The French motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the World Motorcycle Racing season. The Grand Prix was held on different circuits in its history: on the

Charade Circuit The Circuit de Charade, also known as Circuit Louis Rosier and Circuit Clermont-Ferrand, is a motorsport race track in Saint-Genès-Champanelle near Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. The circuit, buil ...

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Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; oc, label=Auvergnat, lo Puèi de Doma or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152.Le Mans circuit on numerous occasions since 1969, alternating with the

Paul Ricard Circuit The Circuit Paul Ricard () is a French motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, Var, near Marseille, with finance from pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a racetrack. The circuit has h ...

at Le Castellet, used it for the first time in 1973, the

Circuit Paul Armagnac Circuit Paul Armagnac also known as Circuit de Nogaro is a motorsport race track located in the commune of Nogaro in the Gers department in southwestern France. The track is named in honor of Nogaro-born racing driver Paul Armagnac who died in ...

Nogaro Nogaro (; Gascon: ''Nogaròu'') is a commune in the Gers department, Southwestern France. It is the site of a distillery of Armagnac brandy. Geography The commune is bordered by six other communes: Caupenne-d'Armagnac to the northwest, Sain ...

in 1978 and 1982 and the

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a motor racing circuit located in central France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers, some from Paris and from Lyon. It staged the Formula One French Grand Prix from 1991 (succeeding Circuit Paul Ricard ...

once in 1992. Since 2000 the race has been held at Le Mans on the Bugatti Circuit. The event is due to take place at the Bugatti Circuit until at least 2026.

Official names and sponsors

*1959–1960: Grand Prix de France de Vitesse (no official sponsor) *1962–1964, 1966–1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1985–1992, 1995–1996, 2009: Grand Prix de France (no official sponsor) *1970: Grand Prix de France Motocyclistes (no official sponsor) *1975–1977, 1980–1982, 1984, 1994, 1997–1999: Grand Prix de France Moto (no official sponsor) *2000–2001, 2003–2004: Grand Prix

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de France (listed without a sponsor on the cover until 2001) *2002:

Grand Prix de France (listed without a sponsor on the cover) *2005: Grand Prix Alice de France *2006–2008: Alice Grand Prix de France *2010–2016:

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Grand Prix de France *2017–2018:

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Grand Prix de France *2019–2020:

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Helmets Grand Prix de France *2021–present:

Grand Prix de France

Formerly used circuits and layouts

File:Paul Ricard 1986.png, Original short GP layout of Paul Ricard, used in 1991, 1996–1999 File:Bugatti Circuit 1991-1996.png, Older layout of Le Mans Bugatti, used in 1989–1990, 1994–1995 File:Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1992-2002).svg, Magny-Cours, used in 1992 File:Paul Ricard 1970.png, Original long GP layout of Paul Ricard, used in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980–1981, 1984, 1986, 1988 File:Circuit Le Mans Bugatti.png, Original layout of Le Mans Bugatti, used in 1969–1970, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987 File:Circuit Charade 1958 1988.png, Clermont-Ferrand, used in 1959–1964, 1966–1967, 1972, 1974 File:Rouen track layout 1955-1971.gif, Second layout of Rouen, used in 1965 File:Circuit-Reims-1954.png, Reims, used in 1954–1955 File:Rouen-les-Essarts.jpg, Original layout of Rouen, used in 1953

Winners of the French motorcycle Grand Prix

Multiple winners (riders)

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

By year

''A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the

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championship.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:French Motorcycle Grand Prix Recurring sporting events established in 1920 1920 establishments in France