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...ember 29]], [[1896]] - died [[October 13]], [[1981]], was a French [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver who joined the new [[Formula One]] circuit at its inc ...h a [[Bugatti]] in 1926, making an immediate impact by winning the [[Grand Prix de Reims]]. Nicknamed "Phi-Phi," he teamed up with [[Luigi Chinetti]] to wi

...[[December 29]], [[1896]] - [[October 13]], [[1981]]) was a French [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver who joined the new [[Formula One]] circuit at its inc ...h a [[Bugatti]] in 1926, making an immediate impact by winning the [[Grand Prix de Reims]]. Nicknamed "Phi-Phi," he teamed up with [[Luigi Chinetti]] to wi

...|| [[1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1953]] - [[1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1955]] ...e racing season|1953]] 350cc [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Nations Grand Prix]]

...'', born [[April 6]], [[1885]] - died [[March 6]], [[1965]], was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] champion and the first [[France|Frenchman]] to win the [[Ind ...he won both the French Grand Prix at [[Miramas]] and the [[European Grand Prix]] at the [[Circuito Lasarte]], [[Spain]].

'''Giulio Masetti''' (1895 in [[Firenze]] - [[April 25]], [[1926]] in [[Sclafani Bagni]] on [[Sicilia]]) was an Italian ''[[count#In Italy|c ...but failed to finish the [[Spanish Grand Prix]] (1925) and II [[GP Rome]] (1926).

|First race || [[1960 Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1960 Italian Grand Prix]]

...h Republic]], is regarded as one of the greatest female drivers in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] history. ...er the opportunity to take the wheel. She immediately began winning and by 1926 was good enough to compete in races around Europe against the best male dri

|First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]

[[Image:GPMarne1954.jpg|right|thumb|1954 Grand Prix de la Marne]] ...cuits in all of [[Europe]]. As such, the race served as the [[French Grand Prix]] in 1932 and for many years was one of the most prestigious events in raci

|First race:||[[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]] |Last race:||[[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|1959]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]

..., ([[January 16]], [[1903]] – [[March 18]], [[1945]]), was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver and [[war hero]]. ...b of [[Paris, France]], William Grover-Williams grew up fluent in both the French and English languages. When [[World War I]] broke out, his family moved to

...r 28]], [[1898]] - died [[September 10]], [[1933]], was an Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver often referred to as Mario Umberto Borzacchini. ...n races including the Etna Cup at [[Catania]] and the 1100cc class at the 1926 and 1927 [[Targa Florio]] where he beat fellow up-and-comer, [[Luigi Fagiol

! colspan=2 |'''{{flagiconMorocco}} [[Morocco|Moroccan]] Grand Prix''' | First race || Casablanca Grand Prix

...ermany to a hotelier family, was a champion racer in Europe in the [[Grand Prix motor racing]] era. ...[[Mercedes-Benz]] in 1922. In 1926, he entered the first-ever German Grand Prix at the [[AVUS]] track near Berlin and promptly won the race, much to the am

==Grand Prix motor racing career== .... He won the 1923 [[French Grand Prix]] and the 1924 [[San Sebastian Grand Prix]] at [[Circuito Lasarte]] (Spain) in a [[Sunbeam]]. After a further win at

...company produced five examples in [[1910]], and entered the [[French Grand Prix]] at [[Le Mans]] in [[1911]]. The tiny Bugatti looked out of place at the A Grand Prix for [[Voiturette]]s at Le Mans was the only French event of [[1920]], and Bugatti entered the two completed cars from Milan an

...eptember 10]], [[1933]], was an Italian [[Opera|opera singer]] and [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...d not earn another major championship until he captured the [[French Grand Prix]] in 1924 when he was part of a powerful three-man Alfa Romeo team with [[G

! 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]

|First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1951 French 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'

...It took the [[Grand Prix mptor racing|Grand Prix]] World Championship in [[1926]] after winning 351 races and setting 47 records in the two prior years. A The original model, introduced at the Grand Prix of [[Lyon]] on [[August 3]], [[1924]], used an evolution of the [[multi-val

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

[[Image:GPItaly.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'''Grand Prix of Italy''']] '''Grand Prix motor racing''' has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in

...rst, the rear axle was bolted directly to the frame with no springs. In [[1926]], Bugatti added both springs and a supercharger to the Type 36. This was The [[V16|16-cylinder]] '''Type 45''' racing car and similar '''Type 47''' "Grand Sport" were to become a new generation of cars from Bugatti. The engine, a

...ctober 1]], [[1984]], was a [[France|French]] model, dancer, and a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...ually became Hellé Nice. She built a solid reputation as a solo act but in 1926 decided to partner with Robert Lisset to perform at cabarets around [[Europ

! 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

...]] 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. [[Category:British Grand Prix]]

...company produced five examples in [[1910]], and entered the [[French Grand Prix]] at [[Le Mans]] in [[1911]]. The tiny Bugatti looked out of place at the A Grand Prix for [[Voiturette]]s at Le Mans was the only French event of [[1920]], and Bugatti entered the two completed cars from Milan an

...tely established in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. The [[A1 Grand Prix]] series instigated in 2005 features national teams, driving identical cars

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

...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

...|Rothschild]] banking dynasty who became a [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] race-car driver, a [[scriptwriter]], a [[theatrical producer]], a [[poe]] ...he name André Pascal) and Mathilde Sophie Henriette von Weissweiller (1872-1926). At the outbreak of [[World War I]], 12-year-old Philippe was sent to the

...then Chiribiri was licensed to build 100 aeronautical motors for [[France|French]] engine manufacturer [[Gnome et Rhone]], so aircraft production ceased. Th In the 1922 2nd [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] of [[Penya Rhin]] ([[Barcelona]]) at the [[Vilafranca del Penedès|Circui

...lor:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:1957 Maserati 250F Grand Prix Recreation.JPG|280px|Recreation of a 1957 Maserati 250F]] | Debut || [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix ]], J.M. Fangio, 1st

...tely established in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. ...gatti Typ 35C Grand Prix Racer 1926.jpg|thumb|French [[Bugatti Type 35]]C (1926)]]

'''Paris-Tours''' is a [[France|French]] single day [[Classic cycle races|classic]] [[cycling]] race which takes p ...t Arnould en Yvelines. A major route alteration was tried between 1919 and 1926 in an effort to make the finale tougher, a loop through [[Chinon]] was adde

*[[Dario Fo]], (born [[1926]]), dramatist and actor *[[Rudolph Valentino|Rodolfo Valentino]] ([[1895]]-[[1926]])

...covered from [[List of battles of the Italian Wars#Brescia|its sack by the French]]. It subsequently shared the fortunes of the Venetian republic until 1796 * [[Camillo Golgi]] experimental pathologist, b. 1843, d. 1926, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906 for his studies

...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 ...e-seaters, winning four more races for the engine up to 1929 (two of them, 1926 and 1928, in Miller chassis). The engines then won another seven races unti