Sao Paulo GP 2025: Weather Forecast, Sprint, Qualifying, Main Race Indian Timings, Where To Watch

Lando Norris claimed pole position for the season's fifth Sprint race at the São Paulo Grand Prix. The McLaren driver's time of 1:09.243s edged out Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli (1:09.340s) by just 0.097s. Title rival Oscar Piastri qualified in third place, while defending champion Max Verstappen could only manage sixth.

"Very uncertain" weather conditions await the drivers for the 24-lap Sprint, followed by Main Qualifying for Sunday's Grand Prix.

Brazil's National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain, intense winds, and hail, carrying a risk of power outages and flooding, starting at 3:00 PM on November 7, 2025. An orange alert weather warning is in place until the end of Saturday for the metropolitan region of São Paulo, in which the Interlagos circuit is located, for heavy rain and high winds due to an impending storm.

FIA race director Rui Marques has informed F1 teams that "due to the anticipated severe weather conditions" they were allowed to close their garage doors in the pit lane on Friday night.

Conditions are expected to improve for the Main Race, which will take place on Sunday. The weather will be cloudy, with moderate to light rains expected during the first half of the day. Around 20% chances of rains is expected during the main race.

Considering the alerts issued by INMET, the sprint race and the main qualifying could be marred by stoppages or delays due to the intermittent weather changes expected during the events. The one-hour qualifying session could be moved to Sunday morning as sunset is at 6.30 p.m. in Sao Paulo, giving a short window to move things around.

Wet weather could benefit the likes of Max Verstappen, who will start the sprint race from 6th. With just four races to go, any points gained or lost will play a pivotal role in deciding who will be crowned the 2025 F1 World Champion. Wet weather conditions could see different tyre strategies, which can also shake up the line-up for the main race as well as the final result.

The 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix also witnessed similar weather disturbance, which saw the main qualifying moved to Sunday morning ahead of the scheduled race timings.

1) Lando Norris, McLaren: 1:09.243

2) Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes: 1:09.340

3) Oscar Piastri, McLaren: 1:09.428

4) George Russell, Mercedes: 1:09.495

5) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin: 1:09.496

6) Max Verstappen, Red Bull: 1:09.580

7) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin: 1:09.671

8) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari: 1:09.725

9) Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls: 1:09.775

10) Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber: 1:09.935

All the timings mentioned below are in Indian Standard Time (IST).

Saturday, November 8:

• Sprint race from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Qualifying from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (November 9).

Sunday, November, 9:

• Race will start at 10:30 p.m.

Fans in India can watch the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 (Brazilian GP) on the FanCode app and website. The event will also be available live via the TATA Play FanCode Sports on TV.

According to the official website of Formula 1, here are important statistics for the Brazilian Grand Prix:

• First Grand Prix – 1973

• Track Length – 4.309 km

• Lap record – 1m 10.540s, Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, 2018

• Most pole positions – Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen, Felipe Massa, Rubens Barrichello, Lewis Hamilton (3)

• Most wins – Michael Schumacher (4)

• 2024 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2023 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2022 – George Russell (Mercedes)

• 2021 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

• 2019 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2024 – Lando Norris (McLaren)

• 2023 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2022 – Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

• 2021 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2019 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)