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| First Race | 1992 |
| Race Length | 604.032 km (375.328 mi) |
| Laps | 104 |
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| Venue | Streets of Paris |
| Location |  Paris, France
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| Surface | Asphalt |
| Circuit Length | 5.808 km (3.609 mi) |
| Turns | 13 |
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Grand Prix of Paris
The Grand Prix of Paris, also known as the Bastille Day Grand Prix (Fr: Grand Prix du 14 juillet), is a Eurocup race held annually on July 14 on the Streets of Paris along the Seine. It is widely considered the crown jewel of the Eurocup series.
Origins[edit | edit source]
Plans for a motorsport grand prix through the streets of Paris were a regular occurrence in the early days of Formula A, with plans for a French or Parisian Grand Prix most seriously heating up in the late 1970's. Deals were struck multiple times in the early 1980's to replace the Dijon-Prenois circuit with a street race in Paris, but organizers were continually unable to agree to terms with the circuit or Formula A organizers, and the idea was scrapped in 1985 when Formula A announced Circuit Nogaro as the permanent host of the French Grand Prix.
When the Eurocup series formed in mid-1990, the ideas for a race on the streets of Paris as the series' crown jewel event took more serious shape; with the financial backing of major series investors and the backing of the Parisian government, the Paris GP was given the green light for the inaugural Eurocup season. The race was initially assumed to open the season, but the unveiling of the schedule saw the race placed on Bastille Day; it was revealed that this was specifically at the request of the French government.