Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília)

Motorsport venue
Name = Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet/Autódromo de Brasília | Location = Brasília, Brazil
Time = GMT -3


Events = Formula One (1974, non-championship race), Stock Car Brasil, Fórmula Truck
Layout1 = Road course
Surface = Asphalt
Length_km = 5.476
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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. [cite news | url =http://www.racecontrol.com.br/1000km/page7.html | title = Autódromo de Brasília | publisher =Race Controle, official sporting organization of Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (of Brasília) | pages = | page = | date = | accessdate =2007-11-14 | language =Portuguese] [cite news | url =http://www.ctm2000.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=127&Itemid=113 | title = Autódromo Internacional de Brasília | publisher =CTM2000 official website | pages = | page = | date = | accessdate =2007-11-14 | language =Portuguese] 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. [cite news | url =http://www.speedracing.com.br/phpframe/sites/themes/suainternet/sitespeedracing/Framespeedracing.php?frame=Informacoes&Id_Site=&id_chave=&currentPage=2&id_art=18611 | title = TCDF determina que GDF retome administração do Autódromo | publisher =Equipe SpeedRacing.com.br | pages = | page = | date =2006-04-03 | accessdate =2007-11-14 | language =Portuguese] [cite news | url =http://www.tc.df.gov.br/MpjTcdf/ementario1.php?CONSULTA=DEC&ACAO=ABRIREMENTA&ORDEM=525&PAGINA= | title = RECURSO INTERPOSTO PELA NZ EMPREENDIMENTOS E INVESTIMENTOS LTDA., CONTRA OS TERMOS DO ITEM IV-B DA DECISÃO Nº 763/2006. | publisher =Ministério Público de Contas do Distrito Federal | pages = | page = | date =2006-06-30 | accessdate =2007-11-14 | language =Portuguese] [cite news | url =http://www.tc.df.gov.br/MpjTcdf/ementario1.php?CONSULTA=DEC&ACAO=ABRIREMENTA&ORDEM=730&PAGINA= | title = CONCESSÃO DE USO Nº 1/95, DA ÁREA E DAS INSTALAÇÕES DO AUTÓDROMO INTERNACIONAL NELSON PIQUET, PARA A EMPRESA NZ EMPREENDIMENTOS E INVESTIMENTOS LTDA. | publisher =Ministério Público de Contas do Distrito Federal | pages = | page = | date =2006-11-23 | accessdate =2007-11-14 | language =Portuguese]

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External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Bras%C3%ADlia,+Brazil&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=-15.776024,-47.898502&spn=0.009395,0.021629&t=k&om=1 Satellite picture by Google Maps]
* [http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Brasilia Trackpedia guide to driving Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet]
* [http://www.racecontrol.com.br/autodromo/ Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet Official Website]