Grand Prix motor racing

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Grand Prix motor racing was the premier international form of automobile racing in the early to mid-20th century, featuring powerful single-seater cars and factory teams competing in prestigious European road and circuit events.

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instanceOf auto racing category
form of motorsport
characteristic factory teams
long-distance races
open-wheel design
powerful engines
prestigious events
single-seat cockpit
enginePlacement front-engined (early era)
mid-engined (later era)
evolvedInto Formula One World Championship
linked to: Formula One

World Championship of Drivers
firstMajorRace 1906 French Grand Prix
followedBy Formula One
geographicFocus Europe
governingBody AIACR
FIA
influenced modern Formula racing
technical regulations of Formula One
introducedFormula Formula A
Formula B
Formula C
notableDriver Bernd Rosemeyer
Giuseppe Farina
Juan Manuel Fangio
Rudolf Caracciola
Tazio Nuvolari
notableEvent French Grand Prix
German Grand Prix
Italian Grand Prix
Monaco Grand Prix
notableManufacturer Alfa Romeo
Auto Union
Bugatti
Ferrari
Maserati
Mercedes-Benz
notableRaceType Grand Prix
originCountry France
peakEra interwar period
precededBy early city-to-city automobile races
primaryVehicleType single-seater racing car
regulationSystem formula
safetyLevel low
sport auto racing
timePeriod early 20th century
mid-20th century
typicalSurface paved road
public roads closed for racing
typicalVenue permanent race circuit
road circuit
street circuit

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