| Year | Series | Winner | Car | Avg. Speed |
| 2006 | Formula 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 129.228 mph |
| 2006 | Formula 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 124.107 mph |
| 2005 | Formula 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 127.654 mph |
| 2004 | Formula 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 129.566 mph |
| 2003 | Formula 1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 95.009 mph |
| 2002 | Formula 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 124.335 mph |
| 2001 | Formula 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 115.185 mph |
| 2000 | Formula 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| 1999 | Formula 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | |
| 1998 | Formula 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | |
| 1997 | Formula 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | |
| 1996 | Formula 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | |
| 1995 | Formula 1 | Michael Schumacher | Bennetton | |
| 1994 | Formula 1 | Michael Schumacher | Bennetton | |
| 1993 | Formula 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | |
| 1992 | Formula 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | |
| 1991 | Formula 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | |
| 1990 | Formula 1 | Alan Prost | Ferrari | |
| 1989 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1988 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1987 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1986 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1985 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1984 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1983 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1982 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1981 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1980 | Formula 1 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | |
| 1979 | Formula 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | |
| 1978 | Formula 1 | Brazil GP held at Jacarepagua | | |
| 1977 | Formula 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | |
| 1976 | Formula 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | |
| 1975 | Formula 1 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | |
| 1974 | Formula 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | |
| 1973 | Formula 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | |
| 1972 | Formula 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | |
