Overview
- Interlagos hosts the fifth sprint of 2025 with FP1 and sprint qualifying on Friday, a Saturday sprint before grand prix qualifying, then the race on Sunday.
- Saturday’s sprint is a 100km, 24-lap dash that awards 8–1 points to the top eight and does not set the grid for Sunday.
- Sprint qualifying uses shortened SQ1–SQ3 sessions of 12, 10 and eight minutes with mandated tyres, shaping the grid for the sprint.
- The BBC forecasts mixed conditions with a strong chance of rain for Saturday’s sprint and qualifying, with Friday expected to be dry.
- Lando Norris leads Oscar Piastri by one point with Max Verstappen 36 back, and with 116 points still available his 13 sprint wins and wet‑weather record could help if it rains.