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4:05 PM on November 3rd, 2014 by Nathan Susanto

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The first running of the Brazilian GP was a non-championship event at Interlagos, Săo Paolo in 1972. The event joined the Formula 1 calendar a year later. After local hero Emerson Fittipaldi won back-to-back races in 1973 and 1974, Carlos Pace continued the Brazilian winning streak the following season. Pace died in a plane crash in 1977 and in his honor the Interlagos venue's name was changed to Autódromo José Carlos Pace in 1985.

With the Brazilian fans getting behind Rio native Nelson Piquet, the event transferred from Interlagos, which was struggling to meet the modern demands of the sport, to Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro in 1981. The venue went on to host the Grand Prix throughout the 1980s.

Following the success of another son of Săo Paulo, Ayrton Senna, officials put into motion a revamp of Interlagos so it could once again stage the Grand Prix. The original layout was 4.975 mi (7.960 km), comprising of long straights linked by fast corners in between two lakes. The circuit's length was nearly halved during the venue's modernization, but the officials got their wish and the event moved back to Interlagos in 1990.

The 2008 race saw one of the most dramatic finishes to the World Drivers' Championship. Felipe Massa took the checkered flag and briefly thought he had snatched the title from Lewis Hamilton. However, a last lap overtake on Timo Glock saw Hamilton spoil the party, sparking confusion and despair in the Ferrari garage.

The penultimate round of the 2014 Formula 1 season takes place this weekend at Interlagos, Brazil, on Sunday, November 9th. Lewis Hamilton's relentless form continued on Sunday in Austin, winning his fifth successive race and tenth of the season. He has now extended his lead over teammate Nico Rosberg to 24 points, but that means the title will be decided at the season finale in Abu Dhabi, no matter what. In the meantime, both drivers will be looking for their first win in Brazil.

Sebastian Vettel stormed to pole position in the wet last year at Interlagos and after a mini battle with Nico Rosberg on the opening lap he eased away for a record breaking victory. Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber eventually got past Rosberg and then Webber got the better of Alonso to secure a Red Bull 1-2 in Webber's final Formula 1 race.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2014 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, November 8th at 11 AM ET, when qualifying begins. Here we run down some Brazilian GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Brazilian GP
Round 18 of 19
Circuit Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos)
Location Săo Paulo, Săo Paulo
Circuit Type Race circuit
Circuit Length 2.677 mi (4.309 km)
Circuit Direction Counter/Anti-Clockwise
Turns 15 (10 Left, 5 Right)
Lap Record 1:11.473, Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams), 2004
Race Length 190.067 mi (305.909 km)
Laps 71
2013 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
2013 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, November 7th at 7 AM ET - 8:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, November 7th at 11 AM ET - 12:30 PM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, November 8th at 8 AM ET - 9 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline / Qualifying Saturday, November 8th at 11 AM ET
Race Sunday, November 9th at 11 AM ET



Interlagos facts:
  • Sebastian Vettel's win last year was the first victory for a polesitter in Brazil since 2008.
  • The driver on pole has secured a podium finish twice in the last five years at Interlagos.
  • One polesitter has retired in Brazil since 2004.
  • Since the race returned to Interlagos in 1990, only three winners have started from behind the front two rows.
  • The winner of the Brazilian GP has come from the front two rows for the last ten years.
  • Felipe Massa and Sebastian Vettel (both 2) are the only active drivers with multiple wins at Interlagos.
  • The driver starting from second on the grid has secured a podium at four of the last five Brazilian GP.
  • McLaren have won a record seven races at Interlagos.
  • Red Bull has won four of the last five Brazilian GP.
  • The most places gained at Interlagos since 1992 is 14, most recently done by Lewis Hamilton in 2009.
  • Two Grands Prix in the last six years have seen more than four retirements.
  • In ten of the last 13 Interlagos races, there has been at least one first lap retirement.
  • The safety car has been deployed at four of the last six Brazilian GP.
  • The safety car was called upon four times in 2003 and the race was red flagged after 56 laps in heavy rain.
  • It has rained twice at the last six Interlagos races.



2013 Brazilian GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:25.381
1:26.420
1:26.479
1
2.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:25.556
1:26.626
1:27.102
2
3.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:26.656
1:26.590
1:27.539
3
4.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:26.689
1:26.963
1:27.572
4
5.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:25.342
1:26.698
1:27.677
5
6.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:26.453
1:26.161
1:27.737
6
7.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:27.209
1:27.078
1:28.052
7
8.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:27.124
1:27.363
1:28.081
8
9.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:26.817
1:27.049
1:28.109
9
10.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber
1:26.071
1:27.441
1:29.582
10
11.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:26.266
1:27.456
-
11
12.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:26.275
1:27.798
-
12
13.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:26.790
1:27.954
-
13
14.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren
1:26.741
1:28.269
-
19
15.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:26.398
1:28.308
-
14
16.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:26.874
1:28.586
-
15
17.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:27.367
-
-
16
18.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
1:27.455
-
-
17
19.
Charles Pic
Caterham
1:27.843
-
-
18
20.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham
1:28.320
-
-
20
21.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
1:28.366
-
-
21
22.
Max Chilton
Marussia
1:28.950
-
-
22


107% Time:
1:31.315






Qualifying Notes
Red Bull had two cars in the top-4.
Mercedes had two cars in the top-6.
Toro Rosso and Ferrari had two cars in the top-10.
Sergio Pérez received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.



2013 Brazilian GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
40
1
1
2
0
49
2.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

1
38
1
0
0
1
41
3.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

2
36
1
0
0
0
39
4.
Jenson Button
McLaren

0
34
1
0
0
0
35
5.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

3
32
1
0
0
0
36
6.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren
0
30
1
0
0
0
31
7.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari

1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber

1
26
1
0
0
0
28
9.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes

1
24
1
0
0
0
26
10.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso

1
22
1
0
0
0
24
11.
Paul di Resta
Force India

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber

0
18
1
0
0
0
19
13.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso

1
12
1
0
0
0
14
16.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Max Chilton
Marussia

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
Ret.
Charles Pic
Caterham
Suspension
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Ret.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
Collision
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
Engine
1
0
0
0
0
0
1



2013 Brazilian GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
3
39
2
1
2
1
48
Ferrari
(Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
1
32
2
0
0
0
35
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Sergio Pérez)
0
32
2
0
0
0
34
Lotus
(Kimi Räikkönen/Romain Grosjean)
0
7
0
0
0
0
7
Mercedes
(Nico Rosberg/Lewis Hamilton)
2
28
2
0
0
0
32
Sauber
(Nico Hülkenberg/Esteban Gutiérrez)
0
22
2
0
0
0
24
Force India
(Paul di Resta/Adrian Sutil)
0
18
2
0
0
0
20
Williams
(Pastor Maldonado/Valtteri Bottas)
0
5
0
0
0
0
5
Toro Rosso
(Jean-Éric Vergne/Daniel Ricciardo)
1
17
2
0
0
0
20
Caterham
(Charles Pic/Giedo van der Garde)
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
Marussia
(Jules Bianchi/Max Chilton)
0
6
2
0
0
0
8



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-19 drivers.
Two classified finishers Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, Sauber, Force India, Toro Rosso,
Marussia.
Race leaders Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).
Laps led Vettel (1-71).
Fastest lap Mark Webber (Red Bull) on lap 51 (1:15.436).



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Brazilian GP 2004 - 2013 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
7
2
6.29
5.14
1
6
5
2
35.71
Season
17
0
7.12
7.47
2
14
9
0
29.29
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
Race
7
1
5.43
10.00
3
5
3
0
25.14
Season
17
7
3.13
4.41
1
14
14
10
39.41
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
8
0
9.88
10.88
4
4
2
0
22.13
Season
17
9
1.76
3.94
1
15
15
4
40.53
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
10
1
5.50
4.60
2
9
9
0
35.60
Season
17
0
6.59
7.06
2
15
8
0
29.94
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
Race
7
0
4.29
4.14
1
7
5
1
37.14
Season
17
0
9.88
9.94
4
11
1
0
23.76
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
9
0
10.78
8.11
1
6
6
1
27.33
Season
17
0
8.71
8.47
3
11
5
0
26.76
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
Race
3
0
15.00
14.33
10
1
0
0
14.67
Season
17
0
4.76
4.50
1
15
12
3
33.88
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
3
0
12.33
18.67
13
0
0
0
6.00
Season
17
0
14.94
14.71
8
2
0
0
13.35
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
Race
3
0
13.67
20.33
16
0
0
0
4.00
Season
17
0
17.36
15.19
9
1
0
0
11.65
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
17
0
8.12
9.82
2
11
2
0
24.12
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
3
1
6.00
7.00
5
3
1
0
32.33
Season
17
0
10.76
9.00
5
13
4
0
25.29
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
Race
3
0
14.67
14.33
6
1
0
0
16.00
Season
17
0
11.94
10.50
3
11
1
0
20.94
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
Race
6
0
14.33
13.33
6
1
0
0
16.50
Season
17
0
15.35
16.41
11
0
0
0
10.06
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
Race
1
0
18.00
12.00
12
0
0
0
19.00
Season
17
0
15.63
16.29
12
0
0
0
10.06
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
2
0
12.50
11.50
8
1
0
0
20.50
Season
17
0
11.06
13.00
6
6
0
0
17.29
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
17
0
10.65
13.41
9
5
0
0
16.47
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
Race
9
3
5.00
5.89
1
7
5
2
34.89
Season
17
1
8.12
10.41
3
9
5
0
23.47
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
Race
1
0
13.00
21.00
21
0
0
0
0.00
Season
17
0
6.24
6.06
2
15
9
0
32.35
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
9
2
7.67
7.83
1
13
9
4
30.78
Season
17
0
5.94
6.03
1
29
21
3
32.59
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
4
0
8.50
8.88
5
6
1
0
27.00
Season
17
16
2.42
4.18
1
29
29
14
42.12
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
10
4
6.00
4.50
1
19
14
3
37.70
Season
17
0
8.24
8.50
2
26
9
0
27.65
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
2
0
11.00
16.75
10
1
0
0
9.00
Season
17
0
16.03
14.94
8
3
0
0
12.82
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
10
1
7.00
6.55
1
16
12
2
33.20
Season
17
0
8.41
9.15
2
22
7
0
26.24
TM
Force India
FI
Race
6
0
13.08
13.42
5
3
1
0
17.17
Season
17
0
11.35
9.73
3
24
5
0
23.65
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
10
0
11.85
10.95
2
11
2
0
22.40
Season
17
0
15.48
16.35
11
0
0
0
10.35
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
8
0
12.25
11.69
4
4
1
0
20.63
Season
17
0
10.85
13.21
6
11
0
0
17.12
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
10
1
11.10
15.00
1
5
3
1
14.20
Season
17
1
7.18
8.24
2
24
14
0
29.06



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
1,1,1,1
2
1.50
1.00
1
4
4
4
48.00
TM
Mercedes
MER
1,1,1,1
4
1.50
3.88
1
7
7
4
44.25
DNF,2,2,2
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
2,3,8,7
0
7.75
4.63
2
8
5
0
36.25
3,4,7,3
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
3,4,7,3
0
5.25
4.25
3
4
3
0
36.00
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
DNF,2,2,2
2
1.50
6.75
2
3
3
0
34.25
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
2,3,8,7
0
10.25
5.00
2
4
2
0
34.00
TM
Williams
WIL
5,7,11,4
0
6.13
6.50
3
6
4
0
33.00
11,6,3,5
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
11,6,3,5
0
4.25
6.25
3
3
2
0
32.50
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
5,7,11,4
0
8.00
6.75
4
3
2
0
30.25
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
10,14,5,8
0
7.50
9.25
5
3
1
0
25.50
TM
McLaren
MCL
DNF,5,4,12
0
7.50
9.50
4
5
3
0
25.50
10,14,5,8
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
4,DNF,6,6
0
6.00
9.50
4
3
1
0
25.25
TM
Ferrari
FER
4,DNF,6,6
0
7.38
10.00
4
5
1
0
24.75
8,12,9,13
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
6,9,13,10
0
12.00
9.50
6
3
0
0
24.25
A
Jenson Button
MCL
DNF,5,4,12
0
7.50
9.75
4
2
2
0
24.00
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
8,12,9,13
0
8.75
10.50
8
2
0
0
23.00
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
6,9,13,10
0
11.25
11.50
6
3
0
0
21.25
14,11,14,15
TM
Force India
FI
9,8,12,DNF
0
13.00
11.13
7
5
0
0
21.25
7,10,10,DNF
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
7,10,10,DNF
0
13.00
11.00
7
3
0
0
20.75
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
9,8,12,DNF
0
13.00
11.25
8
2
0
0
20.25
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
14,11,14,15
0
10.50
13.50
11
0
0
0
16.50
TM
Lotus
LOT
13,15,17,11
0
16.75
13.88
9
1
0
0
16.25
12,16,18,9
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
12,16,18,9
0
16.50
13.75
9
1
0
0
15.50
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
13,15,17,11
0
17.00
14.00
11
0
0
0
15.00
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
DNF,13,15,14
0
15.00
15.75
13
0
0
0
11.25
TM
Sauber
SAU
DNF,21,16,DNF
0
14.63
17.00
13
0
0
0
9.00
DNF,13,15,14
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
DNF,21,16,DNF
0
14.25
18.25
16
0
0
0
6.25

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