Who is the most successful driver in Brazil?

Four-time F1 world champion Alain Prost is the most successful driver in the history of the Brazilian/Sao Paulo Grand Prix while McLaren holds the title of the most successful constructor in the event that has been referred to as the Sao Paulo Grand Prix since 2021.

The Interlagos circuit has hosted 40 Grands Prix, but only the last three have been named after the Paulista city. The previous 37 went by the name of the Brazilian Grand Prix, a race which was also held ten times at Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarepaguà circuit.

The most successful driver in Brazil is Alain Prost with six wins to his name, although only one of those was in Sao Paulo, a track where Michael Schumacher holds the record with four victories.

Michael Schumacher is the second most successful driver in the history of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The German won on four occasions, of which he took two victories for Benetton while he was victorious with Ferrari twice.

Carlos Reutemann, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel share the third place on this list with three wins apiece. Home heros Felipe Massa, Ayrton Senna, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet all have two victories on their home turf. This illustrious list of two-time Brazilian GP winners are joined by Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber, Juan Pablo Montoya, Mika Häkkinen, Max Verstappen and Nigel Mansell.

Ayrton Senna tops the list for pole positions with six in his home country, equally divided between the two tracks. At Interlagos, four other drivers have matched Senna’s total: his fellow countrymen Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello, Mika Hakkinen and Lewis Hamilton.

Of the teams, McLaren is the most successful with 11 wins, although Ferrari has the most wins at Interlagos with nine. The English team tops the list for pole positions in this event with 11 as well as when it comes to those at this weekend’s venue, with nine.