Original: It was renamed in 1985 from "AutÃ dromo de Interlagos" to its current name to honor the Brazilian Formula One driver JosÃ Carlos Pace, who died in a plane crash in 1977.
Simplified: It was renamed in 1985 to its current name to honor the Brazilian Formula One driver JosÃ Carlos Pace, who died in a plane crash in 1977.