São Paulo Grand Prix 2026

Round 19 of 22 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) · November 6–8, 2026

Race Start

Sunday, November 8 at 12:00 PM EST
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Session Times (US Time Zones)

Session Eastern Central Mountain Pacific
Practice 1 Fri, Nov 6, 9:30 AM EST Fri, Nov 6, 8:30 AM CST Fri, Nov 6, 7:30 AM MST Fri, Nov 6, 6:30 AM PST
Practice 2 Fri, Nov 6, 1:00 PM EST Fri, Nov 6, 12:00 PM CST Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 AM MST Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 AM PST
Practice 3 Sat, Nov 7, 9:30 AM EST Sat, Nov 7, 8:30 AM CST Sat, Nov 7, 7:30 AM MST Sat, Nov 7, 6:30 AM PST
Qualifying Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM EST Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM CST Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 AM MST Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM PST
Race Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 PM EST Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 AM CST Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 AM MST Sun, Nov 8, 9:00 AM PST

Circuit Guide

Interlagos is the title-decider track: more championships have swung on this old-school, anti-clockwise rollercoaster outside São Paulo than anywhere else in the modern era. The Senna S at Turn 1 drops downhill into one of F1's great overtaking zones, and the weather off the surrounding hills is famously unstable. Short lap, passionate crowd, unpredictable rain — Interlagos rarely produces a boring race.

Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos)
Length
4.309 km
Laps
71
Corners
15
First GP
1973
Local Start
2:00 PM (São Paulo)

Watching from the US

Very US-friendly: São Paulo is only 1-2 hours ahead of Eastern time in November, so the race starts late Sunday morning/midday for American viewers. If championship math is still alive by November, this is historically where it gets settled — clear your Sunday.