Major auto racing events are often named Grands Prix (the plural form of Grand Prix), a tradition dating back to the first decade of the 20th Century and the Grand Prix motor racing of the 1920s and 1930s.
Os principais eventos de carreiras de automóbiles son polo xeral chamados Gran Premio (forma plural Grandes Premios), unha tradición que se remonta á primeira década do século XX e aos Gran Premio de automobilismo de 1920 a 1930.