Grand Prix motor racing originated in France. The French Grand Prix was first run on 26 June 1906.
The name Grand Prix referred to the prize of 45,000 French francs awarded to the race winner Ferenc Szisz driving a Renault in that first race.
In 2008 the last French GP was run and did not occur again until 2018. This was due to financial considerations and no venue deemed suitable by the organizers or the FIA (International Automobile Federation).
The 2019 race at the Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet, Var, near Marseille was again dominated by Team Mercedes with the front row winning the race in the order they started. That is, Lewis Hamilton won starting from Pole Position to the Checkered Flag.
The fastest lap of the race was set by Sebastian Vettel driving for Ferrari with a time of1’ 32.72” on the 5.842 km (3.630 mi) track.