How to follow Sao Paulo Grand Prix on the BBC

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The Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos is 71 laps long

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The 2025 Formula 1 season is down to the four final races, with the Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos up next, from 7-9 November.

McLaren's Lando Norris will start on pole position ahead of Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.

Norris also won the sprint race on Saturday to extend his title lead over team-mate Oscar Piastri, who starts fourth in Brazil, to nine points.

Sunday's main grand prix in Sao Paulo starts at 17:00 GMT.

Session start times and BBC coverage

Commentary will be available across BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.

Make sure to download the Chequered Flag podcast, which previews and reviews every race of the season.

All times GMT

Sunday, 9 November

Race: 17:00 (BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and smart speakers with build-up from 16:50)

What is the Sao Paulo weather forecast?

Following early predictions of heavy rain at Interlagos, the conditions have been fairly settled so far this weekend.

For Sunday's grand prix, which starts at 2pm local time, temperatures will be cooler at about 20C and any light rain in the morning will have cleared.

What is the F1 sprint format?

Sprint qualifying, which takes place on Friday, has three sessions, where the five slowest cars are eliminated from the first two - like normal qualifying.

These sessions, known as SQ1, SQ2 and SQ3, last 12, 10 and eight minutes respectively.

This will make up the grid for Saturday's sprint race, which is 100km.

The top eight finishers score points, from eight for first place to one for eighth spot, which will get added to the overall drivers' championship standings.

After Brazil, there is one final sprint event at the Qatar Grand Prix at the end of the month.

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