Sports · Motorsport · 6 hrs ago
Two Brazilian drivers return to F1 grid after 10 years
Gabriel Bortoleto and Rafael Câmara will race for Brazil at the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos.
Brazil last had two drivers on the Formula 1 grid 10 years ago.
Both crashed during qualifying, leaving Bortoleto to start 19th and Câmara 11th after penalties moved other drivers back.
Câmara is one place outside the points-paying positions, while Bortoleto will start near the back alongside Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
The race could be affected by rain, which may make overtaking and the finishing order less predictable.
The Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 2 p.m.
on Sunday.
Gabriel Bortoleto and Rafael Câmara will make Brazil’s Formula 1 grid a two-driver grid for the first time in 10 years.
They are set to race in the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos on Sunday.
Crashes in qualifying left Câmara in 11th place and Bortoleto in 19th after penalties for other drivers moved them up the grid.
Câmara is one place outside the points-paying positions at the start, while Bortoleto will start near the back.
Rain is forecast, and Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are also starting from the back of the grid.
- Who
- Brazilian drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Rafael Câmara.
- What
- They will race in the São Paulo Grand Prix. Brazil will have two drivers on the F1 grid for the first time in 10 years.
- When
- Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 14:00.
- Where
- The Interlagos circuit in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The last time Brazil had two drivers on the Formula 1 grid.
Bortoleto crashed in the first part of qualifying, while Câmara hit the wall in the second part.
The São Paulo Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 14:00 at Interlagos.
- Drivers
- Gabriel Bortoleto and Rafael Câmara
- Câmara's starting position
- 11th
- Bortoleto's starting position
- 19th
- Race venue
- Interlagos, São Paulo
- Race start
- 14:00 on Sunday, November 8, 2026
What people are saying
Let's try to prepare well with the engineer and the team, understand what I need to do to have a clean race and bring the car home without problems
I just want to have a good recovery race