São PauloGrand Prix

The São Paulo Grand Prix, or commonly known as the Brazilian Grand Prix, is the third and final race in this triple-header. It’s one of the most popular events on the calendar, not just because of the incredibly passionate motorsport fans, but this circuit often provides unbelievable racing.

We’ve had many wonderful memories here, winning around Interlagos on six special occasions. George sealed his first victory here in 2022, Nico Rosberg did the double and Lewis has taken to the top step of the podium three times.

As has been a tradition since 2021, the Autódromo José Carlos Pace is home to another F1 Sprint weekend. The 100km races have been hosted here since the concept was introduced, and have provided fans with plenty of action. We’ve won the Sprint here twice, thanks to Valtteri Bottas in 2021 and George the year after, with Lewis also managing an incredible climb up the grid during Sao Paulo’s first Sprint, to go from the back of the pack to fifth!

It’s also an extra-special weekend for Lewis, who became an honorary Brazilian citizen in 2022. Having always grown up passionately following Ayrton Senna, he now has an even closer connection to the country thanks to this honour. “I really do feel like now I’m one of you”, Lewis said in a ceremony at the time.

Our Successes

Formula 1 first raced at this circuit in 1973, and since then we’ve won on six occasions as a constructor. We’ve witnessed a hat-trick of wins with Lewis, celebrated with Nico Rosberg twice and most recently when George took his very first victory here. It’s a special place, and we’ve also helped power 11 first-place finishes as an engine supplier – the most of anyone.

Nico won from pole position in 2014 for our first win in Brazil, with Lewis closely behind in second. It was a case of déjà vu the season after too, with Nico winning from the P1 grid slot and Hamilton making it a consecutive Mercedes one-two around Interlagos.

Fast forward a year, and we experienced one of the most wet and wild Grands Prix in recent times. Lewis led the grid away after the race started under Safety Car conditions, and drove brilliantly up ahead without any mistakes as chaos unfolded behind him. His first win in Brazil – the home country of his hero Ayrton Senna – finally came to an end after a gruelling three-hour race, and marked his 52nd victory, which placed him second in the all-time winners list. He also became the first driver to win at 24 different circuits, a record he’s still adding to now.

Lewis also claimed victories in 2018 and 2021, with the latter being “the most special race of my career” according to the seven-time World Champion. Lewis, who was disqualified from pole after a DRS infringement, was forced to start from the back of the grid for the Sprint. Nevertheless, he put on an overtaking masterclass, going from 20th to fifth by the chequered flag over the 100km race. The next day he started from 10th, after taking a five-place grid drop for an engine penalty, but that didn’t stop him charging through the pack in his Silver Arrow. To the delight of the crowd, Lewis fought his way to the front and would go on to win by more than 10 seconds; a truly remarkable victory.

George also took his first F1 win here in 2022, claiming first place in both the Sprint and the Grand Prix. In emotional scenes, the boy from King's Lynn was able to win in his first year with the team, and hand us our 125th Grand Prix victory. Lewis also finished in second to give us another one-two result at this epic circuit.

Overall, we’ve picked up 12 podiums here – with six of those being victories – and had six pole positions. Valtteri Bottas also holds the lap record here, when he set a time of 1m10.540s in his W09 back in 2018.