Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos)

Name: Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos)
Address: BR

The Autódromo José Carlos Pace, known as Interlagos, in São Paulo: 4.309 km run counter-clockwise, opened in 1940.

The Autódromo José Carlos Pace, better known as Interlagos, is in São Paulo, Brazil. It opened on 12 May 1940 and has been named since 1985 after driver José Carlos Pace, who died in a plane crash in 1977.^[1],[2]

The layout is 4.309 kilometres long with 15 turns and is run counter-clockwise.^[1],[2]

Interlagos is one of the best-known South American circuits: the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix has been held there since the early 1970s, and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) visited from 2012 to 2014, then again from 2024.^[1],[2]

At a glance

Place	São Paulo, Brazil^[1],[2]
Country	Brazil
Endurance series	WEC
Period	1940-present
Opened	12 May 1940^[1],[2]
Length	4.309 km, 15 turns^[1],[2]
Direction	Counter-clockwise^[1],[2]

Landmarks of the circuit

The Senna S: The Senna S (Curva do Senna) is the first sequence of the lap.^[1],[2]
Curva do Sol and Descida do Lago: Curva do Sol and Descida do Lago follow each other in the downhill part of the circuit.^[1],[2]
Junção, Bico de Pato and the climb to the pits: The lap ends with the Junção, the Bico de Pato and the Subida dos Boxes, a climb of about 10%.^[1],[2]

Key dates

12 May 1940 — The circuit opens.^[1],[2]
1970s — The Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix is held there from the start of the decade.^[1],[2]
1985 — The circuit is renamed in honour of José Carlos Pace.^[1],[2]
2012-2014 — The 6 Hours of São Paulo of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) are held there.^[1],[2]
Since 2024 — The 6 Hours of São Paulo return to the WEC calendar.^[1],[2]

In the game

This circuit is part of the Circuit game: a heavily zoomed photo of one of its landmarks that you have to recognise. Play Circuit

Sources

The numbers in brackets refer to the sources listed at the bottom of the page.