Who is the greatest Brazilian Formula 1 driver?

Three world champions share this grid with a driver who lost a title by a single point, a one-win hero whose name now hangs over Interlagos, and the young driver carrying Brazil's hopes today.

1. 1
   Ayrton Senna

   Three-time Formula 1 world champion with McLaren (1988, 1990, 1991) who won 41 Grands Prix before his death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Nelson Piquet

   Three-time Formula 1 world champion, in 1981 and 1983 with Brabham and in 1987 with Williams, with 23 Grand Prix wins.
   625pts
3. 3
   Emerson Fittipaldi

   Brazil's first Formula 1 world champion, winning the title with Lotus in 1972 and with McLaren in 1974.
   625pts
4. 4
   Carlos Pace

   Won the 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix for Brabham; the Interlagos circuit was renamed after him following his death in a 1977 plane crash.
   500pts
5. 5
   Felipe Nasr

   Finished fifth on his 2015 debut in Australia with Sauber and scored the team's only points of 2016 with ninth place at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
   433pts
6. 6
   Gabriel Bortoleto

   FIA Formula 3 champion in 2023 and Formula 2 champion in 2024 who debuted with Sauber in 2025 as Brazil's first full-time F1 driver since 2017.
   433pts
7. 7
   Roberto Moreno

   Finished second for Benetton at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix behind teammate Nelson Piquet, completing a Brazilian one-two.
   433pts
8. 8
   Nelson Piquet Jr.

   Renault driver who finished second at the 2008 German Grand Prix and whose deliberate crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix became the Crashgate scandal.
   357pts
9. 9
   Felipe Massa

   Ferrari driver who won 11 Grands Prix and lost the 2008 world title to Lewis Hamilton by one point at the final race in Brazil.
   167pts
10. 10
    Rubens Barrichello

    Won 11 Grands Prix with Ferrari and Brawn and finished runner-up in the championship in 2002 and 2004 across a career of more than 320 starts.
    0pts

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