Sector that sold out in five minutes at the São Paulo Formula 1 GP is back on sale; see prices

Ticket sales for the Porto Bank Grandstand at the 2026 Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix will begin on August 27, at 12 pm, and will be restricted to Porto Bank Card customers. In 2025, the batch destined for the sector sold out in less than five minutes, according to the bank.

Those who have the card pay 15% less. Thus, the full ticket drops from R$ 2,500 to R$ 2,125, and the half-price, from R$ 1,250 to R$ 1,062.50. The amount can be divided into up to six interest-free installments, and the ticket is valid for the three days of activities at the racetrack.

The purchase will be made through the Eventim website, the event’s official ticket office, with a limit of two tickets per CPF in this sector, half of the ceiling of four that applies to the other areas of Interlagos. Orders closed by August 31 begin shipping on October 1. In-person sales at the racetrack’s box office only open on October 30, and only if there are remaining tickets.

General sale does not mean open sale

Despite the name, the general sale announced by Porto does not release tickets to the general public. The sector remains restricted to holders of the bank card, one of the sponsors of the Brazilian stage, and tickets are available while supplies last. Those who do not have the card need to request it before to participate in the purchase.

History helps explain the rush: in 2023, the 3,000 tickets in the grandstand took about an hour to run out. Two years later, the same stock disappeared in less than five minutes. Porto did not say how many seats will be available in 2026, and the sector is sold as an experience package, with its own entertainment area and activations, not just as a seat.

No sprint race at Interlagos

The Formula 1 MSC Cruises Grand Prix of São Paulo 2026 will be held from November 6 to 8, at the Autodromo José Carlos Pace, in Interlagos. The main race is scheduled for 2 pm on Sunday, the 8th, Brasilia time.

The Brazilian stage was left off the list of sprint races of the season, for the first time since 2021. The weekend returns to the traditional design, with three free practice sessions, qualifying on Saturday and the 71-lap race on Sunday, on a 4.309 km circuit. In 2024, the GP brought together 291.7 thousand people at the racetrack over the three days, according to the organization.