Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Interlagos Track Guide

• Senna S - Hard on the brakes for a left-hander down the hill which flicks back to the right. Heavily cambered and an overtaking chance.

• Curva do Sol - On the throttle and back to the left to set up the DRS zone on the Reta Oposta.
  

• Descida do Lago - A double-left, with brakes applied for the first apex and the throttle applied to wind up ready to travel back up the hill.
  

• Ferradura/Laranjinha - Taken with a small lift before the track tightens for a second apex at this tricky double-right.
  

• Turn 8 - Brakes go on for a tight hairpin that takes cars back downhill.
  

• Pinheirinho - Frustrating for drivers with patience rewarded. A 180-degree left-hander that begins downhill but goes uphill on exit.
  

• Bico de Pato - Tough with braking, beginning with the steering lock applied through a right-hand kink. This hairpin turns back down the hill.
  

• Mergulho - Fast with full-throttle applied as the car sweeps downhill to the left.
  

• Juncao - Technical left-hander with traction critical up the hill on exit. The last corner of note in the dry.
  

• Turn 13/Subida dos Boxes/Arquibancadas - Three left-hand kinks up the hill and onto the start-finish straight where DRS is enabled. No trouble in the dry, but devious in the wet.
  

Interlagos facts

Most wins by a driver

Michael Schumacher - 4 wins

Sebastian Vettel - 3 wins

Lewis Hamilton - 3 wins

Max Verstappen - 3 wins

Most wins by a team

Ferrari - 9 wins

McLaren - 8 wins

Red Bull - 7 wins

Mercedes - 6 wins

Williams - 4 wins

Last 10 winners

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

Sao Paulo Grand Prix lap record

Both the race and outright lap records were set by a Mercedes driver during the 2018 event, with Valtteri Bottas setting a 1:10.540s on the race. But Lewis Hamilton holds the lap record outright, having qualified on pole with a 1:07.281s.