French Grand Prix

The **French Grand Prix** (**_1906-1967:** Grand Prix de l'ACF, **1968-2022:** Grand Prix de France_) was a race held as part of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) annual Formula One (F1) automobile racing championships.

Grand Prix motor racing started in France. The French Grand Prix was open to international competition. It is the oldest Grand Prix race. It was first run on 26 June 1906,  under the Automobile Club de France in Sarthe. The first race had a starting field of 32 automobiles.

## History

The first World Championships were organized in 1925. It included the French Grand Prix, the Italian Grand Prix, the Belgian Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500. The French Grand Prix was part of the Formula One championships from their start in 1950. The last F1 Grand Prix was held in 2008. It was called the European Grand Prix four times between 1924 and 1966. During this time, the title was an honorary name. It was given to one grand prix race held in Europe each year

The race has been held at several racetracks in France, such as the Autodrome de Montlhéry.  Since 1991 its permanent home was the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (often called just Magny-Cours). The move to Magny-Cours was an attempt to stimulate the economy of the area, but many within Formula One complained about the remote nature of the circuit.

On 29 March 2007 it was announced by the FFSA, the race promoter, that the 2008 French Grand Prix was put on an indefinite "pause". This suspension was due to the financial problems of the circuit. Many in F1 did not like the circuit because of the remote location. On 31 May, Bernie Ecclestone confirmed that the 2007 French Grand Prix would be the last to be held at Magny-Cours.

After negotiations, the future of the race improved. Ecclestone himself stating "We're going to maybe resurrect it for a year, or something like that". On 24 July, Ecclestone and the Prime Minister of France met. They agreed to try to keep the race at Magny-Cours for 2008 and 2009. On 27 July, when the FIA published the  calendar with a French Grand Prix scheduled at Magny-Cours. The 2009 race, however, was again cancelled on 15 October 2008, with the official website citing "economic reasons".

## The future

A major remodeling project of Magny-Cours ("2.0") was planned, but canceled in the end. FFSA, the race's promoter, started looking for an another host circuit. There were five different proposals for a new circuit. One in Rouen with 3 possible layouts: a street circuit, in the dock area, or a permanent circuit near the airport. A street circuit located near Disneyland Resort Paris. A location in Versailles. And one in Sarcelles (_Val de France_). They were all were canceled. A final location in Flins-Les Mureaux, near the Flins Renault Factory was considered, that was canceled as well on 1 December 2009. In 2010 and 2011, there was no French Grand Prix on the Formula 1 calendar, although the Paul Ricard Circuit has proposed itself for 2012. The French Grand Prix was not included in the released 2012 schedule.

## Sponsors

- Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France **1988-1993**
- Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France **1998-2004**
- Allianz Grand Prix de France **2005-2007**
- RBS Grand Prix de France **2008**
- Pirelli Grand Prix de France **2018-2019, 2021**
- Lenovo Grand Prix de France **2022**
- Qatar Airways Grand Prix de France **2025**

### Repeat winners (drivers)

|Number of wins|Driver|Years|
| --- | --- | --- |
|**Michael Schumacher**|1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006||
|Alain Prost|1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993||
|Louis Chiron|<span style="background-color:#ffffcc">1931,</span><span style="background-color:#ffcccc"> 1934, 1937, 1947</span>||
|Juan Manuel Fangio|1950, 1951, 1954, 1957||
|Nigel Mansell|1986, 1987, 1991, 1992||
|Jack Brabham|1960, 1966, 1967||
|Jackie Stewart|1969, 1971, 1972||
|Christian Lautenschlager|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1908, 1914</span>||
|Felice Nazzaro|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1907, 1922</span>||
|Georges Boillot|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1912, 1913</span>||
|Giuseppe Campari|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1924, 1933</span>||
|Robert Benoist|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1925, 1927</span>||
|William Grover-Williams|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1928, 1929</span>||
|Jean-Pierre Wimille|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1936, 1948</span>||
|Dan Gurney|1962, 1964||
|Jim Clark|1963, 1965||
|Ronnie Peterson|1973, 1974||
|Mario Andretti|1977, 1978||
|Niki Lauda|1975, 1984||
Active drivers are in **bold**.

Event that were not part of the Formula One World Championship have a <span style="font-style: italic; background-color: #ffcccc;">pink background</span>.

Event that were part of the pre-war European Championship have a <span style="font-style: italic; background-color: #ffffcc;">cream background</span>.

Louis Chiron won the 1931 race, but shared the win in the Bugatti with Achille Varzi.

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1951 race, but shared the win in the Alfa Romeo 159-car with Luigi Fagioli.

### Repeat winners (constructors)

|# of wins|Constructor|Years won|
| --- | --- | --- |
|**Ferrari**|1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1975, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008||
|**Williams**|1980, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003, <span style="background-color:#ffcccc">2025||
|**Lotus**|1963, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978||
|Bugatti|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1926, 1928, 1929, 1930,</span><span style="background-color:#ffffcc"> 1931,</span><span style="background-color:#ffcccc"> 1936</span>||
|Alfa Romeo|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1924,</span><span style="background-color:#ffffcc"> 1932,</span><span style="background-color:#ffcccc"> 1934, 1948,</span> 1950, 1951||
|**Renault|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1906,</span> 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2005||
|**McLaren**|1976, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2000||
|Brabham|1964, 1966, 1967, 1985||
|Peugeot|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1912, 1913</span>||
|Mercedes|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1908, 1914</span>||
|Fiat|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1907, 1922</span>||
|Delage|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1925, 1927</span>||
|**Mercedes-Benz**|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1935,</span><span style="background-color:#ffffcc"> 1938</span>||
|Talbot-Lago|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1947, 1949</span>||
|Maserati|<span style="background-color:#ffcccc">1933,</span> 1957||
|Tyrrell|1971, 1972||
|Benetton|1994, 1995||
Active constructors are in **bold'''.

Event that were not part of the Formula One World Championship have a <span style="font-style: italic; background-color: #ffcccc;">pink background</span>.

Event that were part of the pre-war European Championship have a <span style="font-style: italic; background-color: #ffffcc;">cream background</span>.

### By year

|Year|Driver|Constructor|Location|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Alex Albon|Williams-Mercedes|Le Mans Full Circuit||
|COLSPAN=3|_Not held_|||
|Max Verstappen|Red Bull-RBPT|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Max Verstappen|Red Bull-Honda|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|COLSPAN=4|_Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic_|||
|Lewis Hamilton|Mercedes|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Lewis Hamilton|Mercedes|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|COLSPAN=4|_Not held_|||
|Felipe Massa|Ferrari|Magny-Cours||
|Kimi Räikkönen|Ferrari|Magny-Cours||
|Michael Schumacher|Ferrari|Magny-Cours||
|Fernando Alonso|Renault|Magny-Cours||
|Michael Schumacher|Ferrari|Magny-Cours||
|Ralf Schumacher|Williams-BMW|Magny-Cours||
|Michael Schumacher|Ferrari|Magny-Cours||
|Michael Schumacher|Ferrari|Magny-Cours||
|David Coulthard|McLaren-Mercedes|Magny-Cours||
|Heinz-Harald Frentzen|Jordan-Mugen-Honda|Magny-Cours||
|Michael Schumacher|Ferrari|Magny-Cours||
|Michael Schumacher|Ferrari|Magny-Cours||
|Damon Hill|Williams-Renault|Magny-Cours||
|Michael Schumacher|Benetton-Renault|Magny-Cours||
|Michael Schumacher|Benetton-Ford|Magny-Cours||
|Alain Prost|Williams-Renault|Magny-Cours||
|Nigel Mansell|Williams-Renault|Magny-Cours||
|Nigel Mansell|Williams-Renault|Magny-Cours||
|Alain Prost|Ferrari|Paul Ricard Short Circuit||
|Alain Prost|McLaren-Honda|Paul Ricard Short Circuit||
|Alain Prost|McLaren-Honda|Paul Ricard Short Circuit||
|Nigel Mansell|Williams-Honda|Paul Ricard Short Circuit||
|Nigel Mansell|Williams-Honda|Paul Ricard Short Circuit||
|Nelson Piquet|Brabham-BMW|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Niki Lauda|McLaren-TAG|Dijon||
|Alain Prost|Renault|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|René Arnoux|Renault|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Alain Prost|Renault|Dijon||
|Alan Jones|Williams-Ford|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Jean-Pierre Jabouille|Renault|Dijon||
|Mario Andretti|Lotus-Ford|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Mario Andretti|Lotus-Ford|Dijon||
|James Hunt|McLaren-Ford|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Niki Lauda|Ferrari|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Ronnie Peterson|Lotus-Ford|Dijon||
|Ronnie Peterson|Lotus-Ford|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Jackie Stewart|Tyrrell-Ford|Charade||
|Jackie Stewart|Tyrrell-Ford|Paul Ricard Full Circuit||
|Jochen Rindt|Lotus-Ford|Charade||
|Jackie Stewart|Matra-Ford|Charade||
|Jacky Ickx|Ferrari|Rouen-Les-Essarts||
|Jack Brabham|Brabham-Repco|Le Mans-Bugatti||
|Jack Brabham|Brabham-Repco|Reims||
|Jim Clark|Lotus-Climax|Charade||
|Dan Gurney|Brabham-Climax|Rouen-Les-Essarts||
|Jim Clark|Lotus-Climax|Reims||
|Dan Gurney|Porsche|Rouen-Les-Essarts||
|Giancarlo Baghetti|Ferrari|Reims||
|Jack Brabham|Cooper-Climax|Reims||
|Tony Brooks|Ferrari|Reims||
|Mike Hawthorn|Ferrari|Reims||
|Juan Manuel Fangio|Maserati|Rouen-Les-Essarts||
|Peter Collins|Ferrari|Reims||
|COLSPAN=4|_Cancelled due to 1955 Le Mans disaster_|||
|Juan Manuel Fangio|Mercedes|Reims||
|Mike Hawthorn|Ferrari|Reims||
|Alberto Ascari|Ferrari|Rouen-Les-Essarts||
|Luigi Fagioli Juan Manuel Fangio|Alfa Romeo|Reims||
|Juan Manuel Fangio|Alfa Romeo|Reims||
|Louis Chiron|Talbot-Lago|Reims||
|Jean-Pierre Wimille|Alfa Romeo|Reims||
|Louis Chiron|Talbot-Lago|Lyon-Parilly||
|COLSPAN=4|_Not held due to World War II_|||
|Hermann Paul Müller|Auto Union|Reims||
|Manfred von Brauchitsch|Mercedes-Benz|Reims||
|Louis Chiron|Talbot|Montlhéry||
|Jean-Pierre Wimille Raymond Sommer|Bugatti|Montlhéry||
|Rudolf Caracciola|Mercedes-Benz|Montlhéry||
|Louis Chiron|Alfa Romeo|Montlhéry||
|Giuseppe Campari|Maserati|Montlhéry||
|Tazio Nuvolari|Alfa Romeo|Reims||
|Louis Chiron Achille Varzi|Bugatti|Montlhéry||
|Philippe Étancelin|Bugatti|Pau||
|William Grover-Williams|Bugatti|Le Mans||
|William Grover-Williams|Bugatti|Saint-Gaudens||
|Robert Benoist|Delage|Montlhéry||
|Jules Goux|Bugatti|Miramas||
|Robert Benoist Albert Divo|Delage|Montlhéry||
|Giuseppe Campari|Alfa Romeo|Lyon||
|Henry Segrave|Sunbeam|Tours||
|Felice Nazzaro|Fiat|Strasbourg||
|Jimmy Murphy|Duesenberg|Le Mans||
|COLSPAN=4|_Not held due to World War I_|||
|Christian Lautenschlager|Mercedes|Lyon||
|Georges Boillot|Peugeot|Amiens||
|Georges Boillot|Peugeot|Dieppe||
|COLSPAN=4|_Not held_|||
|Christian Lautenschlager|Mercedes|Dieppe||
|Felice Nazzaro|Fiat|Dieppe||
|Ferenc Szisz|Renault|Le Mans||
Event that were not part of the Formula One World Championship have a <span style="font-style: italic; background-color: #ffcccc;">pink background</span>.

Event that were part of the pre-war European Championship have a <span style="font-style: italic; background-color: #ffffcc;">cream background</span>.

### United Kingdom

|Year|Network|Lap-by-lap|Colour commentator(s)||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=2||Sky Sports F1|David Croft|Martin Brundle|||
|Channel 4|Ben Edwards|David Coulthard|||||
||rowspan=6|ITV|rowspan=6|James Allen|rowspan=6|Martin Brundle|
|rowspan=2||F1 Digital+|Ben Edwards|John Watson|||
|rowspan=6|ITV|James Allen|rowspan=6|Martin Brundle|||
||rowspan=2|James Allen|||||
||rowspan=4|Murray Walker|||||
|rowspan=2||BBC Two|Jonathan Palmer||||
|Eurosport|Ben Edwards|John Watson|||||
|rowspan=2||BBC Two|Murray Walker|Jonathan Palmer|||
|Eurosport|Ben Edwards|John Watson|||||
|rowspan=2||BBC One|Murray Walker|Jonathan Palmer|||
|Eurosport|Allard Kalff|John Watson|||||
|rowspan=2||BBC One|Murray Walker|Jonathan Palmer|||
|Eurosport|Allard Kalff|John Watson|||||
|rowspan=2||BBC One|Murray Walker|James Hunt|||
|Eurosport|Allard Kalff|John Watson|||||
|rowspan=2||BBC Two|Murray Walker|James Hunt|||
|Eurosport|Richard Nicholls|John Watson|||||
|rowspan=2||BBC Two|Murray Walker|James Hunt|||
|Eurosport|Richard Nicholls|John Watson|||||
||rowspan=2|BBC Two|rowspan=12|Murray Walker|rowspan=9|James Hunt|
||BBC One||||||
||BBC Two||||||
||BBC One BBC Two||||||
||rowspan=7|BBC Two|||||
||rowspan=11||||||
||rowspan=4|BBC One|rowspan=7|Raymond Baxter|||
||rowspan=5|BBC Television|||||
||Robin Richards||||||

1985, Race started on BBC One but coverage of the race moved to BBC Two because of other scheduled programming.

## Other websites

- French Grand Prix Results, Live Timing, Quiz & Discussion
- Site officiel du Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
- Official Website of the French Grand Prix