‖ grande épreuve
(grɑ̃deprœv)
[Fr., lit. ‘great test’.]
An international motor-race.
| 1955 Autocar 10 June 802/1 Francorchamps, the setting for the second of the European grandes épreuves, contrasts with Monaco. 1958 Times 4 Aug. 8/5 In 1956, his first season as a member of the Ferrari team, he won two of the grandes épreuves—the French and Belgian Grands Prix. 1959 Times 1 June 16/1 For him there is the added satisfaction of winning his first grande épreuve. |