Grand Prix

A Grand Prix is a mode found in all Mario Kart games to date. It involves a race through each of the four races in one of the game's cups against computer-controlled racers and is 1-player only.

Mario Kart DS
In Mario Kart DS, completing a Grand Prix results in a rating, from 3 stars to 1 star, to A, to E. Completing all eight cups at 150cc unlocks a fourth variation: 150cc mirror, wherein all tracks are horizontally reversed.