Pier Paolo Bianchi | 125cc | 1977, 1978 |
| 2 | Jon Ekerold | 350cc | 1980 |
| 2 | Jon Ekerold | 250cc | 1977 |
| 2 | Kenny Roberts | 500cc | 1978, 1980 |
| 2 | Kork Ballington | 250cc | 1979, 1980 |
| 2 | Anton Mang | 250cc | 1981, 1984 |
| 2 | Jorge Martínez | 125cc | 1988, 1989 |
| 2 | Carlos Cardús | 250cc | 1989, 1990 |
| 2 | Ezio Gianola | 125cc | 1985, 1992 |
| 2 | Loris Reggiani | 250cc | 1991, 1992 |
| 2 | Wayne Rainey | 500cc | 1991, 1992 |
| 2 | Loris Capirossi | 250cc | 1994 |
| 2 | Loris Capirossi | 125cc | 1991 |
| 2 | Tetsuya Harada | 250cc | 1997, 1998 |
| 2 | Tohru Ukawa | 250cc | 1999, 2000 |
| 2 | Max Biaggi | 500cc | 2001 |
| 2 | Max Biaggi | 250cc | 1996 |
| 2 | Sete Gibernau | MotoGP | 2003, 2004 |
| 2 | Toni Elías | Moto2 | 2010 |
| 2 | Toni Elías | 250cc | 2003 |
| 2 | Jack Miller | MotoGP | 2021 |
| 2 | Jack Miller | Moto3 | 2014 |
| 2 | Sergio García | Moto2 | 2024 |
| 2 | Sergio García | Moto3 | 2021 |
| 2 | Nicholas Spinelli | MotoE | 2024 Race 1, 2024 Race 2 |

### Multiple winners (manufacturers)

| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | Wins |
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Category | Years won |
| 52 | Honda | MotoGP | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 |
| 52 | Honda | 500cc | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| 52 | Honda | 350cc | 1966 |
| 52 | Honda | 250cc | 1961, 1962, 1966, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| 52 | Honda | Moto3 | 2017, 2019 |
| 52 | Honda | 125cc | 1961, 1962, 1964, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| 52 | Honda | 50cc | 1965 |
| 40 | Yamaha | MotoGP | 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| 40 | Yamaha | 500cc | 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2001 |
| 40 | Yamaha | 350cc | 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980 |
| 40 | Yamaha | 250cc | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 |
| 40 | Yamaha | 125cc | 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| 17 | Aprilia | 250cc | 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 |
| 17 | Aprilia | 125cc | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011 |
| 12 | MV Agusta | 500cc | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974 |
| 12 | MV Agusta | 350cc | 1959, 1960, 1972, 1973 |
| 12 | MV Agusta | 125cc | 1955 |
| 11 | Suzuki | 500cc | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1990, 2007 |
| 11 | Suzuki | 125cc | 1963, 1965, 1970 |
| 11 | Suzuki | 50cc | 1964, 1967 |
| 11 | Kalex | Moto2 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 9 | Ducati | MotoGP | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 9 | Ducati | MotoE | 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2, 2024 Race 1, 2024 Race 2 |
| 8 | KTM | Moto3 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| 7 | Derbi | 125cc | 1988, 1989, 2000, 2008, 2010 |
| 7 | Derbi | 80cc | 1985 |
| 7 | Derbi | 50cc | 1970 |
| 6 | Kawasaki | 350cc | 1978, 1982 |
| 6 | Kawasaki | 250cc | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| 6 | Gilera | 500cc | 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| 6 | Gilera | 250cc | 2009 |
| 6 | Gilera | 125cc | 2001 |
| 5 | Kreidler | 50cc | 1962, 1963, 1969, 1976, 1979 |
| 4 | Morbidelli | 125cc | 1972, 1977, 1982, 1983 |
| 4 | Garelli | 125cc | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| 3 | Moto Guzzi | 350cc | 1953, 1955 |
| 3 | Moto Guzzi | 250cc | 1951 |
| 3 | Minarelli | 125cc | 1978, 1980, 1981 |
| 2 | Harley-Davidson | 350cc | 1976 |
| 2 | Harley-Davidson | 250cc | 1976 |
| 2 | Suter | Moto2 | 2011, 2012 |

### By year

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
| Year | Track | MotoE | MotoE | MotoE | MotoE | Moto3 | Moto3 | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | | Moto3 | Moto3 | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2024 | Le Mans | Nicholas Spinelli | Ducati | Nicholas Spinelli | Ducati | David Alonso | CFMoto | Sergio García | Boscoscuro | Jorge Martín | Ducati | Report |
| 2023 | Le Mans | Jordi Torres | Ducati | Matteo Ferrari | Ducati | Daniel Holgado | KTM | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | Report |
| 2022 | Le Mans | Mattia Casadei | Energica | Dominique Aegerter | Energica | Jaume Masià | KTM | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | Report |
| 2021 | Le Mans | Eric Granado | Energica | — | Sergio García | Gas Gas | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | Jack Miller | Ducati | Report |
| 2020 | Le Mans | Jordi Torres | Energica | Niki Tuuli | Energica | Celestino Vietti | KTM | Sam Lowes | Kalex | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | Report |
| Year | Track | Moto3 | Moto3 | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2019 | Le Mans | John McPhee | Honda | Álex Márquez | Kalex | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report |
| 2018 | Le Mans | Albert Arenas | KTM | Francesco Bagnaia | Kalex | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report |
| 2017 | Le Mans | Joan Mir | Honda | Franco Morbidelli | Kalex | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | Report |
| 2016 | Le Mans | Brad Binder | KTM | Álex Rins | Kalex | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Report |
| 2015 | Le Mans | Romano Fenati | KTM | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Report |
| 2014 | Le Mans | Jack Miller | KTM | Mika Kallio | Kalex | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report |
| 2013 | Le Mans | Maverick Viñales | KTM | Scott Redding | Kalex | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | Report |
| 2012 | Le Mans | Louis Rossi | FTR Honda | Thomas Lüthi | Suter | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 125cc | 125cc | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2011 | Le Mans | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | Marc Márquez | Suter | Casey Stoner | Honda | Report |
| 2010 | Le Mans | Pol Espargaró | Derbi | Toni Elías | Moriwaki | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2009 | Le Mans | Julián Simón | Aprilia | Marco Simoncelli | Gilera | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Report |
| 2008 | Le Mans | Mike Di Meglio | Derbi | Alex Debón | Aprilia | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Report |
| 2007 | Le Mans | Sergio Gadea | Aprilia | Jorge Lorenzo | Aprilia | Chris Vermeulen | Suzuki | Report |
| 2006 | Le Mans | Thomas Lüthi | Honda | Yuki Takahashi | Honda | Marco Melandri | Honda | Report |
| 2005 | Le Mans | Thomas Lüthi | Honda | Daniel Pedrosa | Honda | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Report |
| 2004 | Le Mans | Andrea Dovizioso | Honda | Daniel Pedrosa | Honda | Sete Gibernau | Honda | Report |
| 2003 | Le Mans | Daniel Pedrosa | Honda | Toni Elías | Aprilia | Sete Gibernau | Honda | Report |
| 2002 | Le Mans | Lucio Cecchinello | Aprilia | Fonsi Nieto | Aprilia | Valentino Rossi | Honda | Report |
| Year | Track | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2001 | Le Mans | Manuel Poggiali | Gilera | Daijiro Kato | Honda | Max Biaggi | Yamaha | Report |
| 2000 | Le Mans | Youichi Ui | Derbi | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | Report |
| 1999 | Paul Ricard | Roberto Locatelli | Aprilia | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | Report |
| 1998 | Paul Ricard | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | Report |
| 1997 | Paul Ricard | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1996 | Paul Ricard | Stefano Perugini | Aprilia | Max Biaggi | Aprilia | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1995 | Le Mans | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1994 | Le Mans | Noboru Ueda | Honda | Loris Capirossi | Honda | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1992 | Magny-Cours | Ezio Gianola | Honda | Loris Reggiani | Aprilia | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | Report |
| 1991 | Paul Ricard | Loris Capirossi | Honda | Loris Reggiani | Aprilia | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | Report |
| 1990 | Le Mans | Hans Spaan | Honda | Carlos Cardús | Honda | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Report |
| Year | Track | 80cc | 80cc | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1989 | Le Mans | | | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Carlos Cardús | Honda | Eddie Lawson | Honda | Report |
| 1988 | Paul Ricard | | | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Jacques Cornu | Honda | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | Report |
| 1987 | Le Mans | | | Fausto Gresini | Garelli | Reinhold Roth | Honda | Randy Mamola | Yamaha | Report |
| 1986 | Paul Ricard | | | Luca Cadalora | Garelli | Carlos Lavado | Yamaha | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | Report |
| 1985 | Le Mans | Ángel Nieto | Derbi | Ezio Gianola | Garelli | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report |
| 1984 | Paul Ricard | | | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Anton Mang | Yamaha | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report |
| Year | Track | 50cc | 50cc | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1983 | Le Mans | Stefan Dörflinger | Krauser | Ricardo Tormo | Morbidelli MBA | Alan Carter | Yamaha | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report |
| Year | Track | 50cc | 50cc | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 350cc | 350cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1982 | Nogaro | | | Jean-Claude Selini | Morbidelli MBA | Jean-Louis Tournadre | Yamaha | Jean-François Baldé | Kawasaki | Michel Frutschi | Sanvenero | Report |
| 1981 | Paul Ricard | | | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | | | Marco Lucchinelli | Suzuki | Report |
| 1980 | Paul Ricard | | | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report |
| 1979 | Le Mans | Eugenio Lazzarini | Kreidler | Guy Bertin | Motobécane | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | Barry Sheene | Suzuki | Report |
| 1978 | Nogaro | | | Pier Paolo Bianchi | Minarelli | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report |
| 1977 | Paul Ricard | | | Pier Paolo Bianchi | Morbidelli | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | Barry Sheene | Suzuki | Report |
| 1976 | Le Mans | Herbert Rittberger | Kreidler | | | Walter Villa | Harley-Davidson | Walter Villa | Harley-Davidson | Barry Sheene | Suzuki | Report |
| 1975 | Paul Ricard | | | Kent Andersson | Yamaha | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | Giacomo Agostini | Yamaha | Report |
| 1974 | Clermont-Ferrand | Henk van Kessel | Van Veen Kreidler | Kent Andersson | Yamaha | | | Giacomo Agostini | Yamaha | Phil Read | MV Agusta | Report |
| 1973 | Paul Ricard | | | Kent Andersson | Yamaha | Jarno Saarinen | Yamaha | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | Jarno Saarinen | Yamaha | Report |
| 1972 | Clermont-Ferrand | | | Gilberto Parlotti | Morbidelli | Phil Read | Yamaha | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | Report |
| 1970 | Le Mans | Ángel Nieto | Derbi | Dieter Braun | Suzuki | Rodney Gould | Yamaha | | | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | Report |
| 1969 | Le Mans | Aalt Toersen | Kreidler | Jean Auréal | Yamaha | Santiago Herrero | Ossa | | | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | Report |
| 1967 | Clermont-Ferrand | Yoshimi Katayama | Suzuki | Bill Ivy | Yamaha | Bill Ivy | Yamaha | | | | | Report |
| 1966 | Clermont-Ferrand | | | | | Mike Hailwood | Honda | Mike Hailwood | Honda | | | Report |
| 1965 | Rouen | Ralph Bryans | Honda | Hugh Anderson | Suzuki | Phil Read | Yamaha | | | | | Report |
| 1964 | Clermont-Ferrand | Hugh Anderson | Suzuki | Luigi Taveri | Honda | Phil Read | Yamaha | | | | | Report |
| 1963 | Clermont-Ferrand | Hans-Georg Anscheidt | Kreidler | Hugh Anderson | Suzuki | | | | | | | Report |
| 1962 | Clermont-Ferrand | Jan Huberts | Kreidler | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Honda | Jim Redman | Honda | | | | | Report |
| Year | Track | | | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 350cc | 350cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1961 | Clermont-Ferrand | | | Tom Phillis | Honda | Tom Phillis | Honda | | | Gary Hocking | MV Agusta | Report |
| 1960 | Clermont-Ferrand | | | | | | | Gary Hocking | MV Agusta | John Surtees | MV Agusta | Report |
| 1959 | Clermont-Ferrand | | | | | | | John Surtees | MV Agusta | John Surtees | MV Agusta | Report |
| 1958 | Pau | | | | | | | Jacques Collot | | Jacques Collot | | Report |
| 1955 | Reims | | | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | | | Duilio Agostini | Moto Guzzi | Geoff Duke | Gilera | Report |
| 1954 | Reims | | | | | Werner Haas | NSU | Pierre Monneret | AJS | Pierre Monneret | Gilera | Report |
| 1953 | Rouen | | | | | | | Fergus Anderson | Moto Guzzi | Geoff Duke | Gilera | Report |
| Year | Track | 175cc | 175cc | 250cc | 250cc | 350cc | 350cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1952 | Albi | Georges Burgraff | | Fergus Anderson | | Jack Brett | | Jack Brett | | Report |
| 1951 | Albi | | | Bruno Ruffo | Moto Guzzi | Geoff Duke | Norton | Alfredo Milani | Gilera | Report |
| Year | Track | 175cc | 250cc | 350cc | 500cc | Report |
| 1949 | Saint-Gaudens | | Fergus Anderson | David Whitworth | Leslie Graham | Report |
| 1939 | Reims | | Ewald Kluge | Heiner Fleischmann | John White | Report |
| 1938 | Reims | | Ewald Kluge | Roger Loyer | Georges Cordey | Report |
| 1937 | Montlhéry | "Dickwell" | Roger Loyer | Ted Mellors | Ted Mellors | Report |
| 1936 | Saint-Gaudens | Henry Nougier | Georges Monneret | Ted Mellors | Ragnar Sunnqvist | Report |
| 1935 | Montlhéry | Jean Térigi | Ove Lambert-Meuller | Carl Bagenholm | René Milhoux | Report |
| 1933 | Dieppe | Eric Fernihough | Charlie Manders | Jimmie Simpson | Tim Hunt | Report |
| 1932 | Reims | Eric Fernihough | Leo Davenport | Jimmie Simpson | Stanley Woods | Report |
| 1931 | Montlhéry | Eric Fernihough | Graham Walker | Ernie Nott | Tim Hunt | Report |
| 1930 | Pau | Eric Fernihough | Ted Mellors | Freddie Hicks | Stanley Woods | Report |
| 1929 | Le Mans | Albert Sourdot | Syd Crabtree | Freddie Hicks | Charlie Dodson | Report |
| 1928 | Bordeaux | Marcel Jolly | Syd Crabtree | | Stanley Woods | Report |
| 1927 | Saint-Gaudens | Albert Sourdot | Syd Crabtree | Frank Longman | Joe Craig | Report |
| 1926 | Strasbourg | Lucien Lemasson | Syd Crabtree | Jean Roland | Alec Bennett | Report |
| 1925 | Montlhéry | Albert Sourdot | Jean Roland | J. Stevens | Jimmie Simpson | Report |
| 1924 | Lyon | Albert Sourdot | Paul Meunier | Frank Longman | Alec Bennett | Report |
| 1923 | Tours | | Geoff Davison | Frank Longman | Jim Whalley | Report |
| 1922 | Strasbourg | | Geoff Davison | Erminio Visioli | Alec Bennett | Report |
| 1921 | Le Mans | | "Vernisse" | Paul Meunier | Alec Bennett | Report |
| 1920 | Le Mans | | Marcel Mourier | Kenelm Bartlett | Georges Jolly | Report |