European Grand Prix

The European Grand Prix was a Formula One event that was introduced during the mid-1980s and was held regularly from until. A recent host venue for this event was the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain, hosting the race from until 2012. The race was removed from the calendar in. In, the race returned, being run on a street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan, but was subsequently discontinued as the Baku round was renamed the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in.In earlier years, the European Grand Prix was not a race in its own right but just an honorific title; one of the national Grands Prix was also designated as the European Grand Prix. The first race to be so named was the 1923 Italian Grand Prix, held at Monza and won by Carlo Salamano in a Fiat and the last one was the 1977 British Grand Prix.Since its reintroduction, the European Grand Prix has usually been held in a country in Europe that also holds a national Grand Prix in that same year.Pre- and post-war yearsHonorific titleThe European Grand Prix was created as an honorific title by the AIACR, the FIA's predecessor in the organisation of motor racing events. The first race to receive the title was the Italian Grand Prix, in 1923, and it was followed by the French Grand Prix and Belgian Grand Prix. After a hiatus in 1929, Spa received the last honorific title of the pre-WWII years, in 1930.