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The early 1970s saw interest in motor sport in Brazil hit new heights, thanks the achievements on the world stage of Emerson Fittipaldi. The country’s president Emilio Medici saw an opportunity to use this popularity to good effect, using the sport as a platform to showcase the country and, more specifically, the new capital city. He hoped to show Brasília – only just into its second decade having been purpose-built in the centre of the country in 1960 – as a genuine rival for the economic and cultural centres of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It would also act as a helpful distraction against his military dictatorship’s reign of repression and censorship.

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In preparation, the existing pit building was demolished and work began around the course to complete any changes not already started in December. In response, Banco de Brasília signed an agreement with Terracap in 2021, with the bank managing the work, the project and the future operation of the racetrack. So, after eight long years of inactivity, circuit racing was set to resume in Brasília. The aim is, over time, to transform the complex into a multi-purpose arena, with space for cyclists, hiking and racing, a kart circuit, car dealerships, off-road track, medical centre and drive-in maintenance shops. The new design by Terracap called for the re-siting of the main pit and paddock on the area formerly occupied by the kart circuit. The drive-in cinema which sits behind it (surely a unique feature in all of motorsport) was also set to be refurbished.

In the hope of attracting international racing once more, a refurbishment programme was begun. Gravel traps and tyre walls were installed around the circuit, as was a new perimeter wall. Lighting was installed around the exterior circuit to allow for night racing, while new buildings for local motorsport teams and a circuit restaurant was opened.

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The Entrant further acknowledges and agrees that SCCA and/or SCCA Pro Racing may freely assign or license its rights to a third party. To celebrate the circuit’s opening, a non-championship Formula One race, the Grande Premio Presidente Emilio Medici, was held on 3 February 1974, one week after the official Brazilian Grand Prix. The events prompted the Brazilian auto federation to suspend car racing at the circuit until the problems were resolved, followed swiftly by Brazil’s motorcycling governing body. The latter ban was subsequently lifted when it was determined the track condition had no part in Daya’s crash. The plans were presented in 2007 and sparked some interest, though were ultimately never enacted.

Emerson Fittipaldi had completed the negotiations with the government for the race to be held a week after the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Named the Presidente Emilio Medici Grand Prix, the race attracted a disappointing 12 entries, with the Lotus, Ferrari, Shadow and Hill teams electing to skip the event and head home. Nevertheless, the grid boasted Fittipaldi in a his McLaren M23, Carlos Reutemann in a Brabham BT44, Jody Scheckter in a Tyrrell 006 and Carlos Pace in a Surtees TS16. Fittipaldi’s brother Wilson lined up in a rented Brabham, while James Hunt had to make do with an outdated March instead of his usual Hesketh.

The circuit’s facilities continued to deteriorate, but by 2013 a minor refurbishment programme was undertaken. This included the enlarging of some gravel traps and replacement curbing at turns 1 and 4. Unfortunately, when the Stock Car Brasil series arrived, it found the work had been done to poor standards; concrete kerbing began to crumble and, worse still, poorly placed drainage covers came loose. After many delays, the races finally went ahead but were not without incident; a crash at the final turn saw Diego Nunes lucky to escape injury when his car was ripped apart after contact against the tyre barriers. Worse was to come the following month when motorcycle racer Vanessa Daya died following a crash at the circuit. In 1995, NZ Empreendimentos, a company owned by another Brazilian motor sport icon, Nelson Piquet, was awarded the lease for the track by the Federal Government.

The track’s engineer Samuel Dias had created a technical layout which wound back and forth inside a roughly rectangular oval. The configuration, when viewed from above, was said to be based on a stylised rendition of a woman playing a harp. The Autódromo de Brasília was born as a product of political ambition and home sporting success combining to provide the impetus for a modern racing circuit. The circuit had something of a turbulent decade, where grand plans for redevelopment – first in the hope of attracting Formula 1, then MotoGP and finally IndyCar – fell through, leaving the track in disrepair. Keep up to date with dates for races from the major championships around the world on two and four wheels.