The Mil Milhas Brasil (also known as the Mil Milhas Brasileiras or 1000 Miles of Brazil in
Portuguese
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) is a
sports car
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endurance race held annually in
Brazil
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since 1956.
The Mil Milhas has been held nearly every year since its inception and is one of the longest running motor racing events in Brazil. Nearly every running has used the
Interlagos
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circuit, but the 1997 and 1999 events were held at
Brasília
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and
Curitiba
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respectively.
Zeca Giaffone holds the record of most wins, having won in 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1989.
History
The first Mil Milhas was organized by Eloy Gagliano and Wilson Fittipaldi Sr., the father of
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
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and
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Moving up from Formula Two, Fittip ...
. The two had been inspired by the 1949
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Mille Miglia
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. Wilson Fittipaldi Sr. was a journalist and brought media as well as sponsors such as
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companies to support the event. The first event was held on November 24–25, 1956 with 31 sports cars competing at the
Interlagos
Interlagos is a neighborhood located in the district of Socorro in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Its name comes from the fact that the region is located between two large reservoirs, Guarapiranga and Billings, built in the early 20th century ...
circuit.
The race has been held at Interlagos from 1956 to 1996. In 1997, the
Brasília
Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...
circuit held the event. In 1998, Interlagos again held the event. In 1999, the
Curitiba
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circuit held the event. Since 2001, the event has been held at Interlagos.
![Mil Milhas Brasil 2007 start](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Mil_Milhas_Brasil_2007_start.jpg)
In 2007, the race was held as a part of the
Le Mans Series
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, the first time the race had been part of an international championship. The event had previously been supported as a non-championship event in the
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as well as the
FIA GT Championship
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. FIA GT planned to add the event to their calendar in 2007, but chose to hand the event instead to Le Mans Series organizers.
Results
Winners on 8 km Interlagos track (1956–1989)
Winners on 4.3 km Interlagos track (1990–1996)
Winners 1997–2000
Winners on Interlagos track (2001–2008)
2009–2019
The race was not held in the decade 2009–2019
Winners since 2020
References
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Sports car races
Auto races in Brazil
Endurance motor racing
European Le Mans Series races
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