Which F1 constructor has been the most successful at the Brazilian Grand Prix?


Which F1 constructor has been the most successful at the Brazilian Grand Prix?

Felipe Massa driving for Ferrari at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix

The Brazilian Grand Prix has been a part of the F1 calendar since 1972 and the most successful driver to have raced here is the great Alain Prost. This track is 4.3 kilometres long and hosts a 306km long race. The last person to win this race was Lewis Hamilton.

The track hosts a 71-lap-long race which was first held in the year 1972. The first driver to ever win this race was Emerson Fittipaldi with the Lotus-Ford F1 team.

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The track has a total of 15 turns and challenges the driver on every turn in the race. The fans love seeing the drivers race here and watch the thrilling action that takes place every year.

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A look at the most successful constructors at the Brazilian Grand Prix

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Several constructor teams throughout the years have won at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, but only a few are worthy of mention and have dominated here consistently in F1 history setting their names in stone.

5) Mercedes AMG F1 Team

Mercedes
Mercedes

Mercedes is a team that has been very successful in F1 and has won the constructors championship a total of 8 times and have won 9 driver titles between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. They have won a total of 5 times at the Interlagos circuit throughout the span of the history of F1. The first two wins are credited to Nico Rosberg while the rest of the times are credited to Lewis Hamilton.

4) Red Bull Racing

Red Bull Racing's RB18
Red Bull Racing’s RB18

Red Bull is a team that are currently dominating in F1 and it is no surprise that they have been successful at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as well throughout the years. The team first won a race here in 2009 with Mark Webber securing their first victory they later went on to win here in 2010,2011,2013 and 2019.

3) Williams F1

Williams F1
Williams F1

Williams is another notable team that has bagged several wins at the Brazilian Grand Prix throughout the years in the history of F1. They have won a total of 6 times on this track, grabbing their first win in the year 1981 and later on winning it again in 1986,1992,1996,1997 and 2004. The team has been unable to produce race-winning cars in recent years but several people believe that with the correct funding they can go back to their championship-winning ways once again.

2) Ferrari

Ferrari has seen a 19% increase in revenue this year amounting to $1.24 billion
Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari is one of the most well-known racing teams out there and dominated the world of F1 during the start of the 21st century. They have won a total of 11 races at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. They first won it in the year 1976 and later went on to win it in the years 1977,1978,1989,1990,2000,2002,2006,2007,2008 and most recently in 2017.

1) McLaren

The McLaren F1 team has won the race at the Interlagos circuit a total of 12 times as a constructor. They first won the race in the year 1974 with Emerson Fittipaldi and then continued later on to win it 11 more times. They last won the race in the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix and have been unable to win it since.

Several notable constructor teams have won in the track at the Brazilian Grand Prix and will continue to do so. This track is challenging to the drivers but is also looked forward to by the fans and drivers alike and they love racing on this track. With the upcoming 2022 Brazil GP fans might get to witness Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have a go at the win again.

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