São Paulo Grand Prix 2026: Time, Tickets and How to Watch

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Updated 2 times · Latest: 23 October 2026

The São Paulo Grand Prix 2026, round 20 of the 23-race Formula 1 season, runs from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November at Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil. The race is on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. local time, which is noon ET.

In the United States it is shown only on Apple TV. Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes leads the championship by 102 points over his team-mate George Russell as of 21 October.

Latest Developments

Nothing has changed for race weekend: Formula 1’s official calendar still lists the São Paulo Grand Prix for 6 to 8 November at Interlagos, with no cancellation, postponement or circuit change reported as of 23 October. Our schedule check found no new official statement on the timetable or tickets.

Rafael Câmara, the Brazilian driver Haas has confirmed for 2027, said on 16 October there were “good chances” of a free-practice run at Interlagos, but that the decision is not his to make. It is an expectation, not an entry, and neither Haas nor Formula 1 has announced it.

The title could be settled sooner: Kimi Antonelli can clinch in Austin on 25 October only if he wins, team-mate George Russell finishes outside the points and Lewis Hamilton finishes fifth or lower. Otherwise the fight moves to Mexico City (30 October to 1 November) and then São Paulo.

São Paulo Grand Prix 2026 Schedule and Time in ET

US clocks return to standard time on Sunday 1 November, so on race weekend São Paulo (UTC−3) is two hours ahead of New York, three hours ahead of Chicago and five hours ahead of Los Angeles. All times below are São Paulo time first and US Eastern time (ET) second.

Gates open at 8:00 a.m. local time on all three days, and the drivers’ parade is at noon on Sunday, two hours before the start. The organisers say the programme can change without notice, so check their schedule page again in race week.

There is no sprint race in 2026: the weekend has three practice sessions, qualifying on Saturday and the Grand Prix on Sunday. The organisers say a sprint returns to Interlagos in 2027, when the race is set for 5 to 7 November.

How to Watch the São Paulo Grand Prix 2026 in the US

Apple TV is the only US broadcaster of Formula 1 in 2026, and the sport’s own broadcast list names no other channel for the United States. Apple’s website lists a subscription at US$14.99 a month as of 21 October, and F1 TV Premium, the sport’s own streaming service, is included at no extra cost for US subscribers.

Every practice session is free without a subscription in the Apple TV app, so first practice (10:30 a.m. ET Friday), second practice (2:00 p.m. ET Friday) and third practice (9:30 a.m. ET Saturday) cost nothing. Apple says a select number of race weekends are also free, but it does not say whether São Paulo is one of them.

Apple holds the exclusive US rights under a five-year deal that began with the 2026 season. The sport’s broadcast list names no other US broadcaster, so neither Amazon Prime Video nor a cable channel is listed for the race.

Outside the United States, Formula 1’s broadcaster list names TSN, RDS and Noovo in Canada, Sky Sports and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and TV Globo and sportv in Brazil. Check your local listings, because the list does not say which sessions each channel shows.

What It Means for You

If you watch from home, set the alarm for noon ET on Sunday 8 November (9:00 a.m. on the West Coast) and for qualifying at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday. Apple TV is the only live option for the race, so subscribe before the weekend.

If you travel, a grandstand ticket from the organisers’ final batch cost from about US$197 at full price (about US$99 at half price) to US$933 for Sector D, the most expensive sector in that batch, and the Fanzone costs R$620 (about US$124) for three days. Add the R$35 (about US$7) return train and a prepaid cashless card, which the organisers require for food and drink.

If you are bringing family, children under five are not allowed into the circuit, and every older child needs a ticket. The Heineken Village hospitality area admits only people aged 18 and over.

Interlagos Tickets 2026: What They Cost in US$ and Where to Buy

Eventim is the organisers’ official ticket seller for the São Paulo Grand Prix, and they say their tickets are sold exclusively through it at eventim.com.br/f1saopaulo. The first sale in November 2025 sold out in about eight minutes, and the organisers put a small final batch on sale on Wednesday 14 October at noon Brasília time, which was 11:00 a.m. ET.

The final batch covered Sectors A, D, G and H and came from half-price purchases whose eligibility could not be verified and from agency reservations that were not confirmed in time, while Sectors R, M and B had already sold out. The organisers’ news page showed no later sale announcement as of 21 October, so we cannot say whether any of these tickets remain.

The prices below are the organisers’ listed prices, converted at 5.014 reais per US dollar, the Central Bank of Brazil’s rate for 20 October 2026. The listing does not say whether a ticket covers one day or three, so confirm that on the Eventim checkout page.

Half-price tickets are limited to students, seniors, people with disabilities and people aged 15 to 29, plus some public-school staff in São Paulo state and retirees in São Paulo city. The final batch came partly from half-price buyers whose eligibility could not be verified, so visitors should plan on the full price.

The Fanzone, on the Ayrton Senna kart track beside the circuit, costs R$620 full price or R$310 half price (about US$124 and US$62) for all three days, with João Gomes playing on Friday and Paralamas do Sucesso on Saturday. It has no direct view of the track and no access to the grandstands, but the race is shown on an LED screen, and tickets were still on sale on 21 October.

Formula 1’s own ticket store, tickets.formula1.com, showed Premium Grandstand D sold out on 21 October and the Heineken Village field area, for guests aged 18 and over, from €707.54 (about US$794 at the European Central Bank’s rate of 1.1215 dollars per euro on 20 October) for the three days. Hospitality packages such as the Paddock Club are sold through F1 Experiences, which lists seven São Paulo packages without prices on its page, and the organisers also offer the Grand Prix Club, Interlagos Suites and Terrace Club.

Food and drink inside the circuit are bought only with a prepaid cashless card that is valid for the three event days. Your gate is shown in the purchase confirmation email and on the ticket, so keep both on your phone.

Getting to Interlagos by Train and on Foot

Interlagos lies in the south of São Paulo, about 18 kilometres in a straight line from the central Praça da Sé. The organisers list the Trem Expresso, an express service on ViaMobilidade’s Line 9-Emerald, which costs R$35 (about US$7) round trip and stops at Cidade Dutra station, a few minutes from the circuit.

The newspaper O Liberal reported on 6 October that trains board at Villa Lobos-Jaguaré, Pinheiros and Morumbi-Claro stations, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday and from 6:24 to 10:24 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. One fare covers the round trip, and the return time does not need to be booked.

From Cidade Dutra station the organisers give walking times of about 10 minutes to Sector G, 15 minutes to Sector H, 25 minutes to Sector D and 30 minutes to Sector A. Their directions page lists no shuttle, parking or ride-hailing arrangements for 2026 and says more information is coming.

Weather, Safety and What to Bring

November is a wet month in São Paulo: the national weather institute INMET puts the 1991–2020 normal at 143.9 millimetres (5.7 inches) of rain over about 11 days, with an average high of 26.9°C (about 80°F). Those figures come from INMET’s station at Mirante de Santana, not from the circuit, and no reliable forecast for race weekend exists yet.

Pack a rain jacket and sunscreen, and choose a covered sector (B, D, H, M or R) over an uncovered one (A or G) if rain would spoil your day. The Porto Bank grandstand is also covered.

Check the US State Department’s travel advisory for Brazil and the entry rules for your passport before you book. Keep phones and wallets out of sight in crowds and on the street, and carry little cash, since food and drink inside the circuit are paid for with the prepaid cashless card.

What the Race Means for the 2026 Title Fight

After 17 of the 23 rounds, Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes leads the drivers’ standings with 340 points, 102 ahead of his team-mate George Russell, as of 21 October. Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari has 229 points, Max Verstappen of Red Bull 221 and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari 215, while Mercedes leads the constructors’ standings with 578 points to Ferrari’s 444.

Antonelli, a 20-year-old Italian, has won eight Grands Prix this season, and none of the six rounds that remain is a sprint weekend, so at most 150 points are left. If the calendar stands, he can be champion at Interlagos if, after the race, he leads every rival by more than the 75 points still available in Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Russell would need to gain at least 27 points on Antonelli across Austin on 25 October, Mexico City on 1 November and São Paulo to keep the title alive beyond Interlagos. Both earlier races can change that picture, and the organisers’ own news site said on 19 October that Antonelli could clinch as early as Austin if results go his way.

What Prediction Markets Say

Polymarket, a platform where users trade real money on outcomes, gave Kimi Antonelli a 98% chance of winning the 2026 drivers’ title on 21 October at 2:29 a.m. ET, and no other driver was priced above 2%. The market has seen more than US$200 million in trading since it opened in December 2025, including about US$33,000 in the previous 24 hours.

Why we show this: prediction markets turn real-money bets into a live probability that moves within minutes of the news, which is why investors, campaigns and newsrooms in the United States now follow them closely. We show them next to polls and official results, never instead of them.

The Circuit: Interlagos, Senna and a History of Title Deciders

Interlagos, officially the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, is a 4.309-kilometre circuit with a race distance of 305.879 kilometres over 71 laps, and Valtteri Bottas holds the lap record of 1:10.540 from 2018. Building work began in 1938, and Formula 1 held its first world championship race there in 1973, won by the Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi.

The lap runs through the Senna S, a corner sequence whose design was influenced by Ayrton Senna, who won at Interlagos in 1991 and 1993, and it ends with a climb to a banked final turn. Formula 1 recommends Grandstand A, on the banked entry to the start-finish straight, for views of both the infield and the cars passing beneath you.

Titles have been decided here: in 2008 Lewis Hamilton finished fifth in the season finale and won his first championship by one point from Felipe Massa, who won the race. Last year Lando Norris won for McLaren ahead of Antonelli and Verstappen, and in 2024 Verstappen won from 17th on the grid.

The organisers reported 303,627 spectators over the three days of the latest edition. Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi, who is 22, is the only Brazilian in this year’s championship, in 15th place with 10 points.

Brazilian Grand Prix 2026: Why the Race Is Named After São Paulo

Formula 1 listed its race at Interlagos as the Brazilian Grand Prix, officially the Grande Prêmio do Brasil, until 2019, and every race since 2021 appears in its results archive as the Grande Prêmio de São Paulo. The organisers say the race has carried the name of the host city since 2021, the year their promoter, Brasil Motorsport, signed its agreement with Formula 1.

The Brazilian Grand Prix 2026 and the São Paulo race are therefore the same event, officially the Formula 1 MSC Cruises Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2026, and it is the only Brazilian round on the 23-race calendar. It is round 20, between Mexico City (30 October to 1 November) and Las Vegas (19 to 21 November), and the organisers’ website gives no reason for the change of name.

What Is Not Confirmed Yet

Whether any grandstand tickets remain after the 14 October final batch is not confirmed, and the organisers had announced no further sale or box office as of 21 October. Resale prices are not published by the organisers, and we have not verified any.

Formula 1’s calendar still lists Qatar (27 to 29 November) and Abu Dhabi (4 to 6 December), but the organisers’ news site treated both as uncertain on 19 October, so the number of points left after São Paulo could change. Apple has not said whether São Paulo is one of the free race weekends on Apple TV.

Brazilian entry rules for US passport holders, the State Department’s current advisory level for Brazil and whether Eventim accepts US-issued cards are not covered here and should be checked before you book. The weather for race weekend cannot be forecast yet, and session times can still change in race week.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When is the São Paulo Grand Prix 2026?

The São Paulo Grand Prix 2026 runs from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026 at Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil. The race is on Sunday 8 November at 2:00 p.m. local time, which is noon ET.

What time is the São Paulo Grand Prix race on Sunday in ET?

The race starts at noon Eastern Standard Time (EST), which is 9:00 a.m. Pacific and 2:00 p.m. in São Paulo, on Sunday 8 November. US clocks return to standard time on 1 November, so São Paulo is two hours ahead of New York that weekend.

What time is qualifying for the São Paulo Grand Prix?

Qualifying is on Saturday 7 November at 3:00 p.m. in São Paulo, which is 1:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 a.m. PT. Third practice is earlier that day at 11:30 a.m. local time, or 9:30 a.m. ET.

How can I watch the São Paulo Grand Prix in the USA?

Apple TV is the only US broadcaster of Formula 1 in 2026, and F1 TV Premium is included for US subscribers. Every practice session is free without a subscription.

Is F1 free on Amazon Prime?

No, Amazon Prime Video is not a Formula 1 broadcaster in the United States, where Apple holds the exclusive rights. Apple TV shows every practice session free and says a select number of race weekends are also free.

How much do tickets for the São Paulo Grand Prix cost?

The organisers’ final batch ran from R$990 full price (about US$197) in Sector G to R$4,680 (about US$933) in Sector D, with half-price tickets from R$495 (about US$99) for eligible buyers.

How can I buy Interlagos F1 tickets in 2026?

Buy through Eventim, the official seller, at eventim.com.br/f1saopaulo, or through Formula 1’s ticket store and F1 Experiences for hospitality. The organisers had announced no sale after the final batch of 14 October as of 21 October.

Where is the Brazilian Grand Prix 2026?

It is held at Interlagos, officially the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, in the south of São Paulo, Brazil. The race has been called the São Paulo Grand Prix since 2021.

Why is it no longer called the Brazilian Grand Prix?

Formula 1 has listed the race as the Grande Prêmio de São Paulo since 2021, and the organisers say it has carried the name of the host city since that year. The organisers’ website gives no reason for the change.

How do I get to Interlagos?

The organisers list the Trem Expresso on Line 9-Emerald, which costs R$35 (about US$7) round trip and stops at Cidade Dutra station. From there it is a walk of about 10 to 37 minutes, depending on your sector.

Is there a sprint race at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2026?

No, the 2026 weekend has three practice sessions, qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday. The organisers say a sprint returns to Interlagos in 2027.

Who are the Brazilian F1 drivers in 2026?

Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi is the only Brazilian in the 2026 championship, in 15th place with 10 points as of 21 October. Rafael Câmara, a 21-year-old Brazilian in Formula 2, joins Haas in 2027.

Will Rafael Câmara drive at Interlagos?

Not confirmed. Câmara said on 16 October there were “good chances” of a free-practice run, but the decision rests with the team.

What are the F1 dates for 2026?

The 2026 season has 23 rounds, from the Australian Grand Prix on 6 to 8 March to Abu Dhabi on 4 to 6 December. São Paulo is round 20, on 6 to 8 November.

Who is winning the 2026 F1 championship?

Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes leads with 340 points, 102 ahead of his team-mate George Russell, as of 21 October. The title can be decided at Interlagos if he still leads every rival by more than the 75 points left in the last three rounds.

When is the São Paulo Grand Prix 2027?

The 2027 race is set for 5 to 7 November 2027 at Interlagos, as round 21 of 24. The organisers say it will include a sprint.

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