Brazil Grand Prix Live

The Formula One Championship will hold the penultimate race of the 2010 season in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 5^th through the 7^th, and the competition heats up with just one more race to go in the series, which will happen in Abu Dhabi, November 12^th through the 14^th at the 5.554 km Yas Marina Circuit with 55 laps and a total race distance of 305.361 km. Get your membership at the banners on this page for full access to Formula One live right from your computer in high quality streaming video coverage.

As for the Brazilian Grand Prix, it begins on Friday, November 5^th with the first and second practice session at 10:00 and 14:00. Then the third practice session will be held on Saturday, November 6^th, at 11:00 with qualifying happening at 14:00. The race will be on Sunday, November 7^th at 14:00 and it takes place at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace with 71 laps and a total circuit length of 4.309 kilometers. There is a total race distance of 305.909 kilomters and JP Montoya holds the lap record from his effort in 2004.

In the team standings for the Formula One Championship, Red Bull Racing Renault leads with 426 points while McLaren Mercedes takes second with 399. Ferrari is in third plce right now with 374, and Mercedes GP takes fourth while Renault comes in fifth. As for the drivers, Fernando Alonso is in first plae with Mark Webber in second and Lewis Hamilton in third. Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button take fourth and fifth. Get your membership now for access to high quality video right from your computer for Formula One streams all year.

Posted: 16th Oct 2009

Practice sessions for the next Formula 1 Grand Prix begin Friday, October 16^th, and this one is the Brazilian Grand Prix, held in the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, which is located in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil in the Interlagos district. The race will be held on Sunday, October 18^th, and it will be a 71 lap race with a circuit length of 4.309 kilometers. This will make the total length of the Brazilian Grand Prix 305.909 kilometers and you can watch it live right here on www.liveracingonline.com.

The Brazilian Grand Prix is a historic race that dates back to 1972, although the race wasn't placed on the official Formula 1 race calender until 1978. This circuit is unique in that, much like Spa-Francorchamps it has remained the same difficult and challenging circuit for the past nearly forty years without losing its mystery or challenge in the adaptations that the tracks have made to make their circuits safer in the more modern, safety conscious era or Formula 1 racing. . This means an extremely difficult and exciting race for these drivers.

However, in recent years the track has been the site of many memorable Formula 1 races, with records set, and unexpected winners. The 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix is one example of this, as Jordan's Giancarlo Fisichella took his very first Formula 1 victory amidst heavy rain that caused problems with the tires that other teams had selected. Many drivers spun out of the race including legendary Michael Shumacher. This was his first time not finishing a race since the German Grand Prix in 2001, ending a huge streak of finishes for the then reigning World Champion.

Kimi Raikkonen and David Coulthard had led the race part of the time with all the confusion of the drivers spinning out and the rain, when Renault's Fernando Alonso crashed and blocked the circuit which brought the red flag out. Fisichella had just passed Raikkonen, but when it was over Kimi Raikkonen was declared the winner because of the count back rule, which says that it is the running order that counts during the previous two laps. However, it was later shown in the FIA Court of Appeal in Paris that Fisichella had actually crossed the finish line in the lead prior to that, before Fernando Alonso's crash and he was instituted as the official winner of the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix.

In 2001 we had a memorable Brazilian Grand Prix as well, with the first time hosting of both the legendary Michael Shumacher, and his brother Raif Schumacher, who were both placed on the first row of the starting grid. Also, it was Juan Pablo Montoya's first race and he entered the circuit with no holds barred passing Michael Schumacher to lead the race for several laps until another car rear ended his Williams BMW and took him out of the race. Montoya came back to win the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix, which was his last race driving for Williams, before moving on to Mclaren.

The Brazilian Grand Prix also saw the final race of Michael Shumacher before he retired, as it was the last race on the calender in 2006. This was an amazing race as Michael Shumacher suffered from a damaged tire after a collision and had to pit for a new one. This brought him to 19^th place and right in front of Felipe Massa, who was leading at the time, nearly being overlapped. However, the legend of Michael Schumacher continued as he navigated his car past other drivers to eventually go from nineteenth place to fourth place. He was going for the trophy, but it went to Fernando Alonso instead, who only needed one point to earn his World Champion status and he came in second. Felipe Massa won the race, having led the entire time, from pole position.

The string of notable events during the Brazilian Grand Prix continued last year as again for the 2008 season, the Brazilian Grand Prix was the last race on the Formula 1 calender. This race was marked by rain throughout the latter part of the race and saw British driver Lewis Hamilton become the youngest driver to win a world championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix, needing at least fifth place to secure the championship and getting exactly that. Felipe Massa driving for Ferrari won the race, and his runner up was Fernando Alonso, followed by Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel.

The previous race to this one was the Japanese Grand Prix, which was exciting and left the driver's championship up in the air, as Sebastian Vettel won the race and stayed in the running for the title. The Red Bull driver started in pole position and led all fifty three laps of the race. This was his third victory this season and this means that he is within sixteen points of the current name at the top of the leaderboard, Jenson Button, and a good chance for the title, depending upon the results of the Brazilian Grand Prix, and the final race of the year the Abu Dhabi. Jarno Truli took second place in the race, and Lewis Hamilton driving for Mclaren took third place. Jenson Button ended up finishing in eighth place.

The practice rounds for the Brazilian Grand Prix start on Friday, October 16^th, with the actual race on Sunday, October 18^th, at 14:00. This is the second to last race in the Formula 1 2009 season and it will be exciting to watch who will maintain their chances for the driver's championship, as well as the constructor's championship. You can catch this race right here on www.liveracingonline.com with your membership, in high quality streaming video. Simply click on the banners on this page to get started, and you can catch not only Formula 1, but all racing events throughout your year long membership from the comfort of your computer. Don't miss the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix Live on Sunday, October 18^th.