F1 Brazilian GP: Drivers with the most wins at Interlagos

Mika Hakkinen 1998, 1999

The Flying Finn won at Interlagos in both of his championship-winning seasons

The all-conquering McLaren MP4-13 took Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard to a 1-2 victory in Mika’s first championship year in 1998. Michael Schumacher was the closest challenger, over a minute behind the cars from Woking.

The Finn would repeat the feat the following year, fending off Schumacher thanks to a textbook overtake and a fast pit-stop.

Ayrton Senna 1991, 1993

Ayrton Senna's first win at Interlagos was an emotional rollercoaster

Despite Ayrton Senna’s incredible success in Formula 1, it took a long time for the Brazilian legend to win his home race. His great rival, Alain Prost, routinely cleaned house in Brazil, winning six Grands Prix in 9 years in the country.

A revived Interlagos returned to the calendar in 1990, and the ’91 race has gone down in history as one of the most thrilling and emotional Grands Prix ever. Senna led from pole and appeared to be cruising to a victory, but he had in fact lost both third and sixth gears and was struggling to the finish.

Second-placed Riccardo Patrese was closing rapidly but couldn’t catch Senna before the chequered flag, the Brazilian's monumental effort that day physically exhausting him to the point where he had to be driven to the podium in the medical car and could bearly lift his trophy once he got there.

1993 was also a classic, with Prost getting caught out in a flash thunderstorm which drenched the circuit. Senna, true to form, was in a different class to the rest of the grid, in what was arguably his best season in the pinnacle of motorsport.