Interlagos, a historic racing circuit in Brazil, made its return to the FIA World Endurance Championship calendar in 2024. Known for hosting the only South American round of the series, Interlagos was originally constructed in 1938 and officially opened two years later. The track is named after Brazilian driver Carlos Pace, who achieved a notable second-place finish at the 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Arturo Merzario in a Ferrari 312 PB. The current layout measures 4.309 kilometers and features a main straight of 1.393 kilometers with a total of 15 corners.
In its history, Interlagos was initially designed as a high-speed oval with banked corners and has hosted three editions of the 6 Hours of São Paulo from 2012 to 2014 as part of the FIA WEC calendar. During this period, Ferrari secured two LMGTE Pro class victories with their 458 Italia GT2 model driven by Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni in both 2012 and 2013. Another significant victory for Ferrari came in 2009 when Daniel Serra and Francisco Longo won the 500 km of Interlagos driving a Ferrari F430 GTC.
The Maranello-based manufacturer has also seen success at Interlagos in earlier decades, including winning the Prêmio Cinqüentenário ACB in 1957 with I. Ferreira behind the wheel of a Ferrari 750 Monza. Celso Lara Barberis further added to Ferrari’s accolades by claiming victories in the third, fourth, and fifth Prêmio Cinqüentenário races driving a Ferrari 500 Mondial in the Sport class during that same year.
Most recently, at the event held in front of over 73,000 spectators in 2024, Ferrari’s AF Corse team fielded two cars: Pier Guidi–Calado–Giovinazzi finished fifth while Fuoco–Molina–Nielsen took sixth place.
