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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.

History[]

Origin[]

Motor racing started in Brazil around 1934 before World War II, at the Gávea Circuit near Rio de Janeiro. The construction of the Interlagos circuit began in 1936. The first motor race which took place at the new circuit was a stock car type-touring race.

Formula One[]

Interlagos[]

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. In 1976, the other Brazilian, Carlos Pace won the Brazilian GP. The drivers began complaining the circuit in 1977 when Reutemann won the race. Because that, the race relocated to Jacarepagua.

Rio de Janeiro[]

Back to new Interlagos[]

Title Sponsors[]

Year(s) Title
19721977, 19791981, 19881998, 20022008, 2016 Grande Prêmio do Brasil
1978 GP do Brasil
1982 Grande Prêmio do Brasil de Fórmula 1
1983 Grande Prêmio Brasil Fórmula 1
19841986 Grande Prêmio Brasil de Fórmula 1
1987 GP do Brasil Fórmula 1
19992001 Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil
20092015 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil
20172018 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil
2019 Heineken Grande Prêmio do Brasil

Venues[]

Venue (in chronological order) Years
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1972-1977, 1979-1980
1990-2019
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 1978, 1981-1989

Winners[]

Drivers[]

Constructors[]

Engines[]

Year-by-Year[]

Year Driver Team Circuit Report
1972 Argentina Carlos Reutemann United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Cosworth Interlagos Report
1973 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United Kingdom Lotus-Ford Cosworth Report
1974 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Cosworth Report
1975 Brazil Carlos Reutemann United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Cosworth Report
1976 Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari Report
1977 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari Report
1978 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari Jacarepaguá Report
1979 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier-Ford Cosworth Interlagos Report
1980 France René Arnoux France Renault Report
1981 Argentina Carlos Reutemann United Kingdom Williams-Ford Cosworth Jacarepaguá Report
1982 France Alain Prost France Renault Report
1983 Brazil Nelson Piquet United Kingdom Brabham-BMW Report
1984 France Alain Prost United Kingdom McLaren-TAG Porsche Report
1985 France Alain Prost United Kingdom McLaren-TAG Porsche Report
1986 Brazil Nelson Piquet United Kingdom Williams-Honda Report
1987 France Alain Prost United Kingdom McLaren-TAG Porsche Report
1988 France Alain Prost United Kingdom McLaren-Honda Report
1989 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Italy Ferrari Report
1990 France Alain Prost Italy Ferrari Interlagos Report
1991 Brazil Ayrton Senna United Kingdom McLaren-Honda Report
1992 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell United Kingdom Williams-Renault Report
1993 Brazil Ayrton Senna United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Cosworth Report
1994 Germany Michael Schumacher United Kingdom Benetton-Ford Cosworth Report
1995 Germany Michael Schumacher United Kingdom Benetton-Renault Report
1996 United Kingdom Damon Hill United Kingdom Williams-Renault Report
1997 Canada Jacques Villeneuve United Kingdom Williams-Renault Report
1998 Finland Mika Häkkinen United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
1999 Finland Mika Häkkinen United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
2000 Germany Michael Schumacher Italy Ferrari Report
2001 United Kingdom David Coulthard United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
2002 Germany Michael Schumacher Italy Ferrari Report
2003 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ireland Jordan-Ford Cosworth Report
2004 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya United Kingdom Williams-BMW Report
2005 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
2006 Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Ferrari Report
2007 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari Report
2008 Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Ferrari Report
2009 Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
2010 Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
2011 Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
2012 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
2013 Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
2014 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes Report
2015 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes Report
2016 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes Report
2017 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari Report
2018 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes Report
2019 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda Report
  • A peach background represents a non-championship event.
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Bold indicates a Grand Prix scheduled for 2023.
V T E Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix
Circuits Interlagos (1972–1977, 1979–1980, 1990–2019), Jacarepaguá (1978, 1981–1989)
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Races (Brazilian GP) 197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Non-Championship Race 1972
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