A Brazilian Grand Prix was first held at Interlagos in 1972, although it was not part of the Formula One World Championship. The following year, however, the race was first included in the official calendar. In 1978 the Brazilian Grand Prix moved to Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, briefly returning to Interlagos for the next two seasons before becoming the sole host from 1981 onwards. In 1990 the Grand Prix returned to Interlagos, where it has stayed since. In 2005, for the first time, the Brazilian GP decided the World Championship, won by Fernando Alonso. On October 22, 2006, Felipe Massa became the last home winner of the Brazilian GP.
While its 68 years old facilities are subpar compared to most circuits on the calendar, the Interlagos circuit has created some of the most exciting and memorable races in recent Formula One history, and is regarded as one of the most challenging and exciting circuits on the F1 calendar. Along with Spa-Francorchamps, it is rare in that the circuit in its modern form is one of the few with a lengthy history in the sport not considered to have lost much of its mystique or challenge in its adaptation for the modern, much more safety-conscious era of 21st century Formula One.
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Circuit History [spoiler]
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In 1938 a huge plot of land was bought in Sao Paulo by two local property developers who intended to build a large housing development. It soon became clear, however, that one part of the land was not suitable for housing and so they decided to build a racing circuit instead. Sao Paulo grew at an incredible speed though and soon the circuit was surrounded by houses.
When, in the 1970s, Emerson Fittipaldi began to have international success, the Brazilians started to want a Grand Prix. In 1971 and 1972 Interlagos hosted non-championship events but in 1973 the track hosted its first championship Grand Prix. The track became a lucky charm for local racers, Fittipaldi, Carlos Pace and Carlos Reutemann all taking the spoils of victory in the 1970s. Interlagos was the scene of Pace's first and only Formula One victory, and following his death in a plane crash the circuit was renamed in his honour.
In 1978 the grand prix moved to Rio, but in 1979 Interlagos got its race back. By 1981 however Rio had retaken the Grand Prix, Sao Paulo's slums being at odds with the glamorous image Formula One wanted to portray. When a $15m redevelopment programme was agreed in the heyday of Ayrton Senna, a Sao Paulo local, the race finally moved back to Interlagos.
And there it has stayed. Since Senna's death there may have been no Brazilian world champion, but the passion of the Brazilian fans keeps the sport coming back every year.
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Grand Prix Information Information on Grand Prix races on current track only. [spoiler]
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Laps 71 Circuit length 4.309 km (2.677 miles) Race length 305.909 km (190.083 miles) Turns 15 Direction Anti-clockwise
Most wins by single driver Alain Prost (6) Most wins by single constructor Mclaren (11)
Lap Record Race 1:11.473 Lap Record Driver Juan Pablo Montoya Lap Record Team BMW-Williams Lap Record Year 2004
Tires Prime Soft Tires Optional Medium
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Track Preview [spoiler]Allianz preview
Pole lap by Felipe Massa, 2007 (Speed TV comments)
Last lap, Kimi Wins, 2007 (RAI comments) [/spoiler]
Last Race (2007) Statistics from the last race on this track. [spoiler]
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Winner Kimi Räikkönen Winning team Ferrari Winning time 1:28:15.270
Pole time 1:11.931 Pole driver Felipe Massa Pole team Ferrari
Fastest lap 1:12.445 Fastest lap driver Kimi Räikkönen Fastest lap team Ferrari
TBK Rating 8.63 TBK Rating Position 3rd of 17 TBK Rating # Votes 166
TBK TV Rating 4.17 TBK TV Rating Position 15th of 17 TBK TV Rating # Votes 89
Finishers in points: Pos Driver Team Laps Time Grid Points 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 71 1:28:15.270 3 10 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 71 +1.4 secs 1 8 3 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 71 +57.0 secs 4 6 4 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 71 +62.8 secs 10 5 5 Robert Kubica BMW 71 +70.9 secs 7 4 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW 71 +71.3 secs 6 3 7 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 2 2 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 70 +1 Lap 8 1
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Best Times Last Race (2007) Best times set during the race weekend. [spoiler]
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Fastest lap 1:11.810 Fastest lap driver Felipe Massa Fastest lap team Ferrari Session Saturday Practice
Sector 1 time 18.263 seconds Sector 1 driver Kimi Räikkönen Sector 1 team Ferrari Session Saturday Practice
Sector 2 time 36.398 seconds Sector 2 driver Felipe Massa Sector 2 team Ferrari Session Saturday Practice
Sector 3 time 17.031 seconds Sector 3 driver Felipe Massa Sector 3 team Ferrari Session Qualifying
Combined best lap 1:11.692
Notes: Best sector times of races are unavailable, the sector times presented are the fastest ones of those that are available and may not represent the fastest times during the weekend.[/spoiler]
Timetable [spoiler]
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Local time: GMT - 2 Hours Central European Time (Spain, Andorra, etc.) GMT + 1 (CET) Western European Time (UK, Portugal, etc.): GMT Eastern European Time (Finland, Greece, etc.): GMT + 2 Hours Eastern Daylight Time (New York, Quebec, etc.): GMT - 4 Hours
Session GMT CET EDT Stream / Channel Friday 31th October Formula BMW Americas Practice Session 10:50-11:15 11:50-12:15 06:50-07:15 Unknown Formula One Friday Practice 1 12:00-13:30 13:00-14:30 08:00-09:30 Several Available (See Streams) Formula One Friday Practice 2 16:00-17:30 17:00-18:30 12:00-13:30 Several Available (See Streams) Porsche Cup Practice Session 17:40-18:15 18:40-19:15 13:40-14:15 Unknown Trofeo Maserati 18:30-19:00 19:30-20:00 14:30-15:00 Unknown Formula BMW Americas 19:25-19:55 20:25-20:55 15:25-15:55 Unknown
Saturday 1st November Formula One Saturday Practice 13:00-14:00 14:00-15:00 09:00-10:00 Several Available (See Streams) Formula One Qualifying 16:00 17:00 12:00 Several Available (See Streams) Porsche Cup Qualifying Session 17:10-17:45 18:10-18:45 13:10-13:45 Unknown Trofeo Maserati Qualifying Session 17:55-18:25 18:55-19:25 13:55-14:25 Unknown Formula BMW Americas First Race (25m.) 18:50-19:20 19:50-20:20 14:50-15:20 Unknown
Sunday 2nd November Formula BMW Americas Second Race (25m.)12:00-12:30 13:00-13:30 08:00-08:30 Unknown Trofeo Maserati Race (30m.) 12:50-13:20 13:50-14:20 08:50-09:20 Unknown Porsche Cup Race (30m.) 13:40-14:15 14:40-15:15 09:40-10:15 Unknown Formula One Race (71 laps) 17:00 18:00 13:00 Several Available (See Streams)
Note: This timetable is subject to changes without prior notice.
CHANNEL STREAM STREAM ID TYPE FP1 FP2 FP3 Qualifying Race ITV ITV Web N/A Flash - Web based X X X X SpeedTV Wheels N/A TVU Player X X Star Sports Star Sports 10005 TVU Player X X Star Sports N/A PPMate X X CCTV5 CCTV5 10007 TVUPlayer X CCTV5 6002 SopCast X RTL RTL Web N/A MMS - Web based X X Eurosport France Eurosport (?) N/A TVAnts X X X
For future use of the ITV stream you can save the .swf file to your hard drive and play it from there. You may lose the player controls though. It is possible that you may need a UK proxy for the ITV stream at some point.
There should be a SopCast stream for FP3, but it is very unstable due to it's high load and will suffer from a lot of buffering. Avoid it if you can.
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this is it, one historical day that might end the curse, or crown a brazilian champion in his home race
and I'll be there to see it (my first grand prix live at the track)
any advice from those who already went to a grand prix?
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it's a pity the 'gap' is not smaller. 5 points is just a little bit too much, Lewis should easily get into top 5, even though last year it was a similar situation.
I wonder if the teammates will or can do something 'bad' during the start. But I doubt the forum would survive then...
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aerogi wrote:
it's a pity the 'gap' is not smaller. 5 points is just a little bit too much, Lewis should easily get into top 5, even though last year it was a similar situation.
I wonder if the teammates will or can do something 'bad' during the start. But I doubt the forum would survive then...
don't you mean 7 points?
Anyway: Last race of Coulthard probably last race of Barrichello last race of grooved tires
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JB-F1 wrote:
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probably last race of Barrichello
Maybe, but I can't see it at this stage. Maybe we'll get some kind of announcement soon
Honda are supposed to be announcing their 2009 plans at Interlagos this weekend. Rumours put Petrobras and Bruno Senna alongside Jenson Button for next year.
Maybe, but I can't see it at this stage. Maybe we'll get some kind of announcement soon
Honda are supposed to be announcing their 2009 plans at Interlagos this weekend. Rumours put Petrobras and Bruno Senna alongside Jenson Button for next year.
Are those new rumours or the old ones? Because I heard that a few days and I've since heard that they'll probably keep Rubens with Bruno as tester for a year
Honda has been waiting around for Alonso but it is increasingly clear that Fernando is not going to move across to the Brackley team. This means that Rubens Barrichello has a good chance to stay as there is no obvious replacement as Alexander Wurz is not interested in moving up from being test driver. The team will test some young bloods in the coming months, including Bruno Senna and some his GP2 rivals but logic suggests that Barrichello is probably a better package, if he can convince the team that he is still super-motivated. There is a possibility that Piquet might join the team if he is thrown out although one could still argue that Barrichello makes more sense than Nelson.
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LucasWheldon wrote:
this is it, one historical day that might end the curse, or crown a brazilian champion in his home race
and I'll be there to see it (my first grand prix live at the track)
any advice from those who already went to a grand prix?
Take a personal radio to listen to the race and sit at a corner which is known for action and if you can don't sit too far away from a tv screen (if possible). I always like to know what is happening in the race.
Man I am nervous about this race. I really hope history does not repeat itself. Surely not... Surely...
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