
The Brazilian Grand Prix was created in 1972 but is part of the Formula 1 World Championship calendar since the following year. Since that it was present in the schedule without interruption. All the races took place on two different circuits: Interlagos and Jacarepagua, with the choice of Interlagos since 1990.
The winning record on the Brazilian Grand Prix belongs to French Alain Prost who won six times from 1982 to 1990. Among the Brazilian drivers there were nine victories from 1973 to 2011, 2 for Fittipaldi, Piquet, Senna, Massa and 1 for Jose Carlos Pace.