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6th - 9th November
Language
Portuguese
Currency
Brazilian Real R$(BRL)
Time Zone
UTC -3
Electricity
127/220V, 60Hz, Type N
Brazil, São Paulo
Weather
17℃ 26℃
clear sky
Thu
16℃ 23℃
Fri
15℃ 32℃
Sat
20℃ 25℃
Brazil loves their F1! The country has the largest TV audience of any and they turn out in force for the Sao Paulo race.
The Interlagos track is dated and set in the middle of suburbia and as such, the track is quite compact and the facilities need a good makeover to be frank. One of the unique things about the pit straight is that at one end, it sits about 3 metres lower than pit lane. This means the drivers have to use stairs to get from their garages to the grid.
Like Mexico, one needs to be security conscious in Sao Paulo and staying in a good hotel is often paramount here. The best hotel for my money is the Palacio Tangara; I’ve stayed in few better and it’s where many of the top drivers stay. I’ve also stayed at the Hilton which was fine.
There are a couple of upmarket Sao Paulo shopping malls near the Hilton and Palacio Tangara hotels that are well worth a visit and cabs/Ubers in the city are great value.
This is one of few tracks where most of the teams and drivers arrive into the track in non-logoed team kit. This has come about after a number of incidents where F1 people were targerted in robberies and crimes. For that reason, we don’t affix our parking passes to our car, instead we just flash them as we enter the track.
I’m not really a fan of the city though. For me, Rio has much more to offer even though it can be even more dangerous than Sao Paulo.
The circuit is a 30-minute drive from the centre of Sao Paulo, however, traffic can play havoc with those times.
Since 1973
Number of Laps:
71
Circuit Length:
4.309KM
Race Distance:
305.879KM
Lap Record:
1:10.540
Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Much like Mexico, driver security at the Sao Paulo race in Brazil is heavy. While the F1 drivers enter the track via gate 7 on Sen. Teotonio Vilela, you’ll have little chance of seeing them as they normally sit in the back of large SUVs with bullet-proof, darkened windows.
Paddock Club guests have access to the drop off zone and can secure selfies and autographs as they walk the 100m to the swipe gates, but they’ll have security around them so you’ll need to be quick.
A small crowd often gathers outside the entry gates to the Palacio Tangara Hotel where many of the Formula One drivers stay but it’s tough to work out who’s in what car due to the tinted windows.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
2
Lando Norris
1
Max Verstappen
3
| Position | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:09.656 | 1:09.616 | 1:09.511 |
| 2 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:10.192 | 1:09.774 | 1:09.685 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:09.934 | 1:09.801 | 1:09.805 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:09.928 | 1:09.835 | 1:09.886 |
| 5 | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 1:10.083 | 1:09.970 | 1:09.931 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:09.935 | 1:09.880 | 1:09.942 |
| 7 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:10.108 | 1:09.950 | 1:09.962 |
| 8 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:09.891 | 1:09.755 | 1:09.977 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:09.885 | 1:09.857 | 1:10.002 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:10.337 | 1:09.985 | 1:10.039 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:10.181 | 1:10.001 | |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:10.115 | 1:10.053 | |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:10.016 | 1:10.100 | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.041 | 1:10.161 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:10.184 | 1:10.472 | |
| 16 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:10.403 | ||
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.438 | ||
| 18 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:10.632 | ||
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:10.711 |
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32:01.596 | 25 |
| 2 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +10.388 | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +10.750 | 15 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +15.267 | 12 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +15.749 | 10 |
| 6 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | +29.630 | 8 |
| 7 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | +52.642 | 6 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | +52.873 | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | +53.324 | 2 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | +53.914 | 1 |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Williams | +54.184 | 0 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | +54.696 | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +55.420 | 0 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +55.766 | 0 |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | +57.777 | 0 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +58.247 | 0 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | +1:09.176 | 0 |
| 18 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 0 | |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | |
| 20 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 0 |
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