Tickets now on sale for the inaugural Michelin 24H KYALAMI on 8–10 January 2027
Tickets for the inaugural Michelin 24H KYALAMI are now officially on sale, giving motorsport fans the opportunity to be part of a historic first for international endurance racing in South Africa.
From 8 to 10 January 2027, the Michelin 24H SERIES will make its debut on African soil at the iconic Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. The event will mark the first international 24-hour endurance race in South Africa, bringing a new chapter of endurance racing to one of the country's most celebrated motorsport venues.
International GT and touring car teams will take on the challenge of racing continuously through day and night, battling for 24 hours around the demanding Kyalami circuit.
Three days of international endurance racing
The action begins on Friday 8 January, with free practice, qualifying and night practice sessions as teams prepare for the challenge ahead. Fans will have their first opportunity to see the international field in action and experience the atmosphere building around the circuit.
Friday evening will also feature a pit walk and driver autograph session, while Saturday offers fans the opportunity to experience the starting grid up close before the race begins. Both experiences are available as separate ticket add-ons.
On Saturday 9 January, attention turns to the main event as the teams line up for the start of the Michelin 24H KYALAMI. Once the race gets underway, competitors will battle through the afternoon, into the night and through Sunday morning, with the chequered flag falling on Sunday 10 January.
With 24 hours of continuous racing, fans can experience everything from the excitement of the race start and the atmosphere of night racing to the final battles for position as the finish approaches. Away from the track, a lively Fan Village will offer plenty to see and do throughout the weekend, making the Michelin 24H KYALAMI an experience that goes beyond the racing itself.
Ticket options for every motorsport fan
A range of ticket options is available, allowing fans to choose how they want to experience the race weekend.
Fan Village tickets provide access to the Fan Village and general spectator areas around the circuit. Fans can choose between Friday admission, Saturday and Sunday admission, Sunday-only access or a full weekend ticket covering all three days.
For those who prefer to watch the action from the stands, Fan Village + Grandstand tickets offer the same general access alongside grandstand access. These tickets are available for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, or the full weekend, with limited availability.
The venue will remain open throughout the night, allowing fans with Saturday and Sunday access to experience every hour of the race, from the afternoon start to the chequered flag on Sunday.
Two additional experiences are also available to eligible ticket holders, subject to availability:
• Friday Pit Walk & Autograph Session: Get closer to the teams and race cars with a walk through the pit lane, including a dedicated driver autograph session.
• Saturday Grid Walk: Step onto the starting grid before the race begins and experience the final preparations surrounded by the cars and teams.
Both experiences can be purchased as separate ticket add-ons.
Beyond the initial ticket offering, several additional options will become available in the coming weeks. For spectators looking for a premium race weekend, Hospitality packages will go on sale on Friday 16 October, offering an exclusive way to enjoy the event with friends, colleagues or guests.
Camping options will also be introduced, allowing fans to stay close to the action throughout the weekend. Further experiences, including Club and Sunset packages and a dedicated Car-Bar area, will be announced soon. Full details, availability and booking information will be shared through the official Michelin 24H SERIES channels.
The first participating teams have already been announced through the official Michelin 24H SERIES social media channels, with further entries set to be revealed in the coming weeks. With preparations gathering pace, fans can now secure their tickets and look forward to three days of international endurance racing at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit.
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Red Bull are planning to make “quite a few changes” to Max Verstappen’s car ahead of Qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix after he suffered issues with the clutch and steering during Free Practice.
Lewis Hamilton tells Sky F1: Me and Charles, we sat, we spoke, we quashed it... And now we move on. No demands from either side, both giving our points, areas we can do better and support each other and I hope we can have some good races moving forwards.
I don't think Sky Sports F1 (UK) will ever have an intro as good as the "Just Drive" era. That was fantastic.
Yeah, time moves on, but it was great. These newer versions are a bit meh.
RT @visacashapprb: WHAT A DRIVE LIAM!!! 🥝
Unfortunately Arvid was forced to stop on track in Q2, but he’ll be ready to give it everything tomorrow 🫡
#F1#VCARB#BrazilGP
RT @Rodolfoar07: #F1#BrazilGP 🇧🇷 It is currently raining at Interlagos, and the radar suggests it will continue over the next minutes.
An area of heavier rain to the west is approaching the circuit.
Dino Beganovic: It was great to be back in the car and experience such an amazing track behind the wheel. The first part of the session went well, and we collected some interesting data, however, unfortunately, our session was cut short by an issue and we didn’t manage to put in as many laps as we planned.
It’s always special to drive the SF26, and to be part of the team, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to run the car in a free practice. I hope to be back in the car soon.
#SaoPauloGP
George Russell: Yeah, I mean, congrats to Lando. That was definitely the pole lap. Misjudgment on ourside, we need to understand what happened. The rain was coming, should have finished the lap.
[Tomorrow] depends on the weather, but I felt good out there, it is the first time in a while I felt confident.
Unfortunately when it mattered, we didn't execute.
TOTO WOLFF TALKS TO SKY SPORTS F1 AFTER FREE PRACTICE 3 AT THE AUTODROMO JOSE CARLOS PACE
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Sky F1 - Toto, were there in Mexico, so we haven't had a chance to congratulate you. Many, many congratulations. How's it been? How's the week been? Back on top.
Toto Wolff: The week was good. You know, you realise that we won the championship with a very young, special young man. And, yeah, what can I say? Yeah, it was a positive week. Mindset. I wake up in the morning and I'm thinking, that was a good one.
Naomi Schiff: I have to say congratulations. As Simon says, we both weren't there. And it's been so special to see his journey and how much trust you put in him and how you nurtured him through last season to come back much stronger this year. I want to know from your perspective, how has he been this year and how do you feel he's different, maybe arriving here as a world champ, pressure relief?
Toto Wolff: What I'm particularly proud of is that I don't think he would have lasted in other teams after an F2 season which wasn't overwhelming, and this spell of nine races without any points last year, and that we just trusted our data, trusted our feeling about the personality and the potential, because there's so many that came out now and said, “What a talent,” you know. And that wasn't the journey. The journey was developing the talent, nurturing, mentoring, shielding him, protecting him, and eventually, you know, he in the car just delivered absolutely amazingly.
Sky F1 - Toto, your deputy team principal leaked an email that you sent to the rest of the team. I read it. I found it inspiring. I just want to come in to you on that one and about the environment that you and your senior leadership have created. It feels to us on the outside like Mercedes is an incredibly nurturing place. And that's potentially, with all of the leaders that you have in that group, what enabled this to happen for Kimi?
Toto Wolff: Did you read such a long email?
Sky F1 - I went all the way through it. Yes, I had time on my hands.
Wolff: It was a thousand words. I was surprised. The last time I wrote was under severe pressure in school. So why I did it was spontaneous, because I got so much praise on that Sunday night about giving him the opportunity in Italy, and it's something that makes you very proud. But I felt I needed to give credit to all the people that maybe weren't so much in the spotlight. And, you know, this email didn't even do it justice, because there's many more that were part of the decision-making process and getting him to where he was. And that's why I felt like I needed to at least express my gratitude to the big team. And then Bradley felt it was a more clever email than normally, so he put it on LinkedIn, and then it was spread.
Naomi Schiff: It clearly was worth spreading. I mean, what wonderful words. And I think that's something that we see with Mercedes: the culture that you have. You know, it's a warmer environment. A lot of drivers wouldn't have survived Kimi's first season. So, just on that, thinking of the other side of the garage, you know, we see George has been a little bit defeated, and we can understand why, understandably so. What do you do to get him back up, motivated? Not that it is a lack of motivation, but just, you know, in higher spirits going into next season?
Toto Wolff: You know, the Sunday was a different difficulty for George, of course, but he's so professional and resilient that on the Monday morning, first thing, I got a call from him. This was just about, uhm, “How can I optimize my setup? How can I optimize my setup? How can I optimize the structure? What do we need to do? What do we need to do in order to perform better for the rest of the season and for next year?” So, he's completely on it, and that's George.
Sky F1 - Toto, were talking to Laurent Mekies before that practice session, and we showed a little graphic which said in the last 11 races, Red Bull and Max Verstappen would have been 10 points ahead of Kimi Antonelli. I wonder, when we're at the start of rules cycles, we don't often see the pack closing up as much as we have here. How much of a concern is that for you, and obviously work to do?
Toto Wolff: They've done a very, very good job. And the car comes together with the power unit, obviously, Max. And our upgrade didn't deliver as we expected. So, I think our plan was to make a step forward by a few tenths. That didn't materialize for whatever reason, and we are working very hard to find out why that was. And that's why they came closer. So, good news for next year. It's going to be a tough fight. I would have loved us to sail away into the sunset, but that's not going to happen. It's going to be a tough fight.
Naomi Schiff: Okay, well, thinking about that fight, it's looking very tight out there this weekend. We've got qualifying coming up, potentially in conditions we haven't experienced yet here in these cars. What are you expecting? And do you think we'll get going? Because I know this year has been a bit slow getting the cars on track. If it is wet.
Toto Wolff: I think it's great. No, they'll have a good time almost all around, and that's Brazil, you know, made the best men win in the wet and keep it on track.
Sky F1 - I was just saying, when you look at all the engine penalties, both of the Ferraris have taken them, George has had one, Max has had one. That could be thrilling if it's wet tomorrow. We've seen the evidence in the past: Lewis and Max coming through packs. It's one of the great tracks for that, isn't it?
Toto Wolff: It's almost a reverse-grid race, no. Yeah, so other than having Kimi, hopefully they're up front. Yeah, exciting. I think we want to lock in the points for the Constructor Championship. But it's, you know, all floodgates open, the better. Let's race.
Naomi Schiff: And you're on the verge of that Constructor title.
Toto Wolff: Yeah, we need to outscore Ferrari by three points. But I don't want to be under pressure. If it's not here, then hopefully Las Vegas can be a good race in front of the American audiences.
Sky F1 - Just to get a little bit on the wider context of where you are as an organization, what keeps you motivated every year? What keeps me motivated every year?
Toto Wolff: I am setting my own expectations, and these change all the time. And I want to chase them. I want to make sure that what I think is possible can be done. And again, you know, these targets and objectives, they shift sometimes. But at the moment, we've come back as a team after a few difficult years, and now it's about sustaining that performance and continuing the team to be right up there.
Sky F1 - What did you learn from the ground effect period? I know you hated the ground effect period, but what did you learn from it as an organisation?
Toto Wolf: Is that we couldn't replicate what the car was doing. It was smashing the floor. It was that it's physics, not mystics.
Sky F1 - Yeah, okay, brilliant stuff. Well, it would mean a lot to the team, obviously. You've got to watch along back at the factory. The drivers is one thing; how does the Constructors' compare to you?
Toto Wolff: Very much, because we are an auto company, and also being the best constructor is very important for us. And it pays the bonuses. Fundamentally, that makes a difference for all of our people, and the honor of being the best constructor in Formula 1.
Naomi Schiff: Just another note, slightly separate to all of this. James Vowles was mentioning that the cost cap maybe is pushing all the teams to run all their parts a little bit too close to the limit, and maybe that's why we're seeing as many people taking engine penalties and having some struggles. Is that a concern? I know you maybe have some slightly different views on that.
Toto Wolff: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, we know why the cost cap happened. But we are so on the edge of things that it would better to have happened. But we are so on the edge of things that it would better to have more. In our case, we're not able to carry all chassis over to next year. Some need to be chopped up, which is quite sad when you look at the record of these cars. So every team is under pressure. It's the same. I would have loved to have a little bit of an uplift. I think that especially the idea that we had was for more junior personnel that joined the team, that we would have more allowance to pay them better and not have salaries suppressed in the first five, six, seven years. So we've pitched that to the FIA to give us an allowance, not for more front wing, but an allowance for salaries to come up a little bit, because the cost cap suppresses all of that. But obviously that didn't score a lot of brownie points.
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Charles Leclerc: I only drove in FP2 today and it was quite a tricky session. The feeling in the car wasn’t quite right, so there’s plenty for us to work on tonight. I have some ideas about the direction we need to take with the set-up and we’ll make some changes for tomorrow. We need to find some performance, and hopefully we can make a good step forward for qualifying.
#SaoPauloGP
Andrea Kimi Antonelli: Yeah, I mean it was tricky. I didn't really know what to expect, I've never driven here in the wet so didn't know what was coming... Did a big mistake, nearly went off in Turn 5 but still enough for P3 so happy with that.
We will try and be ready for anything [tomorrow].
Lewis Hamilton: It was a challenging day. The track is very bumpy and slippery, which made it difficult to get the tyres into the right window. FP1 was okay overall, but FP2 proved more difficult. We’ve gathered plenty of useful data, so we’ll work through that with the team tonight to understand where we can improve the car ahead of qualifying tomorrow.
#SaoPauloGP
Hannah Schmitz, Red Bull Racing: "It was a useful day. There was definitely a lot of things to work on and look into, but that is what practice is for. It was a close call on which session we would run the Hard and which session we would run the Medium tyres. Ultimately most of the top teams tested the three compounds, as they are so similar, but what we will run comes down to driver and Team preference.
For both Max and Isack, there are things they want to look into and change overnight. There is a lot of performance that we can extract, and, in terms of lap times, we are still very competitive up there with the rest of the field. The Team are looking into several changes for Max’s car. There were things he was unhappy with, but we know what they are so can work on them.
Tomorrow, the forecast is looking wet and we will have to wait and see if Qualifying happens at the scheduled time, but we will be prepared for all eventualities."
#SaoPauloGP
RT @AstonMartinF1: "We managed to get through our Friday plan and all of our running programme. We will need to look at the data now and have some work to do overnight."
Debrief our Friday at the #BrazilGP:
Isack Hadjar: We had a pretty consistent day today and were competitive on the long runs this morning, although we’re still working on finding the right balance. FP2 was more challenging as we went in a different direction with the setup, which didn’t quite work out as expected. We know where we need to improve and will make some adjustments ahead of tomorrow. It looks like we could have some rain, so we’ll need to adapt to the conditions, but hopefully we can make another step forward with the car.
#SaoPauloGP
Max Verstappen: The session went fairly well today. We’re always looking to extract a little more performance, while also trying to find more consistency in our overall performance. We’ve been fine-tuning the car and, in particular, working to better understand the tyre behaviour over the long runs. I had some issues with the steering, which we’ll need to fix ahead of qualifying. There’s still a bit of work to do, but nothing major. We’ll focus on maximising our performance and maybe hope for a little bit of rain.
#SaoPauloGP
RT @f1insightshub: Brazil FP3 | Quali Sims
Not that it matters that much considering the incoming rain for quali, but the picture is largely unchanged from yesterday with the exception of VER getting closer to ANT. Ferrari still lose a lot on the uphill, so it seems like that's not gone yet.
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Marcin Budkowski: It’s been a relatively smooth day of running today. Colton had a solid session in FP1 on his track debut here, completing good mileage and gathering valuable data and feedback for the team. In FP2, both Checo and Valtteri completed their run plans and we’ll consolidate their feedback as we plan for qualifying. Operationally, our objective is to maximize every session to prepare ourselves for an unpredictable weekend ahead. With changeable weather conditions often a factor at Interlagos, strong execution will be key to taking advantage of whatever comes our way.
Colton Herta: All wrapped up here in Brazil with Free Practice 1 and what a fantastic track. It’s my first time driving here and it’s been a lot of fun. It’s always a privilege to drive the car, and to be able to do it in three consecutive weekends was amazing. I hope the data can help Checo and Valtteri as we build throughout the weekend.
#SaoPauloGP
RT @ScarbsTech: McLaren's new development wing, mounted from the middle element, SLM only on the rear element & lower profile where it meets the endplate.
📸 Spacesuit media- Craig Evans
#F1#F1tech#BrazilianGP
Valtteri Bottas: FP1 went well and the pace was encouraging, while in FP2 we focused more on the long runs and understanding the car over a longer stint. Interlagos is always a great track to drive, so it’s been good to get back out there. We’ll dive into the data tonight to see where we can find some more performance and put ourselves in the best possible position for qualifying tomorrow.
RT @carpentiers_f1: Flow-vis paint on #McLarenF1’s revised rear wing at Interlagos 🇧🇷
The fluorescent paint reveals how airflow travels across the wing surfaces. The streaks help engineers assess whether the flow remains attached and behaves as predicted by their simulations.
#F1#TechF1#BrazilGP
Sergio Pérez: Good first session for me. The changing weather conditions could definitely create opportunities for us this weekend. We haven’t made a final decision yet on whether we’ll take an additional engine and therefore a penalty, so that’s something we’ll discuss tonight before deciding on our approach for the rest of the weekend. We know anything can happen, particularly in these conditions, and we’ll be ready to make the most of any opportunities that come our way.
#SaoPauloGP
RT @carpentiers_f1: The Frankenstein sidepods are back! 🧟
#RedBullF1 has brought its hybrid sidepod configuration back for testing on Hadjar’s RB22 at Interlagos, with a view to 2027 development.
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#RedBullF1 tested an intriguing hybrid sidepod during FP1 at the #MexicoGP.
It combined the current Baku-spec upper section (with its two bulges) with the pre-Baku lower profile, leaving less floor exposed.
A test to better understand airflow around the floor edge.
#F1#TechF1
Liam Lawson: It’s my first time driving here at Interlagos and it’s a pretty cool track to drive, as I expected. FP1 wasn’t the smoothest session, as I still had to familiarise myself with the layout and get up to speed. In addition to this, we also identified a few areas on the car that needed improvement. We made some changes ahead of FP2, where I felt much more comfortable and confident behind the wheel, so that's a definite positive. Looking ahead to the rest of the weekend, the weather remains a bit of an unknown with rain in the forecast. The midfield is also very tight, but I believe there’s still room for us to make a step forward. We’ll keep pushing and working with the team.
#SaoPauloGP
#RedBullF1 tested an intriguing hybrid sidepod during FP1 at the #MexicoGP.
It combined the current Baku-spec upper section (with its two bulges) with the pre-Baku lower profile, leaving less floor exposed.
A test to better understand airflow around the floor edge.
#F1#TechF1
Liam Lawson: Today has been somewhat fine overall. We made some changes to the car between FP1 and FP2, but there's definitely more to be made ahead of tomorrow. We’ll spend tonight reviewing everything and working out what we need to do to get the car into the best possible window for tomorrow. We have a few ideas we’d like to explore, but the midfield is extremely close at the moment. It's going to be important to put everything together, particularly with the weather being so unpredictable.
#SaoPauloGP
RT @carpentiers_f1: Both Ferrari and McLaren fitted sensor arrays to their cars to map the airflow around them. These rakes measure local air pressure, allowing engineers to calculate airflow speed and direction and compare real-world data with CFD and wind tunnel predictions.
#F1#TechF1#BrazilGP
Alan Permane (Racing Bulls): It's not been our strongest Friday here in Brazil. We haven't quite got to grips with the car, but we made improvements between FP1 and FP2, so the drivers were happier. That being said, there are definitely some more adjustments to be made. We're a tiny bit out of position in comparison to where we normally are on a Friday, however we're running the simulator with ideas to find a tenth or two, and are focused on ensuring we have the best car set up ahead of tomorrow's weather forecast. We know the car runs well in the wet, so we're optimistic as we look ahead to Qualifying tomorrow.
#SaoPauloGP
RT @Carlossainz55: 🇧🇷 Missed FP1 and FP2 was tricky with low temperatures. I did an okay lap on the soft and a decent long run. We are experimenting with setup and doing correlation work for next year. The weather could bring some opportunities tomorrow.
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