Overall, the largest country in South America has hosted 52 Grands Prix: 10 at the Autodromo do Rio de Janeiro, which has no longer been used since 1989, and 42 at the Autodromo José Carlos Pace, the 6th circuit in the World Championship by number of Grands Prix hosted.

According to Brembo Group engineers who work closely with all Formula 1 drivers, the 4,309-metre Autódromo José Carlos Pace falls into the category of circuits that are not very demanding on brakes. On a scale of 1 to 5, it earned a difficulty index of 2, even though during one lap the brakes are used for more than 14 seconds, equal to 20% of the race duration. There are 6 braking sections per lap: 2 Hard, one Medium and 3 Light. 

According to the simulations carried out, the toughest corner of the Autodromo José Carlos Pace for the braking system is Turn 1: the single-seaters reach it at 312 km/h and slow to 115 km/h in 2.93 seconds, during which they cover 156 metres. The effort required of the drivers is 3.7 g and the load they exert on the brake pedal is 104 kg, with a braking power of 1,538 kW.

Compared with the 2025 São Paulo GP, due to the characteristics of the current single-seaters, the effort required from drivers and brakes is lower. At Turn 12 a year ago, drivers were subject to 4.7 g of deceleration and applied a load of 148 kg to the brake pedal, whereas this year these values should be 3 g and 89 kg respectively. The braking distance at that point should also increase, from 84 metres to 98 metres, just as braking time will increase, from 1.73 seconds to 2.01 seconds.