European Grand Prix

European Grand Prix

Akrotiri Bay International Circuit
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Race Statistics
Number of times held	0
First held	1950 (as honorific title) 1979 (as actual race)
Last held	2019 (as honorific title) 2017 (as actual race)
Number of venues	0
Most wins (drivers)	Sebastian Vettel (3)
Most wins (constructor)	Template:AUT Red Bull (4)
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The European Grand Prix was a race on the Formula One calendar. The European Grand Prix is usually held when a European country is already holding another Grand Prix.

It was first held in 1979 on the Brands Hatch circuit. Until 1978, the European Grand Prix was not an actual race, but an honorific title awarded by the FIA to one Grand Prix in Europe. This tradition returned as a one-off in 2019, when the Cyprus Grands Prix were designated the European Grands Prix to celebrate Cyprus joining the European Union 15 years before.

History

1970s

The concept of an honorific European Grand Prix fell out of favour in the mid-late 1970s after a number of controversial nominations. The 1977 season saw the Soviet Grand Prix nominated, but the race did not live up to the honour after organisers allegedly mixed up the Italian and American flags for winner Mario Andretti. The 1978 season saw the Mugello Grand Prix nominated, but this again would prove controversial due to the double-booking with Dywa GP by the race organisers and the domination of the race by the Brabham BT46B "fan car".

The honorific status of the race was dropped in 1979 in favour of a more traditional Grand Prix. Brands Hatch would host the first ever European Grand Prix as the British Grand Prix rotated back to Silverstone.

1980s

In 1980, talks for Silverstone to hold the European Grand Prix fell through early in the year. The Dubai Grand Prix was scheduled in it's place, but the race proved unpopular with drivers and teams alike and did not return for 1981. Brands Hatch would again host the European Grand Prix in 1981.

Previous Winners

By Year

An orange background indicates an event that was given the European Grand Prix title as a honorific.

Year	Driver	Constructor	Entrant	Venue
2019	Sebastian Vettel	Template:GBR Caterham-Judd	Template:GBR n-tv Caterham F1 Team	Akrotiri Bay International Circuit
	Template:GBR Dean Stoneman	Template:SUI Sauber-Judd	Template:SUI Sauber F1 Team
2018 not held
2017	Einar Ármannsson	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari Gauloises	Template:GBR Silverstone National Circuit
	Template:FRA Sébastien Bourdais	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari Gauloises
2016	Fernando Alonso	Template:AUT Red Bull-Hyundai	Template:AUT CEPSA Red Bull Racing
	Sebastian Vettel	Template:GBR Caterham-Judd	Template:GBR Caterham F1 Team
2013-2015 not held
2012	Template:GBR Lewis Hamilton	Template:AUT Red Bull-Honda	Template:AUT Red Bull Racing	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
	Sebastian Vettel	Template:GBR McLaren-Honda	Template:GBR Vodafone McLaren Honda
2011	Template:FRA Sébastien Bourdais	Template:AUT Red Bull-Honda	Template:AUT Red Bull Racing
	Davide Valsecchi	Force India-Renault	Sahara Force India F1 Team
2010	Sebastian Vettel	Template:AUT Red Bull-Renault	Template:AUT Red Bull Racing
	Template:GBR Lewis Hamilton	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2009	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:GBR Williams-Honda	Template:GBR AT&T Williams
2008	Template:AUS Daniel Melrose	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1 Team
2007	Template:AUS Daniel Melrose	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1 Team	Nürburgring GP-Strecke
2006	Kimi Räikkönen	Template:FRA Renault	Template:FRA Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
2005	Nick Heidfeld	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR Team McLaren Mercedes
2004 not held
2003	Template:GBR James James Davies	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR West McLaren Mercedes	Nürburgring GP-Strecke
2002	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
2001	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:GBR Williams-BMW	Template:GBR BMW WilliamsF1 Team
2000	Pedro de la Rosa	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
1998-1999 not held
1997	TBA	TBA	TBA	Circuito Permanente del Jerez
1996	TBA	TBA	TBA	Nürburgring GP-Strecke
1995	TBA	TBA	TBA
1994	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	Template:GBR Williams-Renault	Template:GBR Rothmans Williams Renault	Circuito Permanente del Jerez
1988-1993 not held
1987	Template:FRA Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Template:GBR McLaren-TAG	Template:GBR Marlboro McLaren International	Template:FRA Dijon-Prenois
1986	TBA	TBA	TBA	Nürburgring GP-Strecke
1985	TBA	TBA	TBA
1984	TBA	TBA	TBA
1983	TBA	TBA	TBA	Template:FRA Dijon-Prenois
1982 not held
1981	TBA	TBA	TBA	Template:FRA Dijon-Prenois
1980 not held
1979	Template:AUS Alan Jones	Template:GBR Williams	Template:GBR Saudia Williams Racing Team	Template:GBR Brands Hatch
1978	Template:GBR James Hunt	Template:GBR Brabham-Ford	Template:GBR Martini Racing	Mugello
1977	Template:USA Mario Andretti	Template:GBR Lotus-Ford	Template:GBR John Player Team Lotus	Bikernieki Circuit
1976	Template:AUT Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Circuito del Jarama
1959-1975 unknown
1957	Template:GBR Stirling Moss	O.S.C.A.	Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili	Template:BEL Spa-Francorchamps
1956	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:FRA Gordini	Template:FRA Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Template:GBR Silverstone
1955	Template:FRA Maurice Trintignant	Template:GBR Aston Martin-Jaguar	Template:GBR Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing	Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit
1954	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Circuit de Monaco
1953	Consalvo Sanesi	Template:FRA Gordini	Template:FRA Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
1952	Template:GBR Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Nürburgring Nordschleife
1951	Dorino Serafini	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Circuit Park Zandvoort
1950	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo SpA	Template:FRA Circuit Reims-Gueux