Hamilton makes his 400th start on Sunday, at the circuit where he won his first title

Lewis Hamilton will start his 400th Grand Prix at Interlagos on November 8, becoming only the 2nd driver in Formula 1 history to reach the mark. Fernando Alonso is the other, and holds the record at 444 starts.

The circuit chose itself. Hamilton won the 2008 championship here in his second season, and has won the race 3 times since. Brazil granted him honorary citizenship in 2022, and no other grandstand in the world greets him the way this one does.

He arrives 3rd in the championship, 2 points behind Verstappen, with 106 wins and a record 105 poles. At his 300th Grand Prix, in France in 2022, he finished second behind Verstappen. He said his goal this time is to win the 400th.