Interlagos F1 pole positions

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Pole positions

Year	Grand Prix	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole margin	Pole time
1973	Brazil	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.200s	2:30.500
1974	Brazil	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1	0.240s	2:32.970
1975	Brazil	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.800s	2:29.880
1976	Brazil	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.020s	2:32.500
1977	Brazil	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2	0.070s	2:30.110
1979	Brazil	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1	0.920s	2:23.070
1980	Brazil	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	DNF	0.250s	2:21.400
1990	Brazil	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	3	0.611s	1:17.277
1991	Brazil	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1	0.383s	1:16.392
1992	Brazil	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	1	1.191s	1:15.703
1993	Brazil	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	DNF	0.993s	1:15.866
1994	Brazil	Ayrton Senna	Williams-Renault	DNF	0.328s	1:15.962
1995	Brazil	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	DNF	0.301s	1:20.081
1996	Brazil	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1	0.981s	1:18.111
1997	Brazil	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1	0.590s	1:16.004
1998	Brazil	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.665s	1:17.092
1999	Brazil	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.147s	1:16.568
2000	Brazil	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	DNF	0.174s	1:14.111
2001	Brazil	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	0.310s	1:13.780
2002	Brazil	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	5	0.127s	1:13.114
2003	Brazil	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	DNF	0.011s	1:13.807
2004	Brazil	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	3	0.204s	1:10.646
2005	Brazil	Fernando Alonso	Renault	3	0.157s	1:11.988
2006	Brazil	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1	0.619s	1:10.680
2007	Brazil	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	2	0.151s	1:11.931
2008	Brazil	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1	0.369s	1:12.368
2009	Brazil	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP-Mercedes	8	0.092s	1:19.576
2010	Brazil	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	8	1.049s	1:14.470
2011	Brazil	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	2	0.141s	1:11.918
2012	Brazil	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	DNF	0.055s	1:12.458
2013	Brazil	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.623s	1:26.479
2014	Brazil	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	0.033s	1:10.023
2015	Brazil	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	0.078s	1:11.282
2016	Brazil	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	0.102s	1:10.736
2017	Brazil	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	2	0.038s	1:08.322
2018	Brazil	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	0.093s	1:07.281
2019	Brazil	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-Honda	1	0.123s	1:07.508
2021	Sao Paulo	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	3	n/a	n/a

Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix by winning sprint qualifying.

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