Pit Lane F1
Interlagos — officially the Autódromo José Carlos Pace — is the most consistent generator of dramatic Grands Prix on the calendar. A short, anti-clockwise circuit on the southern edge of São Paulo, it sits at 800 metres of altitude where engines lose roughly 10% of their normal-aspirated power and where weather can turn from blazing sunshine to torrential rain in 15 minutes.
Interlagos has hosted the Brazilian Grand Prix in most years since 1973. The current Lewis Hamilton-renamed straight commemorates a 2008 race that decided a championship in the final corner — and that's just one of dozens of weekends here that have produced unforgettable racing.
Top 100 fastest race laps ever set at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, filterable by year and driver.
Interlagos has medium tyre wear and high traction demands due to the bumpy surface. Two-stop is the dry-weather norm; one-stop is possible if the field bunches behind a safety car (statistically the highest probability circuit on the calendar). Altitude reduces engine power for everyone equally, but the impact on tyre cooling — overheating runs harder — is asymmetric across teams.
Early November in São Paulo — average 24 °C, high humidity, frequent thunderstorms. The grandstand at the start-finish straight gives the most multi-corner views; the Senna S grandstand is the action seat. Bring rain gear; the weather radar is part of the strategic conversation.
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 2024 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2022 | George Russell | Mercedes |
| 2021 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2019 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2017 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 2016 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2015 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2014 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2013 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2012 | Jenson Button | McLaren |
| 2011 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 2010 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2009 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 2008 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2005 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren |
| 2004 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams |
| 2003 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2001 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 1999 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams |
| 1996 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 1995 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton |
| 1994 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton |
| 1993 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1992 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 1991 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1990 | Alain Prost | Ferrari |
| 1980 | René Arnoux | Renault |
| 1979 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 1977 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 1976 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1975 | Carlos Pace | Brabham |
| 1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 1973 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus |
