As Formula 1 heads to São Paulo this weekend, leading motorsport photo agency DPPI celebrates an extraordinary milestone, its 1000th Grand Prix covered since Monaco 1965 - pictured above.
The Interlagos circuit, officially the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, provides the perfect stage for the occasion. Built in 1940 and a fixture on the Formula 1 calendar since 1973, the 4.309-kilometre track is one of the sport’s greatest challenges, combining sweeping curves, tight technical zones and long full-throttle sections across its undulating terrain. It also remains one of the few anti-clockwise circuits in the championship.
From the danger-filled 1960s to the ultra-technical hybrid era, DPPI photographers have chronicled every stage of the sport’s evolution — capturing icons from Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda to Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. The agency’s images have documented not just speed and glory, but also the human and technical drama that defines Formula 1.
DPPI Heritage: a digital gateway to racing history
To mark this 60-year milestone, DPPI is launching DPPI Heritage, a premium digital platform offering access to one of the largest motorsport photo archives in the world. The collection will open to fans, collectors and professionals, allowing them to explore and acquire iconic moments from the history of Formula 1 and beyond.
As DPPI photographers prepare to capture their 1000th race at Interlagos, the agency pays tribute to those who first raised their Rolleiflex cameras at Monaco 1965 — unaware they were building a visual legacy that continues to define the soul of motorsport.
We at GRANDPRIX247 have the privilege to use DPPI images during the current era through Ferrari F1 press service and FIA communications, which supply media with images produced by the agency.
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