Editing Clermont-Ferrand (section)

===Sport===
A [[List of Formula One circuits|racing circuit]] close to the city, the [[Charade Circuit]], using closed-off [[Highway|public road]]s, held the [[French Grand Prix]] in [[1965 Formula One season|1965]], [[1969 Formula One season|1969]], [[1970 Formula One season|1970]] and [[1972 Formula One season|1972]]. It was a daunting circuit, with such harsh elevation changes that some drivers became ill as they drove. Winners included [[Jim Clark]], [[Jackie Stewart]] (twice), and [[Jochen Rindt]].

Clermont-Ferrand has some experience in hosting major international sports tournaments, including the FIBA [[EuroBasket 1999]]. The city was the finish of [[Tour de France]] stages in 1951 and 1959, and will host the start of the [[2023 Tour de France Femmes]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-10-27 |title=Tour de France 2023: routes reach for the sky with limited sprint chances |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/27/tour-de-france-announces-2023-routes |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

The city is also home to a [[rugby union]] club competing at international level, [[ASM Clermont Auvergne]], as well as [[Clermont Foot|Clermont Foot Auvergne]], a football club that has competed in France's top tier, [[Ligue 1]], since the 2021/22 season.

In the [[Rugby sevens|sevens version]] of rugby union, Clermont-Ferrand has hosted the [[France Women's Sevens]], the final event in each season's [[World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]], since [[2015-16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series|2016]].