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6th November 2014, 13:10
Did you know that Nico Hulkenberg has led more laps in Brazil than Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso or Lewis Hamilton? Or that Alain Prost triumphed a record six times on Brazilian soil despite only claiming two pole positions - the opposite of Ayrton Senna, who scored six poles but only won twice?
Ahead of this weekend's Formula 1 Grande Premio Petrobras do Brasil 2014, we present the key facts, stats and trivia...
Circuit: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Circuit length: 4.309 km
Number of corners: 15 (6 right, 9 left)
DRS zones: 2
Race laps: 71
Race distance: 305.909 km
2014 tyre compounds: soft, medium
Circuit lap record: 1m 11.473s - Juan Pablo Montoya, Williams, 2004
First world championship Grand Prix in Brazil: 1973, Interlagos (won by Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus/Ford)
Number of Grands Prix in Brazil: 41 (Interlagos - 31, Rio de Janeiro - 10)
Number of races with at least one safety car appearance: 8 of the last 14
Longest Grand Prix in Brazil: 1981 Jacarepagua (2h 00m 23.66s)
Shortest Grand Prix in Brazil: 1974 Interlagos (1h 24m 37.06s)
Last year's pole position: 1m 26.479s - Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull
Last year's podium: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull), 3 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
Most appearances (current field): 14 - Jenson Button; 12 - Fernando Alonso; 10 - Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa; 8 - Nico Rosberg; 7 - Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton; 6 - Adrian Sutil
Most wins (driver): 6 - Alain Prost; 4 - Michael Schumacher; 3 - Carlos Reutemann; 2 - Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Felipe Massa, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Carlos Pace, Niki Lauda, Jacques Laffite, Rene Arnoux, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, David Coulthard, Giancarlo Fisichella, Kimi Raikkonen, Jenson Button
Most wins (constructor): 12 - McLaren; 10 - Ferrari; 6 - Williams; 4 - Red Bull; 2 - Brabham, Renault, Benetton; 1 - Lotus, Ligier, Jordan
Most wins (engine manufacturer): 10 - Ferrari, Renault; 8 - Ford; 5 - Mercedes; 3 - TAG, Honda; 2 - BMW
Most pole positions (driver): 6 - Ayrton Senna; 3 - Mika Hakkinen, Rubens Barrichello, Felipe Massa; 2 - Ronnie Peterson, James Hunt, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Emerson Fittipaldi, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jacques Laffite, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Nelson Piquet, Keke Rosberg, Elio de Angelis, Michele Alboreto, Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Lewis Hamilton
Most pole positions (constructor): 11 - McLaren; 10 - Williams; 7 - Ferrari; 4 - Lotus; 3 - Renault; 2 - Red Bull; 1 - Shadow, Ligier, Brabham, Brawn
Most pole positions (engine manufacturer): 9 - Ford; 8 - Renault; 7 - Ferrari; 5 - Honda, Mercedes; 1 - BMW, Cosworth
Number of wins from pole: Twelve from 41 races (29 percent).
Lowest winning grid position: 8th (Giancarlo Fisichella, Jordan, at Interlagos in 2003)
Laps led (current field): 183 - Felipe Massa; 168 - Sebastian Vettel; 61 - Kimi Raikkonen; 30 - Nico Hulkenberg; 28 - Jenson Button; 18 - Fernando Alonso; 13 - Lewis Hamilton
Most podium places (current field): 8 - Fernando Alonso; 5 - Kimi Raikkonen; 4 - Felipe Massa; 3 - Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Lewis Hamilton
Number of Brazilians to have started at least one Grand Prix: 30
Number of Brazilians to have won on home soil: 5 - Emerson Fittipaldi in 1973 and
More... (http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/11/16584.html)
Ahead of this weekend's Formula 1 Grande Premio Petrobras do Brasil 2014, we present the key facts, stats and trivia...
Circuit: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Circuit length: 4.309 km
Number of corners: 15 (6 right, 9 left)
DRS zones: 2
Race laps: 71
Race distance: 305.909 km
2014 tyre compounds: soft, medium
Circuit lap record: 1m 11.473s - Juan Pablo Montoya, Williams, 2004
First world championship Grand Prix in Brazil: 1973, Interlagos (won by Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus/Ford)
Number of Grands Prix in Brazil: 41 (Interlagos - 31, Rio de Janeiro - 10)
Number of races with at least one safety car appearance: 8 of the last 14
Longest Grand Prix in Brazil: 1981 Jacarepagua (2h 00m 23.66s)
Shortest Grand Prix in Brazil: 1974 Interlagos (1h 24m 37.06s)
Last year's pole position: 1m 26.479s - Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull
Last year's podium: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull), 3 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
Most appearances (current field): 14 - Jenson Button; 12 - Fernando Alonso; 10 - Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa; 8 - Nico Rosberg; 7 - Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton; 6 - Adrian Sutil
Most wins (driver): 6 - Alain Prost; 4 - Michael Schumacher; 3 - Carlos Reutemann; 2 - Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Felipe Massa, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Carlos Pace, Niki Lauda, Jacques Laffite, Rene Arnoux, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, David Coulthard, Giancarlo Fisichella, Kimi Raikkonen, Jenson Button
Most wins (constructor): 12 - McLaren; 10 - Ferrari; 6 - Williams; 4 - Red Bull; 2 - Brabham, Renault, Benetton; 1 - Lotus, Ligier, Jordan
Most wins (engine manufacturer): 10 - Ferrari, Renault; 8 - Ford; 5 - Mercedes; 3 - TAG, Honda; 2 - BMW
Most pole positions (driver): 6 - Ayrton Senna; 3 - Mika Hakkinen, Rubens Barrichello, Felipe Massa; 2 - Ronnie Peterson, James Hunt, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Emerson Fittipaldi, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jacques Laffite, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Nelson Piquet, Keke Rosberg, Elio de Angelis, Michele Alboreto, Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Lewis Hamilton
Most pole positions (constructor): 11 - McLaren; 10 - Williams; 7 - Ferrari; 4 - Lotus; 3 - Renault; 2 - Red Bull; 1 - Shadow, Ligier, Brabham, Brawn
Most pole positions (engine manufacturer): 9 - Ford; 8 - Renault; 7 - Ferrari; 5 - Honda, Mercedes; 1 - BMW, Cosworth
Number of wins from pole: Twelve from 41 races (29 percent).
Lowest winning grid position: 8th (Giancarlo Fisichella, Jordan, at Interlagos in 2003)
Laps led (current field): 183 - Felipe Massa; 168 - Sebastian Vettel; 61 - Kimi Raikkonen; 30 - Nico Hulkenberg; 28 - Jenson Button; 18 - Fernando Alonso; 13 - Lewis Hamilton
Most podium places (current field): 8 - Fernando Alonso; 5 - Kimi Raikkonen; 4 - Felipe Massa; 3 - Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Lewis Hamilton
Number of Brazilians to have started at least one Grand Prix: 30
Number of Brazilians to have won on home soil: 5 - Emerson Fittipaldi in 1973 and
More... (http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/11/16584.html)