Talk:Grand Prix motor racing

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Merge with F1

Can't help but notice that besides this article on Grand Prix motor racing there is one on Formula one. Is a merge in order?Gzuckier 22:04, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Indulging in Necromancy to answer this - Formula One is only one kind of Grand Prix motor racing. This article has a wider remit, majoring on pre-WWII (and therefore pre-F1) Grand Prix racing. 4u1e 15:45, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Malcolm Campbell

When did Malcolm Campbell race in GP? Did I miss something? --squadfifteen, 17/10/05

Class B

Assessed as Class B - seems like good content, but no inline citations. 4u1e 15:45, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No mention of 1931 and '32 European Champions

There's no mention of the 1931 and 1932 AIACR European Champions, while there is of the 1934-1939 Champions. I reckon this should be added. Lustigson 19:48, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nomenclature

The post-WWII section seems to speak exclusively of F1, but where does that leave other series that refer to their races as Grands Prix? Champ Car World Series races such as the San Jose Grand Prix or Grand Prix of Cleveland come to mind. I'm sure GP2 and A1GP do this as well. Is there a piece of information I'm missing? Mustang6172 07:24, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Import Rating

As the direct predecessor to modern Formula One Grand Prix racing, I rated the article as highly important to motorsports history. It could possibly even merit a Top rating, if others support the notion. --Chr.K. 20:34, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

After five minutes of deliberation, I've decided to make it just that, regardless; the avatar image on the "cover" of the Motorsports History taskforce tag is a freakin' Grand Prix car to begin with. --Chr.K. 20:39, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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The first Grands Prix

In the article we have the following text:

"In 1922, Italy became the first country outside France to host an automobile race using the name Grand Prix (or Gran Premio), run at Monza."

This is not true. Whilst not a Grande Épreuve, the American Grand Prize first ran in 1908. See the articles 1908 Grand Prix season and United States Grand Prix for evidence, along with citations.

Grand Prize has the same meaning as Grand Prix and Gran Premio, so I am going to be bold and modify this sentence in the article Paddyslacker (talk) 03:24, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]