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- Brazil held Grands Prix during the early parts of WWII at Interlagos and Gavea.
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The Brazilian Grand Prix (Portuguese: Grande Prêmio do Brasil), currently held under the name São Paulo Grand Prix (Portuguese: Grande Prêmio de São Paulo), is a Formula One championship race which is currently held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos neighborhood, Cidade Dutra, São Paulo.
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INTERLAGOS
HOMETOWN HERO SHINES In 1973 the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (now known as) in Interlagos, Sao Paulo officially had its first Formula 1 race. To the pleasure of the home crowd Sao Paulo native, Emmerson Fittipaldi driving for Lotus won the race beating out Jackie Stewart of Tyrell and Denny Hulme in his McLaren. The win gave Fittipaldi an eight-point lead over his rival Stewart in the drivers’ championship. In 1974 Fittipaldi claimed his second win at home, this time in wet conditions. The Bra...
FRANCE CONTINUES TO WIN The Brazilian Grand Prix of 1980 was the last race at Interlagos before moving back to Rio for the remainder of the decade. France and Rene Arnoux driving for Renault kicked off the decade with his first win in Formula 1. In 1981 the GP was moved back to Jacarepaguá, Rio where the race was held until 1989. REUTEMANN IGNORES ...
THE RETURN TO INTERLAGOS The ascension of Ayrton Senna who was born in Sao Paulo applied pressure on race organizers to revamp the track at Interlagos. After significant work was done smoothing out and shortening the track, the race returned to Sao Paulo and remains on the Formula 1 schedule until today. NOT A FAN FAVORITE The 1990 Grand in Brazil ...
GERMANS LOVE BRAZIL Ferrari and Schumacher began their reign in F1 in the 2000s with back-to-back wins, the first in Australia, and the second in Brazil. Schumacher managed to capitalize on Mika Hakkinen’s car troubles that put the Fin out of the race on lap thirty. David Coulthard in 2001 brought McLaren back onto the podium winning his first race...
Sebastien Vettel was the first German to win in Brazil since Michael Schumacher in 2002. Vettel drove for Red Bull who also had teammate Mark Webber finish in second place. The win was crucial for Vettel which gave him a shot of surpassing Fernando Alonso in the following race in Abu Dhabi. BRAZIL’S F1 IRONMAN In 2011, Mark Webber took the top spot...
The 2020 Brazilian Grand Prix was canceled due to the global pandemic restricting travel worldwide. HAMILTON MAKES SENNA PROUD What an incredible race weekend Brazil had in store for fans in the crowd and worldwide watching on Television. The world championship battle between Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes Lewis Hamilton was at the forefron...
Nov 9, 2015 · Motor racing in Brazil started before World War II in 1934, but the Brazilian Grand Prix was officially added to the Formula 1 calendar in 1973. The race was won by the native Emerson Fittipaldi in São Paulo at the Interlagos circuit.
Brazil officially entered World War II on August 22, 1942, when it declared war against the Axis powers, including Germany and Italy. On February 8, 1943, Brazil formally joined the Allies upon signing the Declaration by United Nations.
A first Brazilian Grand Prix was held there in 1972. Inter-city rivalry with Rio de Janeiro and her ascending star, Nelson Piquet, saw the event lost to the Jacarepaguá circuit in 1978-1989. São Paulo needed a new champion and they got one in the truly great, Ayrton Senna.
The Brazilian Grand Prix (Portuguese: Grande Prêmio do Brasil) is a Formula One championship race which is currently held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo. In 2021, it was renamed to São Paulo Grand Prix. Motor racing started in Brazil around 1934 before World War II, at the Gávea...
Oct 30, 2018 · We take a look at 5 facts about the famed Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos Circuit: #5 First instance of the Ralf Schumacher and Michael Schumacher starting from the top of the grid...
