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Brazilian Grand Prix

When: Sunday

Where: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace; Sao Paolo, Brazil

Series: Race 2 of 16 in Grand Prix series

TV: Fox Sports Net; 11:30 a.m. EST

Laps: 72

Track length: 2.67 miles

Race length: 192 miles

From 1994-1998, the winner of the Brazilian Grand Prix went on to win the series title. ... McLaren won the Brazilian Grand Prix for the first time in 1974 with Emerson Fittipaldi driving. ... McLaren leads all constructors with nine victories at Interlagos.

Rubens Barrichello -- The Ferrari driver impressed in his debut with the team by taking second place in Australia; the 27-year-old racer finally landed a top ride and apppears to take full advantage of it; will want to put Brazil back on top of the F1 circuit as did the late Ayrton Senna.

David Coulthard -- Will look to rebound in Brazil after another disappointing start in Australia where both McLaren drivers were forced out with engine problems; gained points in eight races, including two wins last season; finished fourth in the World Drivers' championship with 48 points.

Giancarlo Fisichella -- Started the season with a fifth-place finish in Australia; a steering problem with the Benetton machine caused him to battle hard to control the car; was happy with picking up two points; has one career pole and five podium finishes.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen -- Vowed to get back on track at the Brazilian GP after being forced out at the season-opener in Australia on lap 40 with gear problems; was third at Interlagos last season; the German driver turned in a surprising season last year and was tipped to be just as good this year; finished third in the drivers' championship with 54 points; won the Italian and French GPs, had three third-place finishes and six fourth-place results.

Mika Hakkinen -- Is the two-time defending champion of the Brazilian Grand Prix; overcame early mechanical problems and drove to victory in Brazil last year; the two-time defending Formula One champ started rough in Australia as both McLaren cars dropped out with engine problems; won five races in 1999 and had five other podium finishes.

Eddie Irvine -- The 1999 F1 runner-up had handling difficulties in Australia after a collision with Arrows' Pedro de la Rosa on lap 8 and retired; rode a superb season in 1999, his last with Ferrari; now drives for Jaguar; earned points in all but two races and failed to finish just one, at San Marino; won four races and was on the podium five other times; lost the championship by two points (76-74) to Mika Hakkinen.

Michael Schumacher -- The German driver collected his first win at the Australian Grand Prix as Ferrari took a 1-2 finish and an early advantage in the standings; consistenly good in Brazil, where he won while with Benetton in 1994 and 1995, his title seasons; was second on the podium last year, third in 1998, 1996 and 1993, and fifth in 1997; is third on the all-time wins list with 35.

Ralf Schumacher -- The younger brother of Michael is ready to follow up his third-place finish in Australia at the demanding Interlagos track; he ran well here last season with a fourth-place finish and will look to improve on that in 2000; being the top driver for BMW-Williams this year, there is more pressure on him.

Jacques Villeneuve -- Extremely pleased after earning his first points since 1998 with a fourth-place score in Australia; in his 1997 championship season, he shook off a minor accident and a restart, driving to victory at Interlagos; the son of former Formula One champion Gilles Villeneuve hopes to have a better season than the disappointing 1999.

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