The Formula 1 season will host, on Saturday, November 7, the qualifying session for the 2026 Brazil Grand Prix at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos, São Paulo. The session that will determine the pole position and the starting grid begins at 3:00 PM Brasília time, with live broadcast on TV Globo, Sportv and F1 TV Pro, in addition to F1MANIA.NET’s real-time text coverage.
The battle for pole position will be one of the most important moments of the 20th round of the 2026 season, as it will decide the order of the grid for Sunday’s race. Before the qualifying, drivers will have one more opportunity to tune their cars during TL3, scheduled for 11:30 AM.
The qualifying will be divided into three knockout segments: Q1, Q2, and Q3. In Q1, all drivers head out on track to attempt their best lap times, with the slowest ones being eliminated. Q2 determines who advances to the decisive stage, while Q3 brings together the fastest drivers to contest the top positions on the grid.
For those who want to follow the pole-position decision with live imagery, TV Globo will broadcast the session on free-to-air starting at 3:00 PM. Sportv and F1 TV Pro will also show the session, while F1MANIA.NET will track each phase in real time, with updates on lap times, eliminations, and the grid formation.
On Sunday, the Brazil Grand Prix race will have its start at 2:00 PM, with 71 laps scheduled or a maximum duration of 120 minutes. The race will be broadcast live on TV Globo, Sportv and F1 TV Pro, in addition to F1MANIA.NET’s real-time coverage.
Check the full schedule for the 2026 Brazil Grand Prix, always in Brasília time (GMT -3):
Friday, November 6
12:30 – Free Practice 1 (FP1)
16:00 – Free Practice 2 (FP2)
Saturday, November 7
11:30 – Free Practice 3 (FP3)
15:00 – Qualifying
Sunday, November 8
14:00 – Brazil GP, 71 laps or 120 minutes
F1MANIA.NET covers the Brazil Grand Prix live from Interlagos, with Victor D. Berto and Nathalia de Vivo documenting the preparations, the teams’ movements and the behind-the-scenes events of Formula 1, in addition to real-time coverage of all weekend sessions.
