F1 Brazilian GP: Drivers with the most wins at Interlagos

Emerson Fittipaldi 1973, 1974

Emerson Fittipaldi had much success at Colin Chapman's Team Lotus

Emerson Fittipaldi won the two first championship Brazilian Grands Prix in 1973 and ’74, at the old Interlagos circuit. The first was for Lotus, the second for McLaren during his second championship-winning season. In 1973, Ronnie Peterson claimed his pole position at the circuit, but it was the hometown hero who would go on to take victory, 13.5 seconds ahead of eventual champion, Jackie Stewart.

Fittipaldi repeated the feat next year, taking pole position and converting it to a victory, lapping everybody except for second-placed Clay Regazzoni.

Sebastian Vettel 2010, 2013 & 2017

Sebastian Vettel is one of the most successful drivers ever at Interlagos

Last year’s race winner is also one of the most successful drivers around Interlagos. Vettel’s 2010 win kept him within a shot of the drivers' world title, one he would go on to win in Abu Dhabi, while in 2013, he won his ninth race in a row after beating Alberto Ascari’s record of 7 victories in a row in Formula 1 at the previous round in Abu Dhabi.

Lewis Hamilton's crash in qualifying the previous year set Vettel on his way to becoming just the second man to win three times at Interlagos. His best race in Sao Paulo, though, was probably when he recovered from a first lap spin in 2012 to finish sixth and become the youngest ever three-time world champion.