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Will the begginer driver Lewis Hamilton win this year championship? Or will Fernando Alonso win his third world title? Can Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen take the title to the Italian team? These questions will be answered at the Brazilian Grand Prix, the last race on Formula 1’s calendar. Brazilian Grand Prix One of São Paulo's Grande Prêmio do Brasil (Brazilian Grand Prix) takes place at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. The raceway is named after a Brazilian F1 driver, who died in 1977. The circuit is widely known also by its former name, Interlagos ("between lakes"), which is the name of the neighborhood where the circuit is situated. Inside, you can also find a kart circuit, named after the famous driver Ayrton Senna. Interlagos held official F1 races from 1973 (the same year on which Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi won the GP) to 1980, when the city hall chose not to invest more money in the circuit. Then, from 1981 to 1989, Rio de Janeiro held the Brazilian Grand Prix, disputed on Jacarepaguá circuit. In 1989, São Paulo’s mayor Luiza Erundina decided to invest on the circuit, which was greatly improved and had its track reduced to 4325 m, accordingly to nowadays F1 standards. So Interlagos was, then again, made home of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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most important events, Brazilian Grand Prix receives an audience of about 70 thousand spectators (about 10% from other countries) and another 10 thousand people who work at the GP. According to FIPE (Foundation Institute of Economic Research), this event brings 62 million reais (about 30 million dollars) to the country.
