The spirit of the ‘Summer Grand Prix’ is still present in many spectators in our country. Hosted by Ramón García and Bertín Osborne, the program has not been broadcast for more than 13 years, but continues to bring nostalgia for this healthy competition between people with fun tests. The format miss is so great that even Ibai Llanos wants to recover it with an updated version. We remember what the ‘Summer Grand Prix’ was like, the schedule that swept away grandpa and kid. TVE and FORTA.
‘Unlimited games’: the harbinger of ‘Summer’s Grand Prix’
‘Games Unlimited’, recently renamed ‘Eurogames’, was not a new show on our television when Telecinco aired in 2020. Along with the Eurovision Song Contest, The format was one of the entertainment formats produced by the EBU from 1965 to 1999. The European television consortium sought to bail it out in 2007 and 2016 (within the 2017-2020 strategic plan entitled ‘Eurovision Super Games’), but both attempts were fruitless due to financial problems. Two years ago Banijay regained his spirit under the title ‘Eurogames’.
In this previous phase, Spain participated between 1988 and 1992, and the 1991 edition hosted Daniel Vindel and Isabel Gemio as presenters. Just three years after his retirement, TVE launches ‘When the Sun Warms’, considered the first edition of the ‘Summer Grand Prix’, A Cañí version of ‘Games Without Borders’ with tests performed on a large set built outside of the Prado del Rey.
Two stages in public television
If we consider the ‘when the sun warms’ print in total, The ‘Summer Grand Prix’ has been on the agenda of public channels in our country for 13 years. After more than 10 years in summer programming, in 2006 the RTVE leadership did not renew the format and was picked up by FORTA channels two years after its last edition (2007-2009).
Ramón García, Bertín Osborne, Natalia, Mar Regueras and other legendary presenters
Throughout its history, ‘The Summer Grand Prix’ has had two iconic servers as well as multiple servers. During his stay at TVE, Ramon Garcia He ran the field along with other well-known television faces such as Jennifer Rope (‘Music Yes’), sea ditches (‘Serve and protect’, ‘Central Hospital’) and Pilar Soto (‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Save Me Snow Week’).
Later in his post on FORTA, Cristina Urgell (2007) and Natalie Rodriguez (2008-2009) were companion presenters. Bertin Osborne in this game show.
As a curiosity, Marbelys ZamoraHe was a part of ‘El grand prix del Verano’ as one of the ballet members in the 2001 edition, one of the instructors in the first stage of ‘Fame to dance’ in Cuatro.
328 participating towns and only 14 winners
During its 14th edition on TVE and FORTA, more than 328 towns from all over Spain participated in the history of the ‘Summer Grand Prix’. Just Cudillero, Guijuelo, Murchante, Tordera, El Bonillo, Suances, Nuevo Baztán, Griñón, Los Molinos, Falces, Carrión de los Condes, Ricote, Ador and Renedo de Esgueva they can say that they are members of the elite club of winners in the format.
Madrid is the province with the most participants, followed by Murcia, Valencia and Caceres. Guipúzcoa is the only person not represented in the entire history of the program.
‘Hot Potatoes’, ‘Crazy Chests’, ‘Cows’ or ‘Boz’
Considering it’s a two-city competition every week, my favorite thing about ‘The Summer Grand Prix’, in addition to its drops, was the course of its fun tests. Since From ‘Hot Potatoes’ to ‘Los Bolos’, passing ‘Crazy chests’, ‘Door breakers’, ‘Boz’ or other tests such as gymkanas with the presence of heifers.
not without my godfather
The representation of the participating towns was led by the town’s mayor and a famous person as the ‘godfather’ or ‘godmother’, as well as the residents who participated as public. Norma Duval, Juncal Rivero, Terelu Campos, little boy from the roadIvonne Reyes, Paz Padilla, Juan y Medio, Esther Arroyo, Fernando Romay and Eva Gonzálezamong others, some of the familiar faces found in the different ‘authority boxes’ of the program.
‘Little prize’: children’s version by Andrés Caparrós
TVE was founded in 1998. ‘Little Prize’The children’s version of the program, in which students from schools aged 9-14 competed with their teachers, competed with their teachers, who also participated in some exams. In addition to the exclusive collaboration of Ramón García, Miriam Dominguez, Pilar Soto, Carlos Castel and Andrés Caparros It was the hosts of this format that La 1 aired on weekend mornings.
Huge fan base wanting her comeback
The ‘Summer Grand Prix’ is not a program that has sunk into oblivion among viewers in our country. program Has more than 36,000 followers and several fan accounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. where some great moments are remembered. It is these fans who have repeatedly requested that he return to TVE and have turned his claims into a trending topic.