Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília)

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Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet/Autódromo de Brasília
Location Brasília, Brazil
Time zone GMT -3
Major Events Formula One (1974, non-championship race), Stock Car Brasil, Fórmula Truck
Road course
Surface Asphalt
Circuit Length 5.476 km ( mi)
Turns 12
For the race course of the same name in Rio de Janeiro (Jacarepaguá), see Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet is a race course in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. With 5.476 km of length, the name of the circuit was originally Autódromo de Brasília at the establishment in 1974, but later changed to the current name. The circuit brought the a non-championship Formula One race to Brasília at the end of the 1974 season.

From 1995, the circuit was leased to NZ Empreendimentos, one of the Nelson Piquet's companies, by the government of the Brazilian Federal District.[1][2] But, in 2006, the Federal District regained the control to manage the circuit due to NZ Empreendimentos' lack of attention to the track's management.[3][4][5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Autódromo de Brasília", Race Controle, official sporting organization of Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (of Brasília). Retrieved on 2007-11-14. (Portuguese) 
  2. ^ "Autódromo Internacional de Brasília", CTM2000 official website. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. (Portuguese) 
  3. ^ "TCDF determina que GDF retome administração do Autódromo", Equipe SpeedRacing.com.br, 2006-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. (Portuguese) 
  4. ^ "RECURSO INTERPOSTO PELA NZ EMPREENDIMENTOS E INVESTIMENTOS LTDA., CONTRA OS TERMOS DO ITEM IV-B DA DECISÃO Nº 763/2006.", Ministério Público de Contas do Distrito Federal, 2006-06-30. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. (Portuguese) 
  5. ^ "CONCESSÃO DE USO Nº 1/95, DA ÁREA E DAS INSTALAÇÕES DO AUTÓDROMO INTERNACIONAL NELSON PIQUET, PARA A EMPRESA NZ EMPREENDIMENTOS E INVESTIMENTOS LTDA.", Ministério Público de Contas do Distrito Federal, 2006-11-23. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. (Portuguese) 

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