Lap Ledger1950–2027 · every championship race

Circuit · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jacarepagua

Opened in 1978 and originally called the Autodromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro; renamed for Nelson Piquet in 1988 after his third title. Hosted the Brazilian Grand Prix in 1978 and from 1981 to 1989, after which the race returned permanently to Interlagos. Demolished in 2012 for the 2016 Olympic park.

Championship races
10
Seasons
1978–198910 seasons
Length
5.031 kmcurrent layout
Turns
11
Direction
anti-clockwise
Type
permanent
F1DB layout jacarepagua-1 · 5.031 km · 11 turns, F1DB’s figures · 1978–1989 · 10 rounds
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Flat, hot and abrasive; a long pit straight and a longer back straight with grandstands giving a view of the whole lap

Most wins here

Most wins here
DriverWinsSpan
Alain Prost51982–1988
Carlos Reutemann21978–1981
Nelson Piquet21983–1986
Nigel Mansell11989

Constructors here

Constructors here
ConstructorWinsSpan
McLaren41984–1988
Ferrari21978–1989
Williams21981–1986
Brabham11983
Renault11982

Every race here 10

Held here as the Brazilian Grand Prix (10 races).

The same on all 10 rows: Layout — not established.

Every race here
SeasonGrand PrixWinnerConstructor
1989Brazilian Grand PrixNigel MansellFerrari
1988Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1987Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1986Brazilian Grand PrixNelson PiquetWilliams
1985Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1984Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1983Brazilian Grand PrixNelson PiquetBrabham
1982Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstRenault
1981Brazilian Grand PrixCarlos ReutemannWilliams
1978Brazilian Grand PrixCarlos ReutemannFerrari

Where this comes from

Official name
Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Confidence
high