Brazil F1 GP
Formula 1 Grande Premio Do Brazil 2009
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Brazilian Grand Prix Info
Autodromo Jose Carlos
| Race Date | 18 October 2009 |
| Laps | 71 |
| Circuit length | 4.309 km (2.677 mi) |
| Race length | 305.909 km (190.067 mi) |
| Number of corners | 13 (left:9) (right:4) |
| Top speed | 325 Km/h |
| Start line offset | 30 m |
| Downforce setup | medium |
| Most wins (drivers) | Alain Prost |
| Most wins (constructors) | McLaren |
| Grand Prix held | 26 |
| Spectactor capacity | around 119000 |
Brazilian GP Overview
The Brazilian Grand Prix is a Formula One championship race which occurs at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos, Brazil. The second name of the circuit is Interlagos. It is the venue of the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix, located in a suburb of the city of São Paulo, named after José Carlos Pace, a Brazilian Formula One driver, who had died prior to its naming.
Brazilian F1 Championship
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 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.
As a consequence of the reduction, the track lost three long straight sections and three fast curves (another one was reversed and one created). The track is very bumpy, and it takes great reflexes and skill to have control of the car in any given situation, the tight corners posing some serious problems for the speeding machines. A chicane has since been placed at the first corner, to slow the cars down. The circuit is one of the few non-oval racing circuits to go in an anti-clockwise direction.
Set in the suburbs of San Paulo, the original track was 4.949 miles in length, one of the longest of any track used in any era. It was made up of a sweeping outer section, followed by a tight and twisty trail through the infield. 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.
Interlagos GP Fixtures
| Friday 16 Oct
– Practice 1 |
10:00 – 11:30 |
| Friday 16 Oct – Practice 2 | 14:00 – 15:30 |
| Saturday 17 Oct – Practice | 11:00 – 12:00 |
| Saturday 17 Oct – Qualifying | 14:00 |
| Sunday 18 Oct – Race | 14:00 |
