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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.
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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...
Interlagos, 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.
Nov 12, 2023 · One of Formula 1’s oldest venues, the Brazilian Grand Prix has been on the championship calendar for more than 50 years. The race, now known as the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, is guaranteed to remain on the F1 calendar until at least 2030. The 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix is scheduled for November 1-3. Once again, Brazil will stage F1’s sprint race ...
- Autodromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos)
- 1972
- 71 laps (305.879km)
- 4.309km (15 turns)
The first Brazilian Grand Prix was held in 1972 at Interlagos, but that was a non-championship event. The next year, the Brazilian GP became the new championship round. The first winner of Brazilian GP was São Paulo native, Emerson Fittipaldi. The following year, Fittipaldi won again at Interlagos.
When was its first Grand Prix? Buoyed by the success of Brazil’s Emerson Fittipaldi, Formula 1 first jetted into Interlagos for a world championship race in 1973. Fans were treated to a home win in the first three Brazilian Grands Prix, with Fittipaldi victorious in 1973 and 1974, while Carlos Pace won in 1975.
The first Brazilian Grand Prix was first held at Interlagos in 1972. It was not part of the Formula One World Championship. The race in 1973 was the first one included in the official calendar.
