66 Pronouncing French and Canadian names (Motorsport Pronunciation Guide)
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This article is from the Motorsport FAQ, by A H Henry bspahh@midge.bath.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.
66 Pronouncing French and Canadian names (Motorsport Pronunciation Guide)
Gilles Villeneuve | jil (with a soft j sound) vil-neuv (where vil
| sounds like kill and neuv sounds like curve without
| the 'r').
Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques is either "jawk" (hawk) or "jak" (yak). Both
| have a soft j sound. JV, brother of GV, uses "jawk".
| JV, son of GV, uses the European "jak" pronunciation
| He also has told the American media that his name is
| pronounced vil-nev bordering on vil-neph and not the
| Francocorrect form.
Alain Prost | a-lan p-roast
Jean Alesi | jon (with a soft j sound) a-lay-zEE
|
Renault | ren-oh (ren as in siren, oh rhymes with blow)
Peugeot | pooh-szjoh (szjoh has a very soft "j", and rhymes
| with show)
|
Magny-Cours | man-nyee cor
Le Mans | le mon
Spa-Francorchamps | spa-fron-cor-shom (fron rhymes with from)
Grand Prix | gron pree
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