Formula 1 will race at Interlagos through 2035 under a five-year extension announced during the São Paulo Grand Prix weekend. The agreement adds five editions to the existing deal, which ran through 2030, and keeps Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto’s home race on the calendar for another decade.
INTERLAGOS STAYS ON THE CALENDAR
Officially named the Autódromo José Carlos Pace for the Brazilian driver who won there in 1975, Interlagos has hosted six Formula 1 drivers’ title deciders, including championship wins for Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Its 4.309-kilometer lap packs 15 corners into a layout that drops through the Senna S and climbs back toward the main straight, where drivers can use the slipstream to set up a pass into Turn 1.
For Audi, São Paulo has particular relevance in its first Formula 1 season. Bortoleto grew up in São Paulo, and Interlagos gave him his first chance to race in front of his home crowd as an Audi driver. The extension keeps that home event in place well beyond the team’s debut season.
ATTENDANCE GROWTH BACKS THE RENEWAL
Formula 1 reported attendance of 303,627 for the 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix, up from 291,717 in 2024. The series put the event’s economic impact for São Paulo at R$2.3 billion, a 9.7 percent increase over the previous year. The city will continue investing in Interlagos under the agreement.
The 2027 São Paulo Grand Prix is scheduled for November 5–7.
