El Grand Prix del verano

El Grand Prix del verano (transl. The Grand Prix of the summer) is a Spanish prime-time television summer competition between small towns created by Francesco Boserman and produced by Europroducciones. It was broadcast on La Primera Cadena of Televisión Española (TVE) nationwide for eleven seasons from 1995 to 2005, and on some regional broadcasters of the Federation of Regional Organizations of Radio and Television (FORTA) in their respective regions for three seasons from 2007 to 2009.[1] In summer 2023, TVE resumed the program for one more season,[2] and, due to the good reception, it was confirmed for the summer of 2024.[3]

El Grand Prix del verano
Season 15 logo (2023)
GenreGame show
Created byFrancesco Bosserman
Presented byRamón García (1995–2005; 2023)
Bertín Osborne (2007–2009)
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons15 + 1 confirmed
No. of episodes172 + 10 confirmed
Production
Running time120–130 min approx
Release
Original networkTVE1 (1995–2005; 2023)
FORTA (2007–2009)
Original release17 July 1995 (1995-07-17) –
4 September 2023 (2023-09-04)

With the same premise as French television show Intervilles, it features mixed teams representing small towns in Spain competing in a series of games –usually funny physical games played in outlandish costumes, though none-the-less technically difficult, but also general knowledge games where mayors and celebrity godparents are put to the test–, some of which involve live heifers (referred to as the vaquillas).[lower-alpha 1] Due to the animal welfare law coming into force in 2022, for season 15 the vaquillas were replaced by an anthropomorphic heifer portrayed by a person in a full-body costume who hindered a team at the request of the opposing team.[4]

The show had a version for children, Peque Prix, a competition between schools that aired on TVE for six seasons between 1998 and 2000 and a special aired on Canal 9 and Telemadrid in 2007.[5] It also had a version for Portugal, Todos Gostam do Verão (transl. Everyone likes summer), which featured Portuguese towns, was filmed in the same studio with the same sets of the Spanish version, and was broadcast for one season on SIC in summer 2009.[6]

Episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired Winner town Ratings
First aired Last aired Viewers Share
1 10 17 July 1995 18 September 1995 Cudillero 3 160 000 27.0%
2 13 21 June 1996 13 September 1996 Guijuelo 3 877 000 36.6%
3 13 27 June 1997 19 September 1997 Murchante 3 160 000 33.4%
4 13 1 July 1998 25 September 1998 Tordera 3 025 000 27.7%
5 13 5 July 1999 27 September 1999 El Bonillo 2 874 000 27.0%
6 11 10 July 2000 21 September 2000 Suances 2 811 000 24.5%
7 13 25 June 2001 17 September 2001 Nuevo Baztán 2 837 000 24.7%
8 8 15 July 2002 2 September 2002 Griñón 3 258 000 30.1%
9 10 25 June 2003 3 September 2003 Los Molinos 2 875 000 27.2%
10 8 16 July 2004 30 August 2004 Falces 2 575 000 23.3%
11 13 15 June 2005 11 September 2005 Carrión de los Condes 2 205 000 19.2%
12 14 June–November 2007 Ricote 604 000 12.0%
13 13 June–September 2008 Ador 760 000 13.0%
14 13 June–September 2009 Renedo de Esgueva 758 000 9.8%
15 7 24 June 2023 4 September 2023 Alfacar 1 691 000 19.2%
Total 172 17 July 1995 4 September 2023 2 484 000 24.0%

Accolades

Tp de Oro
Main article: TP de Oro
Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
1995 Best Presenter Ramón García[lower-alpha 2] Nominated [7]
1996 Best Presenter Ramón García[lower-alpha 3] Nominated [8]
1997 Best Presenter Ramón García[lower-alpha 3] Nominated [9]
1998 Best Presenter Ramón García[lower-alpha 4] Nominated [10]
1999 Best Presenter Ramón García[lower-alpha 5] Nominated [11]
2003 Best Presenter Ramón García[lower-alpha 6] Nominated [12]

ATV Awards
Main article: ATV Awards
Year Category Result Ref.
1999 Entertainment: varieties and game shows Nominated

Notes
  1. Season 1 was titled Cuando calienta el sol (transl. When the sun heats) and features four teams in each episode. Starting with season 2, it was renamed El Grand Prix del verano and features two teams in each episode.
  2. For his work in ¿Qué apostamos?, El Grand Prix del verano, and Aquí jugamos todos.
  3. For his work in ¿Qué apostamos? and El Grand Prix del verano.
  4. For his work in ¿Qué apostamos?, El Grand Prix del verano, and La llamada de la suerte.
  5. For his work in El Grand Prix del verano, El gran concurso del siglo, and Todo en familia.
  6. For his work in El Grand Prix del verano and Un domingo cualquiera.

References
  1. "Grand Prix vuelve un verano más y confía de nuevo en Natalia". Vertele! (in Spanish). 27 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Ramón García will host the 'Grand Prix' this summer on La 1". RTVE (in Spanish). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. "'Grand Prix' will return to RTVE next summer". RTVE (in Spanish). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. "Los secretos del nuevo Grand Prix: de las lágrimas de Ramón García a la vaquilla "tocapelotas"". El Mundo (in Spanish). 5 July 2023.
  5. "¿Preparan un 'Grand Prix' de niños?". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 11 July 2023.
  6. Pujalví, Camila (25 August 2023). "Desvelando los secretos del Grand Prix: una mirada a su pasado". La Razón (in Spanish).
  7. "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1563. 16 March 1996.
  8. "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1608. 25 January 1997.
  9. "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1659. 17 January 1998.
  10. "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1711. 15 January 1999.
  11. "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1764. 24 January 2000.
  12. "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1973. 26 January 2004.


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