Most Successful Teams and Drivers at the Brazilian Grand Prix

Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix has proven to be one of the most entertaining races on the F1 calendar over the years. Winning in Brazil at Interlagos in São Paulo or Jacarepaguá in Rio is always challenging due to extreme weather conditions or sketchy race surfaces.

Drivers had to battle extreme heat and heavy rainfalls on bumpy tracks that required focus and control every single lap. You could expect to find drivers passed out or hunched over at the end of every Brazilian Grand due to the effort needed to finish the race let alone win it. Here are the statistics of the top drivers and constructors to win in Brazil.

MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAMS IN BRAZIL

TEAM	COUNTRY	YEAR	WINS
MCLAREN	BRITAIN	1974, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2012	12
FERRARI	ITALY	1976, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017	11
WILLIAMS	BRITAIN	1981, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2004	6
RED BULL	AUSTRIA	2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019	5
MERCEDES	GERMANY	2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021	5
BRABHAM	BRITAIN	1975, 1983	2
RENAULT	FRANCE	1980, 1982	2
BENETTON	BRITAIN	1994, 1995	2

MOST SUCCESSFUL DRIVERS IN BRAZIL

DRIVER	COUNTRY	TEAM	YEAR	WINS
ALAIN PROST	FRANCE	MCLAREN, FERRARI,	1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 188, 1990	6
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER	GERMANY	BENETTON, FERRARI	1994, 1995, 2000, 2002	4
CARLOS REUTEMANN	ARGENTINA	FERRARI, WILLIAMS	1977, 1978, 1981	3
LEWIS HAMILTON	BRITAIN	MERCEDES	2016, 2018, 2021	3
SEBASTIEN VETTEL	GERMANY	REDBULL, FERRARI	2010, 2013, 2017	3
EMERSON FITTIPALDI	BRAZIL	LOTUS, MCLAREN	1973, 1974	2
NELSON PIQUET	BRAZIL	BRABHAM, WILLIAMS	1983, 1986	2
AYRTON SENNA	BRAZIL	MCLAREN	1991, 1993	2
NIGEL MANSELL	BRITAIN	FERRARI, WILLIAMS	1989, 1992	2
MIKA HAKKINEN	FINLAND	MCLAREN-MERCEDES	1998, 1999	2
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA	COLOMBIA	WILLIAMS, MCLAREN	2004, 2005	2
FELIPE MASSA	BRAZIL	FERRARI	2006, 2008	2
MARK WEBBER	AUSTRALIA	RED BULL	2009, 2011	2
NICO ROSBERG	GERMANY	MERCEDES	2014, 2015	2

Brazil continues to entertain fans worldwide and currently calls Interlagos it’s the permanent home for F1 Grand Prix races for the near future. Lewis Hamilton paid tribute to Brazilian legend Ayrton Senna in 2021 winning the race in dramatic fashion.

Like Senna did so many times after a win the Brazilian flag was carried by Lewis on his victory lap and onto the podium. Who will be the next driver to claim victory in Brazil? Will there ever be a driver to come close to Alain Prost’s six victories?