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.
History
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OriginEdit
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 OneEdit
InterlagosEdit
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 JaneiroEdit
Back to new InterlagosEdit
Title SponsorsEdit
- 1999–2004: Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil
- 2009–2015: Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil
- 2017–2018: Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil
VenuesEdit
| Venue (in chronological order) | Years |
|---|---|
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1972-1977, 1979-1980
1990-present |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 1978, 1981-1989 |
| V T E | Grands Prix | |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Belgium • Brazil • Caesars Palace • Canada • China • Dallas • Detroit • Europe • France • Germany • Great Britain • Hungary • India • Indianapolis 500 • Italy • Japan • Korea • Luxembourg • Malaysia • Mexico • Monaco • Morocco • Netherlands • Pacific • Pescara • Portugal • Russia • San Marino • Singapore • South Africa • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United States • West United States | ||
| Bold indicates a Grand Prix scheduled for 2018; italics indicates a Grand Prix scheduled for 2019. | ||
| V T E |  Brazilian Grand Prix
| |
|---|---|---|
| Circuits | Interlagos (1973 - 1977, 1979 - 1980, 1990 - Present), Jacarepaguá (1978, 1981 - 1989) |  |
| Races | 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 |
