Track length: 4.309km
Race length: 305.879km
Laps: 71
Turns: 15
Circuit opened: 1940
F1 first visited: 1973
Races held: 40
Track Record: 1:07.281, Lewis Hamilton, 2018
Lap Record: 1:10.540, Valtteri Bottas, 2018

Since 1973, the Interlagos circuit has hosted 40 Formula 1 World Championship races, with the Brazilian Grand Prix being held there 37 times. From 2021 onward, the event has been known as the São Paulo Grand Prix.

Diverse Winners
Across these 40 races, 25 different drivers have claimed victory. Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most wins at Interlagos, having secured four victories at the circuit.

Current Drivers’ Success
Among active drivers, Lewis Hamilton has the most victories at Interlagos with three wins. Max Verstappen secured his first Brazilian Grand Prix win in 2019 and added another in 2023, while George Russell achieved his first career win at Interlagos in 2022.

Team Achievements
Ferrari has the most wins at the circuit with nine, surpassing McLaren by one. Mercedes has the most victories by an engine manufacturer, with its power units winning for the 11th time in 2022. Teams have achieved a 1-2 finish at Interlagos ten times, with Mercedes and Red Bull sharing the record for the most such finishes.

Consecutive Wins and Podiums
Several teams have achieved successive victories at Interlagos, including Ferrari, Benetton, Williams, McLaren, Red Bull, and Mercedes, though no team has won more than three consecutive races. Ferrari also leads the podium count with 28 finishes.

Notable Podium Finishes
The furthest back a driver has come to secure a podium finish at Interlagos is 20th, achieved by Carlos Sainz in 2019. In recent years, podiums from outside the top three grid positions have become more common, with eight of the last 15 podiums coming from fourth place or further back.

Pole Position Records
Mika Häkkinen and Felipe Massa share the record for the most consecutive poles at Interlagos, each securing three in a row. McLaren, Williams, Ferrari, and Mercedes are the only teams to have taken successive poles, with Williams holding the record for the most consecutive team poles at six. There have been 13 instances of a team locking out the front row, with Mercedes last achieving this feat in 2022. The smallest pole margin was 0.011 seconds, set by Rubens Barrichello in 2003.

Fastest Laps and Laps Led
Michael Schumacher has set the most fastest laps at Interlagos, with five to his name. McLaren has the most fastest laps by a team, with nine. Schumacher also holds the record for the most laps led at the circuit, having led for 236 laps. Rubens Barrichello has led the most laps without winning, having spent 60 laps in front.

Dead Rubber Races
Eight races at Interlagos have been classified as dead rubbers, where both championship titles had already been decided prior to the race. These occurred in 2004, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2023.