Round 18: Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2008

Lucas Orly · Lucas Orly o Dom Out 26, 2008 11:58 pm

FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008
31 October, 01, 02 November 2008
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Spoiler:: Wikipedia escreveu:The Brazilian Grand Prix (Portuguese: Grande Prêmio do Brasil) is a Formula One championship race which occurs at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos, a district in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

A Brazilian Grand Prix was first held at Interlagos in 1972, although it was not part of the Formula One World Championship. The following year, however, the race was first included in the official calendar. In 1978 the Brazilian Grand Prix moved to Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, briefly returning to Interlagos for the next two seasons before becoming the sole host from 1981 onwards. In 1990 the Grand Prix returned to Interlagos, where it has stayed since. In 2005, for the first time, the Brazilian GP decided the World Championship, won by Fernando Alonso. On October 22, 2006, Felipe Massa became the last home winner of the Brazilian GP.

While its 68 years old facilities are subpar compared to most circuits on the calendar, the Interlagos circuit has created some of the most exciting and memorable races in recent Formula One history, and is regarded as one of the most challenging and exciting circuits on the F1 calendar. Along with Spa-Francorchamps, it is rare in that the circuit in its modern form is one of the few with a lengthy history in the sport not considered to have lost much of its mystique or challenge in its adaptation for the modern, much more safety-conscious era of 21st century Formula One.

Circuit History

Spoiler:: F1.com escreveu:In 1938 a huge plot of land was bought in Sao Paulo by two local property developers who intended to build a large housing development. It soon became clear, however, that one part of the land was not suitable for housing and so they decided to build a racing circuit instead. Sao Paulo grew at an incredible speed though and soon the circuit was surrounded by houses.

When, in the 1970s, Emerson Fittipaldi began to have international success, the Brazilians started to want a Grand Prix. In 1971 and 1972 Interlagos hosted non-championship events but in 1973 the track hosted its first championship Grand Prix. The track became a lucky charm for local racers, Fittipaldi, Carlos Pace and Carlos Reutemann all taking the spoils of victory in the 1970s. Interlagos was the scene of Pace's first and only Formula One victory, and following his death in a plane crash the circuit was renamed in his honour.

In 1978 the grand prix moved to Rio, but in 1979 Interlagos got its race back. By 1981 however Rio had retaken the Grand Prix, Sao Paulo's slums being at odds with the glamorous image Formula One wanted to portray. When a $15m redevelopment programme was agreed in the heyday of Ayrton Senna, a Sao Paulo local, the race finally moved back to Interlagos.

And there it has stayed. Since Senna's death there may have been no Brazilian world champion, but the passion of the Brazilian fans keeps the sport coming back every year.

Grand Prix Information
Information on Grand Prix races on current track only.

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Last Race (2007)
Statistics from the last race on this track.

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Best Times Last Race (2007)
Best times set during the race weekend.

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Timetable

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Código:: Local time: GMT - 2 Hours Central European Time (Spain, Andorra, etc.) GMT + 1 (CET) Western European Time (UK, Portugal, etc.): GMT Eastern European Time (Finland, Greece, etc.): GMT + 2 Hours Eastern Daylight Time (New York, Quebec, etc.): GMT - 4 Hours Session GMT CET EDT Stream / Channel Friday 31th October Formula BMW Americas Practice Session 10:50-11:15 11:50-12:15 06:50-07:15 Unknown Formula One Friday Practice 1 12:00-13:30 13:00-14:30 08:00-09:30 Several Available (See Streams) Formula One Friday Practice 2 16:00-17:30 17:00-18:30 12:00-13:30 Several Available (See Streams) Porsche Cup Practice Session 17:40-18:15 18:40-19:15 13:40-14:15 Unknown Trofeo Maserati 18:30-19:00 19:30-20:00 14:30-15:00 Unknown Formula BMW Americas 19:25-19:55 20:25-20:55 15:25-15:55 Unknown Saturday 1st November Formula One Saturday Practice 13:00-14:00 14:00-15:00 09:00-10:00 Several Available (See Streams) Formula One Qualifying 16:00 17:00 12:00 Several Available (See Streams) Porsche Cup Qualifying Session 17:10-17:45 18:10-18:45 13:10-13:45 Unknown Trofeo Maserati Qualifying Session 17:55-18:25 18:55-19:25 13:55-14:25 Unknown Formula BMW Americas First Race (25m.) 18:50-19:20 19:50-20:20 14:50-15:20 Unknown Sunday 2nd November Formula BMW Americas Second Race (25m.)12:00-12:30 13:00-13:30 08:00-08:30 Unknown Trofeo Maserati Race (30m.) 12:50-13:20 13:50-14:20 08:50-09:20 Unknown Porsche Cup Race (30m.) 13:40-14:15 14:40-15:15 09:40-10:15 Unknown Formula One Race (71 laps) 17:00 18:00 13:00 Several Available (See Streams) Note: This timetable is subject to changes without prior notice.

Current championship standings

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Código:: DRIVERS: Pos Driver Team Points Finishes in Pts Wins Podiums 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 94 13 5 10 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 87 12 5 9 3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 75 14 1 7 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 69 11 2 8 5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 60 11 0 4 6 Fernando Alonso Renault 53 11 2 2 7 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 51 10 1 3 8 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 30 8 1 1 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 30 9 0 1 10 Timo Glock Toyota 22 5 0 1 11 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 21 9 0 0 12 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 19 5 0 1 13 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 17 5 0 2 14 Rubens Barrichello Honda 11 3 0 1 15 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 9 5 0 0 16 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 8 2 0 1 17 Sébastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 4 2 0 0 18 Jenson Button Honda 3 1 0 0 19 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 21 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0 22 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0 TEAMS: Pos Team Points Finishes in Pts Wins Podiums 1 Ferrari 156 23 7 17 2 McLaren-Mercedes 145 23 6 13 3 BMW Sauber 135 25 1 11 4 Renault 72 16 2 3 5 Toyota 52 14 0 2 6 STR-Ferrari 34 10 1 1 7 Red Bull-Renault 29 11 0 1 8 Williams-Toyota 26 10 0 1 8 Honda 14 4 0 1 10 Force India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 11 Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0 Note: Super Aguri withdrew from the championship after round four

Weather

Spoiler:: Check these sites for weather updates, 5-10 day forecast:
Weather.com
[url=http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&loccode=SAM|BR|BR023|SAO%20PAULO]Accuweather[/url]
Climatempo (Brazilian weather website)

Live Streams

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Live Timing
Live Timing for all sessions, requires Java & account on F1.com:
http://www.formula1.com/services/live_timing/live_timing_popup.html

Results
Free Practice 1
Free Practice 2
Free Practice 3
Qualifying
Race

Sources and links:
Wikipedia - Brazilian Grand Prix
The Official Formula 1 Website