Where to stay
Pinheiros / Vila Madalena
Train linkBars, restaurants
Paulista / Jardins
CentralLots of hotels
Morumbi / Santo Amaro
South sideBusiness hotels
Morumbi-Claro station is the other express-train boarding point, about 13 min to Cidade Dutra.
Live hotel availability
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Source: F1 São Paulo: Como chegar · checked 16 Oct 2026
Photo: Autódromo de Interlagos em Dezembro de 2023 by Boaventuravinicius, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Race day
From the circuit, F1 and transit operators, checked 16 Oct 2026.
Money and bags
- Food and drink can only be bought with the prepaid Cashless card. No cash or bank cards at food and drink stands.
- Merchandise stands take cash or card.
- Nothing larger than 25 × 25 × 25 cm, which rules out backpacks, coolers and folding chairs.
Sources: F1 São Paulo help: paying with cash · F1 São Paulo help: Cashless card · F1 São Paulo help: banned items · checked 16 Oct 2026
Photo: Autódromo de Interlagos em Dezembro de 2023 by Boaventuravinicius, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace main straight by Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Grandstand or general admission?
Grandstand
- Your gate is printed on your ticket, and the circuit map shows the best entrance.
- Seat tickets always have reserved seats.
General admission
- General admission lets you into selected zones only.
First-timer tips
Allowed
- Up to 3 sealed food items per person (cut fruit in clear zip bags)
- Personal cameras (non-professional)
Banned
- Liquids of any kind, including water
- Anything larger than 25×25×25 cm (backpacks, coolers, folding chairs)
- Umbrellas and parasols
- Selfie sticks, camera supports, flag poles
- Glass, cans and rigid containers
- Drones, lasers
Weather & essentials
- November averages about 144 mm of rain in São Paulo (INMET 1991–2020 normals), so bring a poncho
- You can't bring liquids in, so plan to buy drinks inside
Source: F1 São Paulo help: banned items · checked 16 Oct 2026
Photo: Vista aérea del Autódromo José Carlos Pace 02 by ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons