One of motorsport's sacred grounds. Built between two subterranean lakes in São Paulo, Interlagos runs anti-clockwise with undulating natural contours, generating intense wheel-to-wheel battles and frequent wet-weather epics.
01 SECTOR BY SECTOR GUIDE
Sector 1 (Senna 'S' to Curva do Sol)
Downhill left-right plungeIconic downhill Senna S braking zone opening into the fast uphill Curva do Sol.
Sector 2 (Descida do Lago & Infield)
Lake descent & technical hairpinHeavy braking at Turn 4 into the tight, twisting Bico de Pato infield.
Sector 3 (Junção & Uphill Drag)
Turn 12 Junção to Main StraightNailing the exit of Junção for the flat-out uphill sweep across the finish line.
02 DRIVER CRAFT & TELEMETRY LESSONS
Mastering the Senna 'S' camber
The track falls away to the left into Turn 1, making front-right lockups very common.
Anti-clockwise neck strain
Left-hand turns strain driver neck muscles accustomed to clockwise circuits.
Rapid tropical micro-climate rain
Clouds roll in over the bowl in minutes; one half of the track can be bone dry while the infield is flooded.
“Interlagos consistently produces the most dramatic racing on the calendar.”
Track geometry: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) ↗. Circuit facts: Formula 1 circuit guide ↗. Official circuit: Interlagos (São Paulo) official site ↗.