The 1953 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 5 July 1953 at Reims. It was race 5 of 9 in the 1953 Formula One season, which was run to Formula Two rules.

It is popularly known as The Race of the Century because of the sixty lap battle between Briton Mike Hawthorn and Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio. Hawthorn won the duel after they reportedly swapped the lead at virtually every corner on the Reims circuit. In addition, after 500 km of racing, the four lead cars were less than 5 seconds apart.