All races ↗

Race weekend · 2026 · Round 20 · Brazil

Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo José Carlos Pace · São Paulo

Current sessionPractice 3

Race start

Scheduled1d 1h 21m to scheduled start
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Circuit guide ↗

Weekend timetable

Add to calendar ↗

Practice 1

Final classification

Practice 2

Final classification

Practice 3

No result yet

Qualifying

Scheduled

Race

Scheduled

Latest session result

Practice 2

· Final

Full classification ↓
  1. 1
    Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes · 1:10.763
  2. 2
    Lando NorrisMcLaren · 1:11.016
  3. 3
    Max VerstappenRed Bull · 1:11.022

Race forecast

Who is expected to finish ahead?

Grand Prix projections

Top 10 projected race finishers

Each Pn is the projected Grand Prix finishing rank at that stage.

Ordering: Post-Practice · through FP2 · Published

Fuel loads remain unknown.

Top ten projected Grand Prix finish comparison for Brazilian Grand Prix. Rows follow the Post-Practice forecast.
DriverPost-QualifyingPost-PracticeThrough FP2Pre-Weekend
Not yet runP1P1
Not yet runP2P2
Not yet runP3P3
Not yet runP4P4
Not yet runP5P5
Not yet runP6P6
Not yet runP7P7
Not yet runP8P8
Not yet runP9P10
Not yet runP10P9

Race-specific context

What matters this weekend

São Paulo: a softer range changes the stop calculation

For 2026, São Paulo gets C3 Hard, C4 Medium and C5 Soft. Teams mostly used Medium and Soft in two-stop races here last year. The softer Hard now offers a different route: it needs to deliver enough competitive laps to justify keeping it on, rather than simply lasting longer. Compare the Hard’s longer runs with the Medium before deciding whether the extra stop is worth paying for.

São Paulo · the pit wall

The strategy call

Pit strategy explained ↗

Tyre selection

C3HardC4MediumC5Soft

Pirelli has selected a softer trio for São Paulo. Last year teams largely chose two stops with Medium and Soft tyres; the new selection may broaden their options.

Pirelli nomination ↗

Championship & circuit

What is at stake?

Points explained ↗

Pre-race scenarios. Official standings through round 19.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has clinched the drivers’ title.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli already has a mathematically unassailable lead.

25 points available this weekend; 75 remain afterward. Full-points conditions apply.

Drivers still within reach of the championship on the verified schedule
DriverPointsGapMaximum final points
Andrea Kimi AntonelliChampion3800480

These are mathematical possibilities, not title probabilities. Ties use countback. Scoring rules ↗

FIA 2026 scoring and countback · A2.1.4 / A2.2 ↗Season calendar, including Sprint declarations ↗Official driver standings through round 19 ↗

What the recent circuit record shows

3 of 5 recorded winners started on pole, across 5 Grands Prix (2025, 2024, 2023, 2017, 2016).

Sprints excluded. Earlier races may use different layouts and rules.

Circuit results & guide ↗

Session results

Full classifications

Practice 2 classification

Final
Practice 2 classification, Final
PositionDriverConstructorBest lapLapsStatus
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:10.76337Classified
2Lando NorrisMcLaren1:11.01631Classified
3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:11.02223Classified
4George RussellMercedes1:11.03635Classified
5Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:11.08432Classified
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:11.21335Classified
7Charles LeclercFerrari1:11.48333Classified
8Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:11.78033Classified
9Isack HadjarRed Bull1:11.83933Classified
10Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:11.99136Classified
11Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:11.99633Classified
12Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:12.00836Classified
13Liam LawsonRB F1 Team1:12.04236Classified
14Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:12.10937Classified
15Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:12.53834Classified
16Rafael CâmaraHaas F1 Team1:12.56130Classified
17Carlos SainzWilliams1:12.74233Classified
18Lance StrollAston Martin1:12.94231Classified
19Alexander AlbonWilliams1:12.95337Classified
20Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team1:13.31634Classified
21Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team1:13.38333Classified

Practice order, best recorded lap and lap count.

Retrieved

Practice 2 classification source ↗

Practice 1 classification

Final
Practice 1 classification, Final
PositionDriverConstructorBest lapLapsStatus
1Lando NorrisMcLaren1:11.71733Classified
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:11.79932Classified
3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:11.95329Classified
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:12.04131Classified
5George RussellMercedes1:12.10330Classified
6Isack HadjarRed Bull1:12.15625Classified
7Gabriele MiniAlpine F1 Team1:12.56928Classified
8Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:12.61430Classified
9Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:12.65434Classified
10Liam LawsonRB F1 Team1:12.71532Classified
11Leonardo FornaroliMcLaren1:12.83328Classified
12Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:12.83727Classified
13Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:13.01726Classified
14Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:13.03832Classified
15Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team1:13.37116Classified
16Alexander AlbonWilliams1:13.51118Classified
17Luke BrowningWilliams1:13.59112Classified
18Rafael CâmaraHaas F1 Team1:13.69630Classified
19Lance StrollAston Martin1:13.76028Classified
20Colton HertaCadillac F1 Team1:14.27531Classified
21Dino BeganovicFerrari1:14.35711Classified
22Freddie SlaterAudi1:14.9667Classified

Practice order, best recorded lap and lap count.

Retrieved

Practice 1 classification source ↗
Explore all 2026 race debriefs and the calendar ↗