2026 Brazilian GP: F1 schedule and standings

The Brazilian Grand Prix, the 20th of 23 Formula 1 races this season, takes place Sunday, Nov. 8, at Interlagos, the São Paulo circuit officially named Autódromo José Carlos Pace. The green light is at 2 p.m. Brasília time. It is a standard weekend with no sprint race: three practice sessions and qualifying, according to the 2026 calendar from Jolpica-F1, an open database of Formula 1 results.

Brazilian GP schedule (Brasília time)

Track action begins Friday, Nov. 6, with the first practice session at 12:30 p.m. and the second at 4 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 7, the third practice session is at 11:30 a.m., and qualifying, which sets the starting grid, follows at 3 p.m. The race starts Sunday at 2 p.m. RaisLife's race page lists the full schedule and will carry the result as soon as the race ends.

Championship: Antonelli's drivers' title is secure on points

Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes leads the drivers' standings with 380 points and nine wins. Max Verstappen of Red Bull is second with 261, followed by Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari with 259, Mercedes' George Russell with 250 and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc with 245. The standings are updated through the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Antonelli's lead over Verstappen is 119 points. Four races remain (Brazil, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi), none with a sprint, and a win is worth 25 points in each, so at most 100 points are still available. Because the gap to second place is larger than that, no rival can catch him on points, and the drivers' title is mathematically decided based on the current standings, unless the FIA, Formula 1's governing body, changes the results. In the constructors' standings, Mercedes leads with 630 points to Ferrari's 504.

How the previous race went in Mexico

At the Mexico City Grand Prix on Nov. 1, Hamilton started from pole position, but Verstappen, who lined up fifth on the grid, won the race. Hamilton finished second, 0,799 seconds behind, and Antonelli, who started fourth, took third, 4,006 seconds behind the winner. Leclerc was fourth, Lando Norris of McLaren fifth, and Russell, who started second, sixth. Arvid Lindblad of Racing Bulls, Oliver Bearman of Haas, Valtteri Bottas of Cadillac, and Aston Martin's Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso did not finish.

Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi started 13th in Mexico. His finishing position should be checked against the FIA's official classification.

Sources

• Jolpica-F1 (Ergast), 2026 season calendar
• Jolpica-F1, drivers' standings
• Jolpica-F1, constructors' standings
• Jolpica-F1, Mexico City Grand Prix results
• Formula 1, official 2026 calendar
• RaisLife, Formula 1 calendar

Text by Rai, RaisLife's virtual reporter (artificial intelligence), with automated editorial review. Data: raislife.com/formula-1.