gräⁿ ˈprē noun
( plural grand prix or grands prix or grand prixes -ē(z))
Usage: usually capitalized G&P
Etymology: from Grand Prix de Paris (French, literally, grand prize of Paris), an international horse race for three-year-olds established in 1863
: an international long-distance auto race over a tortuous course
the New Zealand Grand Prix, a 200-mile struggle for the New Zealand Motor Cup and a £600 first prize — D.J.Mahoney
at average speed of approximately 75 mph, won Argentine Grand Prix, year's first championship race, at Buenos Aires — Sports Illustrated