All the session times for the 2025 Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix

With the Formula 1 World Championship moving on from Mexico to Brazil, the 2025 season is edging towards its finale, with only four races left on the calendar. McLaren have the constructors’ title all but wrapped up, yet the drivers’ fight is becoming increasingly gripping.

Oscar Piastri has lost the lead to Lando Norris, although the pair are separated by just a single point. Closing in behind them is Max Verstappen, who has no intention of giving up the chance to carry the number “1” on his car.

The Formula 1 MSC Cruises São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 looks set to be a packed weekend. On the timetable, the Sprint format returns, which demands a different approach to planning and car management. As for the weather, heavy rain is on the radar, and for now Saturday appears to be the trickiest day.

At the Autódromo José Carlos Pace - better known as the Interlagos circuit - it is impossible not to think of Ayrton Senna. This was the venue for his “home” race, and his presence is still felt today thanks to a 27-metre-high mural on the façade of the pit building.

That is why Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix always carries a strong sense of nostalgia. It is also the round where many drivers and teams lean into the Brazilian flag’s colours for special helmet designs, race suits, or even bespoke liveries on the cars.

One of Senna’s biggest admirers, Lewis Hamilton, celebrated the victory that sealed his first drivers’ title in 2008 - fittingly at Interlagos. More recently, however, the benchmark remains Max Verstappen, who won the race in 2023 and 2024.

All session times for the Formula 1 MSC Cruises São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 (Portugal time)

Interlagos first hosted a race in 1973, with Emerson Fittipaldi taking the win. This year, each lap still measures 4,309 km, while the race distance will be 71 laps. For now, the fastest race lap remains Valtteri Bottas’s effort from 2018, set at 1m:10,540s.

Taking into account São Paulo’s three-hour time difference, these are the times to follow if you are in mainland Portugal:

7 November (Friday): - 14h30/15h30 - First free practice session; - 18h30/19h15 - Sprint qualifying.

8 November (Saturday): - 14h00/15h00 - Sprint race; - 18h00/19h00 - Qualifying.

9 November (Sunday): - 17h00 - Race.

As usual, every session will be shown live via F1 TV or DAZN, in this case with Portuguese-language commentary.