in full Grand Prix de Rome Art scholarship awarded by the French government. First established in 1666 by Louis XIV and Charles Le Brun, it enables young French painters, sculptors, architects, engravers, and musicians to study in Rome. Grand-prize winners in each artistic category study at the Académie de France in Rome for four years. Many of the greatest French artists and musicians of past centuries have been prizewinners, including Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Jacques-Louis David, Hector Berlioz, and Claude Debussy. The prizes are still being awarded, though their prestige has diminished
{i} World Championship highly esteemed race for thoroughbred horses of ages three years and above that run a distance of over 2,400 metres (race takes place in Paris, France)
an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome
A Grand Prix is one of a series of races for very powerful racing cars; also used sometimes in the names of competitions in other sports. He never won the British Grand Prix. one of a set of international races, especially a car race
Automobile racing in which formula cars are run on closed highways or courses that simulate road conditions. Formula cars are open-wheel, open-cockpit, rear-engine vehicles and are generally smaller than those used in speedway races such as the Indianapolis 500. Grand Prix racing began in 1906 and today comprises more than 15 major international events. Its popularity grew particularly from the 1950s, when world championships were established
Automobile race. It is perhaps the best-known automobile race in the world, run annually (with few exceptions) since 1923 at the Sarthe road-racing circuit, near Le Mans, France. The winner is the car that travels the greatest distance in a 24-hour period. The racing circuit is 8.3 mi (13.4 km) long, and the race is open only to sports cars (see sports-car racing)
Grand Prix is the international level of showjumping The best of the best compete in Grand Prix The shows in the grand prix level are called "The So and So Grand Prix" usually
A special contest sponsored by the USCF All USCF players are eligible to participate Throughout the year, "points" are awarded to those players who win Open sections of tournaments that qualify as Grand Prix events To qualify as a Grand Prix event, the tournament must offer a prize fund of more than $500 (The amount of Grand Prix Points available for each tournament is determined by the amount of prize money offered) At the end of the year, the points are tallied and the winner is awarded a large cash prize