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...st 27]], [[1909]] – died [[February 28]], [[2001]], was a French [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver who participated in one [[Formula One]] race in the ...]] French Grand Prix he earned a strong second place result at the [[Grand Prix de Rouen]].

...[[2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2001]]<br />250cc: [[2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2003]] ...season|1998]] 125cc [[1998 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix|Imola Grand Prix]]

...|[[Image:Jean_alesi.jpg|220px|Jean Alesi at the [[2001 United States Grand Prix]] at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]]] |Nationality || {{flagiconFrance}} French

| Driver titles || 4 <small>([[2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season|2001]], [[2003 FIA GT Championship season|2003]], [[2004 FIA GT Championship sea | Team titles || 4 <small>([[2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season|2001]], [[2003 FIA GT Championship season|2003]], [[2004 FIA GT Championship sea

|First race || [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]]

| First race || [[1992 South African Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1994 Australian Grand Prix]]

| [[2000 Australian Grand Prix]] ...d been sold to [[Renault]], who would return as a works engine supplier in 2001 and rebrand the team completely for 2002.

...="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' ! Grands Prix

| First race || [[2000 Australian Grand Prix]] | First win || [[2006 Hungarian Grand Prix]]

...des for the factory [[Suzuki]] MotoGP team. He is a former [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|250cc World Champion]] for [[Aprilia]]. ...in both [[1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1993]] and [[1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1994]] without winning it.

Debut = [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] | ...car with which the [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] team competed in the {{F1|2001}} [[Formula One]] season. It was driven by [[Giancarlo Fisichella]], who w

...the release of the 2008 race calendar has confirmed that 2008 French Grand Prix will take place at Magny-Cours. However, Ecclestone has announced in May 20 ...n which it rained. Most notable of these races was the [[1999 French Grand Prix|1999 race]], which was interrupted by a downpour. After a restart, most top

|First race:||[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix]] |Last race:||[[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix]]

...Image:Takuma Sato smiling.jpg|230px|Sato at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] |First race || [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]]

...umbs-up.jpg|240px|Massa giving thumbs-up at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] | First race || [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[2004 Australian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix]]

|First race:||[[1974 South African Grand Prix]] |First win:||[[1975 Austrian Grand Prix]]

...]] race at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] at the [[1955 Italian Grand Prix]]]] --> The following is a complete '''list of Grands Prix''' which have been a part of the [[Formula One#Distinction between Formula

...otorcycle racing]] championship season since its inception in [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]]. == Alphabetical list of Grands Prix ==

Debut = [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] | ...i PS01''' was the car with which the [[Minardi]] team competed in the {{F1|2001}} [[Formula One]] season. It was initially driven by [[Tarso Marques]], wh

|First race || [[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1974 Canadian Grand Prix|1974]] [[Canadian Grand Prix]]

...ormula|Benetton]], [[Ligier]], [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] | First race || [[1984 Brazilian Grand Prix|1984]] [[Brazilian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[2003 Australian Grand Prix|2003]] [[Australian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[2004 German Grand Prix|2004]] [[German Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1991 United States Grand Prix|1991]] [[United States Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1995 Australian Grand Prix|1995]] [[Australian Grand Prix]]

...on of [[World War II]]. The race was the first ever to be called a [[Grand Prix]]. ...is in many ways similar to the more famous [[Formula One]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]].

|Team(s) || [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Minardi]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] |First race || [[1991 Spanish Grand Prix|1991]] [[Spanish Grand Prix]]

| [[2001 Australian Grand Prix|Australian GP 2001]] | [[2001]], [[2002]]

| [[2000 Australian Grand Prix]] ...r [[Giancarlo Minardi]] with the impossible task of finding the budget for 2001. Fortunately, the team was eventually bought by the Australian entrepreneu

|First race || [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]] ...r, Ann Neal. With wins in the [[1996]] [[Formula Ford]] festival and the [[2001]] [[Monaco]] [[F3000]] race to his credit, Webber signed with [[Mercedes-Be

|Team(s) || [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Jaguar]] |First race || [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|1993]] [[Japanese Grand Prix]]

...del Vallès]]. He is the youngest world champion in 125cc and 250cc Grands Prix. Pedrosa stands 1.58m (5ft, 2in) tall and weighs 51kg (112.4lbs). In 2001, Pedrosa made his World Championship debut in the 125cc class after being s

| First race || [[1989 French Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1991 Australian Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Europe]]an Grand Prix''' ...n'' Grand Prix. The first race to be so named was the [[1923 Italian Grand Prix]], held at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] and won by [[Carlo Salamano]

...n 2000 the team was purchased by Renault, but competed as Benetton for the 2001 season. In 2002 the team became [[Renault F1]]. ...left|[[Thierry Boutsen]] driving for Benetton at the [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]

|First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix]]

...06, following the dramatic and highly political [[2005 United States Grand Prix]] (see below). In extremely wet weather, such as that seen in the [[2007 European Grand Prix]], the F1 cars are unable to keep up with the [[Safety car|Safety Car]] in

|Teams || [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Williams F1|Williams]], [[Toyota]] |First race || [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1996 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1996 European Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |{{flagiconFrance}} '''French Grand Prix''' The '''French Grand Prix''' (''Grand Prix de France'') was a race held as part of [[Fédération Internationale de l'

...b|350px|Michael Schumacher driving the 248 F1 at the [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix]].]] | [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]]

|Nationality || {{flagiconFrance}} French |First race || 2003 Grand Prix of Long Beach

|Years || 1991 - 2001 |First race || [[1991 United States Grand Prix|1991]] [[United States Grand Prix]]

|align="center"| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|Race 7]] of 7 |align="center"| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|Race 8]] of 8

...Karthikeyan.jpg|thumb|220px|Karthikeyan at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...[India]]) is a [[Formula One]] driver for [[2005]] with the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team. He is often given the title of "The Fastest Indian in the Wo

''This page is accurate up to and including the [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[November 2]], [[2008]]).'' ...r records#Grand Chelem* (Led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)|Grand Chelem]]

...Football World Cup]] and the [[Olympic Games]]. The [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] attracted an average live global TV audience of 78 million viewers, with ...World Feed for their home race, for example [[TF1]] for the [[French Grand Prix]]. This led to a two-tier system which was unpopular with viewers due to l

|First race || [[1958 French Grand Prix|1958]] [[French Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|1960]] [[Italian Grand Prix]]

| [[Renault F1|Renault]] || {{flagiconFRA}} [[France|French]] || {{flagiconUK}} [[Oxfordshire]], [[United Kingdom]] ! width=75px| [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Seasons]]

|First race || [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom|British]] Grand Prix''' ...e the oldest continuously staged [[Formula One]] world championship Grands Prix.

This page is accurate up to and including the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[October 21]], [[2007]]). ...]{{•}} [[#Grand Chelem* (Led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)|Grand Chelem]]

...sichella on the podium following his victory at the [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix]]. |First race || [[1996 Australian Grand Prix]]

| Current = 2001 ...[[Formula One]] World Championship season. It commenced on [[March 4]], [[2001]], and ended on [[October 14]] after seventeen races. [[Michael Schumacher]

===Grand Prix racing=== ...eo P2]] won the [[European Grand Prix]] at [[Spa]] and the [[Italian Grand Prix]] at [[Monza]], and hence incorporated the laurel wreath in their logo.

! colspan=2 |'''[[Belgium|Belgian]] Grand Prix''' The '''Belgian Grand Prix''' is an automobile race, part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship.

| Next = 2001 !rowspan="2"| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]

...d in 1906, the race was cancelled. Meanwhile, in France, the first [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event had been run on [[June 26]], [[1906]] under the auspic ...the success of the [[French Grand Prix]] and the rapid expansion of Grand Prix racing in other European countries, William Vanderbilt conceived a way to s

....jpg|thumb|250px|Jackie Stewart speaking at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...n. He drove for [[Ecurie Ecosse]] and competed in the [[1953 British Grand Prix]], until he went off at Copse Corner in the wet. It was only natural that J

Previous = 2001 | ...hip]] had been clinched, securing the title with a win at the French Grand Prix, with 6 races to go in the season.

|Debut || [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|1985]] [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] ...success, nevertheless acquiring a small but loyal following of fans. In [[2001]], Minardi sold his team to Australian businessman [[Paul Stoddart]], who s

! colspan=2 |'''German Grand Prix''' ...er motor racing events, it holds the annual [[Formula One]] [[German Grand Prix]]. Situated in the [[Rhine]] valley, the circuit is completely flat, withou

! colspan=2 |{{flagiconCanada}} '''[[Canada|Canadian]] Grand Prix<br>''Grand Prix du Canada''<br>''' ...e Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport. In [[1978]] the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on [[Île Notre-Dame]] in [[Montreal]].

...on|2003]], [[2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2004]], [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]) ...] professional [[Motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]] and multiple [[Grand Prix motorcycles|MotoGP]] World Champion.

! colspan=2 |'''Grand Prix des Nations''' | English || Grand Prix of the Nations

...]] which raised interest in the sport in Britain. This first British Grand Prix was won by Louis Wagner and Robert Senechal driving a Delage 155B. ...remaining sections of track were the subject of a preservation order in [[2001]], rendering illegal any subsequent destruction of the circuit. From 1990 t

|Debut || [[1991 United States Grand Prix]] |Poles || 0 (best grid position: 10th [[1992 Mexican Grand Prix]])

| First race || [[1994 Spanish Grand Prix]] | First win || [[1995 Portuguese Grand Prix]]

...ght regulation. "Formulas" limiting engine capacity had been used in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after [[World War I]]. The engine formulae ...nda S2000, [[BMW S54B32|BMW E46 M3's S54B32]] with 24.5 m/s as far back as 2001, the [[Audi RS4]] with 24.2 m/s or the [[Yamaha YZF-R6]] motorcycle with 23

| First race || [[1971 Austrian Grand Prix]] | First win || [[1974 Spanish Grand Prix]]

...e]] teams in 1984 but returned to Formula One in [[2001 Formula One season|2001]]. In that first year they supplied [[Williams F1|Williams]], [[Jaguar Raci ...ffer compensation to all race fans who had purchased tickets for the Grand Prix. The company committed to refunding the price of all tickets for the race.

| SBK Active years || {{SBK|2001}} - {{SBK|2007}} ===2001-2003===

|First race || [[1981 San Marino Grand Prix|1981]] [[San Marino Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1982 Las Vegas Grand Prix|1982]] [[Las Vegas Grand Prix]]

...rancorchamps''' is the famous venue of the [[Formula One]] [[Belgian Grand Prix]] and the [[Spa 24 Hours]] endurance race. It is also home to the 25 Hours ...owns of [[Francorchamps]], [[Malmedy]] and [[Stavelot]]. The Belgian Grand Prix was held at Spa-Francorchamps for the first time in 1924.

...-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Kimi.jpg|240px|Kimi at the 2004 UK Grand Prix]] |First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]]

...e]]s of [[automobile]] and the one of the most exclusive [[Italy|Italian]]/French/German car producers of all time. The company is legendary for producing s ...n early [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning the first ever [[Monaco Grand Prix]]. The company's success culminated with driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] win

! colspan=2 |'''[[Monaco]] Grand Prix – [[F1]]''' The '''Monaco Grand Prix''' (''Grand Prix de Monaco'') is a [[Formula One]] race held each year on the [[Circuit de M

...250px|Monte Carlo, May 1985|Alain Prost pictured ahead of his Monaco Grand Prix win. It was one of the five victories that season that would make him Franc |Nationality || {{flagiconFrance}} French

! colspan=2 |'''[[Australia]]n Grand Prix''' | Circuit || [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit]]

...mel (cigarette)|Camel]] sponsored the Benetton team, but, from the 1994 to 2001 the main sponsor was [[Mild Seven]]. |[[1996 Formula One season|1996]]-[[2001 Formula One season|2001]]

[[Image:Lisboa.jpg|thumb|right|380px|Macau Grand Prix]] The '''Macau Grand Prix''' is a motor-racing event held annually in November in the streets of [[Ma

|Language || [[English language|English]]<br>[[French language|French]] ...h football's [[FIFA]], the FIA is generally known by its [[French language|French]] name and acronym, even in [[English language|English]]-speaking countries

|Official languages || [[French language|French]]² ...al monarchy]] and [[city-state]] in [[Western Europe]] located along the [[French Riviera]] between the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and [[France]] . Affluent Monac

|First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[2001 Italian Grand Prix]]

|Caption || Schumacher before the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]. |First race || [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix]]

With auto construction and racing dominated by [[France]], the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually ...t near [[Angouleme]] in the Paris-Madrid race. Eight fatalities caused the French government to stop the race in [[Bordeaux]] and ban open-road racing.

With auto construction and racing dominated by [[France]], the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually ...t near [[Angouleme]] in the Paris-Madrid race. Eight fatalities caused the French government to stop the race in [[Bordeaux]] and ban open-road racing.

...season. It began on 16 March and ended on 2 November after eighteen Grands Prix. [[Lewis Hamilton]] became the Drivers' World Champion while [[Scuderia Fer ...sted the [[European Grand Prix|European GP]] and the new [[Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore GP]] respectively. The Singapore GP was also the first Formula On

...own of [[Le Mans]], [[Sarthe]], [[France]]. Commonly known as the '''Grand Prix of Endurance''', it is organised by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO At a time when [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racing was occurring throughout Europe, Le Mans was envisioned as a diffe

|First race ||[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] |First win ||[[1971 South African Grand Prix|1971]] [[South African Grand Prix]]

...a [[Renault F1|Renault]] Formula One car at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...ts of a series of races, known as [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]], held on purpose-built [[List of Formula One circuits|circuits]] or close

Debut = [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|1950]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] | ...], [[1976]], [[1977]], [[1979]], [[1982]], [[1983]], [[1999]], [[2000]], [[2001]], [[2002]], [[2003]], [[2004]], 2007) |

With auto construction and racing dominated by [[France]], the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually ...t near [[Angouleme]] in the Paris-Madrid race. Eight fatalities caused the French government to stop the race in [[Bordeaux]] and ban open-road racing.

With auto construction and racing dominated by [[France]], the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually ...t near [[Angouleme]] in the Paris-Madrid race. Eight fatalities caused the French government to stop the race in [[Bordeaux]] and ban open-road racing.

With auto construction and racing dominated by [[France]], the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually ...t near [[Angouleme]] in the Paris-Madrid race. Eight fatalities caused the French government to stop the race in [[Bordeaux]] and ban open-road racing.

'''Paris-Tours''' is a [[France|French]] single day [[Classic cycle races|classic]] [[cycling]] race which takes p ...constantly changed, at this time the race was sometimes known as the Grand Prix d'Automne and sometimes by the names of the start and finish towns. For man

Prior to 2001 the BTCC was contested by cars built to 2.0 litre supertouring regulations * [[Championnat de France de Supertourisme]] (French Touring Car Championship), last season in 2005.

...nt color="#505050">'''mid-gray'''</font>. Drivers who have entered a Grand Prix solely for the purpose of Friday testing (introduced in [[2003 Formula One This page is accurate up to and including the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[October 21]], [[2007]])

[[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. Howe ...anned. The first race under the new regulations was the [[1946 Turin Grand Prix]] held on [[1 September]], the race being won by [[Achille Varzi]] in an [[

*[[Renato Carosone]], pop musician and composer ([[1920]]-[[2001]]) *[[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], ([[1632]] - [[1687]]), Italian-French composer

...'' Mosley, recalling March's first F1 race, the [[1970 South African Grand Prix]]'' ...aces. One of these was a world championship race, the [[1970 Spanish Grand Prix]], won by reigning world champion [[Jackie Stewart]] in a customer car run

...an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four va ...rix car]], which won Alfa Romeo the inaugural world championship for Grand Prix cars in 1925. For Alfa road cars Jano developed a series of small-to-mediu

...an car, European makers such as the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Fiat]] or [[France|French]] [[Peugeot]] companies soon developed their own vehicles to try to win the ...(183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] engine which had been serviced in his shop by [[Fred Offenhauser]] in 191

...held at ''[[Circuit de la Sarthe]]'' near [[Le Mans]], [[France]], in the French [[Sarthe]] [[département]]. It is organised by the ''[[Automobile Club de ...at 14:00 and in [[1984]] the race started at 15:00 due to the conflicting French General Election.

...d [[Brian Redman]] was still out after a crash in the [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix]] at Spa. ...roadster with monocoque chassis), except [[Jack Brabham]] all drivers were French.