The final Sprint race of the Formula One season is scheduled to take place this weekend ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen won his 16th race of the season in Mexico last weekend ahead of rival and Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

Verstappen cruised to his third consecutive Formula One world title back in October - and is currently 251 points clear ahead of teammate Sergio Perez in the standings. 

As for Hamilton, the Englishman is just 20 points behind Perez in the battle for second place in the drivers' championship.

Mail Sport breaks down everything you need to know ahead of this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.

The Brazilian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday, November 5 at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.

Sunday's race is due to get underway at 5pm GMT / 12pm ET / 9am PT / 1.30am ACST (Monday) / 2am AEST (Monday morning).

There will be one qualifying session, a Sprint Shootout and a Sprint Race before Sunday's main event.

Friday, November 3

• 2:30pm: Sao Paulo GP Practice 
• 6pm: Sao Paulo GP Qualifying

Saturday, November 4

• 2pm: Sao Paulo GP Sprint Shootout
• 6.30pm: Sao Paulo Sprint Race

Sunday, November 5

• 5pm: The Sao Paulo Grand Prix 

*All times GMT* 

The Brazilian Grand Prix is set to be shown live on Sky Sports F1. Fans will also be able to stream the race on the official Sky Go app.

Highlights of the action will be uploaded to the official Formula One YouTube channel after the race.

Channel 4 will also be showing highlights of the Brazilian Grand Prix at 10.35pm.

For those watching in the US, fans will be able to view the action live on ESPN, while the action will be shown live on Kayo Sports in Australia.

Mail Sport will also be providing live coverage of the Brazilian Grand Prix so you can keep up-to-date with all the latest developments here.