The 2024 Formula One season will feature a record 24 races, the 21st of which will take place in Sao Paulo in Brazil this weekend.
The next battle is scheduled for the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in the Interlagos neighbourhood on Sunday, 3 November.
The lights will go out at 19:00 (SA time).
As a reminder, the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix was won by Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen with McLaren’s Lando Norris in second.
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso finished third.
BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX TIMES
All times SA
Friday, 1 November
Practice 1: 16:30 – 17:30
Sprint qualifying: 20:30 – 21:14
Saturday, 2 November
Sprint: 16:00 – 17:00
Qualifying: 20:00 – 21:00
Sunday, 3 November
Main race: 19:00
Standings ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix
Drivers
| Rank | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 362 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 315 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 291 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 251 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | 240 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 189 |
| 7 | George Russell | 177 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 150 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 62 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 31 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | 24 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | 22 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | 14 |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | 12 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | 12 |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 17 | Oliver Bearman | 7 |
| 18 | Franco Colapinto | 5 |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | 5 |
| 20 | Liam Lawson | 2 |
| 21 | Zhou Guanyu | 0 |
| 22 | Logan Sargeant | 0 |
| 23 | Valtteri Bottas | 0 |
| Rank | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren | 566 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 537 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 512 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 366 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 86 |
| 6 | Haas | 46 |
| 7 | RB | 36 |
| 8 | Williams | 17 |
| 9 | Alpine | 14 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 |
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