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For more info click hereThe First French Grand Prix held at Le Mans and won by Hungarian Ferenc sziszl. France names this the 9th Grand Prix as they call the earlier city races Grand Prixs.1906 French Grand Prix
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The first frenchman to win a Grand Prix was George Boillot. He drove a Peugeot.
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Juan Manuel Fangio was from Argentina and was a succesful driver all his life. At age 37(1948) he went France to race and continued drving succesfully with a 47% win rate.More info at
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This was the date that the French Grand Prix joined the F1 calendar.
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Luigi Fagioli become the oldest man to win the French Grand Prix . At age 52 he drove in the 1951 French Grand Prix sharing a car with Juan Manuel Fangio and won.
Date of birth: June 9, 1898 - Osimo, nr Ancona
Date of death: June 20, 1952 - Monte Carlo, Monaco
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During the 1968 French Grand Prix Jo Schlessers car slid into to the tires which ignited the fuel tank and leaving him with no chance of survial.info on Jo Schlesser
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For more info click hereMichael Schumacher won the 2006 French Grand Prix to make 8 wins he has had at French Grand Prixs. watch the 2006 French Grand Prix
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After the 2008 French Grand Prix it was announced that the French Grand Prix would be leaving the F1 calendar.
