FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN GRANDE PRÊMIO DE SÃO PAULO 2022

Time and Location

13 Nov, 11:00 am – 1:00 am GMT-7

Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Av. Sen. Teotônio Vilela, 261 - Interlagos, São Paulo - SP, 04801-010, Brazil

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General Information

The Brazilian Grand Prix, currently held under the name São Paulo Grand Prix, is a Formula One championship race that is currently held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in the Interlagos neighborhood, Cidade Dutra, São Paulo.

A Brazilian Grand Prix was first held in 1972 at Interlagos, although it was not part of the Formula One World Championship. Typical of European motorsports at the time, this race was done as a test to convince the FIA if the Interlagos circuit and its organizers could capably hold a Grand Prix. Like most major circuits used for Grands Prix in Latin America such as the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome in Mexico City, Interlagos was (and still is) located in the confines of a sprawling urban neighborhood in a very large city. The following year, however, the race was first included in the official calendar, and it was won by defending world champion and São Paulo native Emerson Fittipaldi. In 1974, Fittipaldi won again in rain-soaked conditions, and the year after, another São Paulo native, Carlos Pace, won the race in his Brabham, followed by Fittipaldi.

Like many pre-World War II tracks, Interlagos features banked corners, with the drivers beginning their lap on a sort of half oval – in fact, between 1957 and the track’s return to the F1 calendar in 1990, Interlagos could be run as a giant oval. After wiggling through the Senna S and down to Turn 4, the drivers then go through a snaking in-field section with some challenging camber changes, before slinging back up the hill and through the banked final turn.

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Most Successful Driver

Alain Prost (6 wins)

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Latest Winner

Lewis Hamilton (2021)

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