Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace moto.svg
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueGoiânia (1987–1989)
Interlagos (1992)
First race1987
Last race1992
Most wins (rider)Luca Cadalora, Dominique Sarron (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Honda (5)

The Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling road racing event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship.

History[]

The first official Brazilian Grand Prix was held in 1987 at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna in Goiânia. Two more races were hosted in the following years until the race was removed from the 1990 calendar due to organisational problems.[1][2][3] The event was supposed to return in 1991 in the month of September, but was scrapped in August because of safety concerns of the circuit.[4]

In 1992, the Brazilian GP returned after a two-year absence. Due to Bernie Ecclestone's increased involvement of grand prix motorcycle racing at this time, the selected venue to host the race was the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo instead of the previously used circuit in Goiânia.[2][3] The Interlagos circuit proved unpopular with riders and there were even talks of cancelling the event before due to the bumpy surface and unsafe conditions of the circuit itself. The race went on nonetheless and was won by Wayne Rainey. Other problems also troubled riders all weekend: Thursday practice was cancelled because of fuel supply problems, Friday practice was plagued by smog and Saturday practice also proved difficult thanks to rainfall. Reportedly, many racefans, team members and riders were either pickpocketed or robbed and the attendance at the circuit was low - only 8000 people showed up on raceday.[5][2][3]

After a one-off appearance at Interlagos, racing at the country returned in 1995. However, this race was known as the Rio Grand Prix and ran until 2004.[2][3]

On 19 August 2013, an announcement was made that the Brazilian Grand Prix would officially return at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasilia from the 2014 season onwards, with the inaugural event scheduled for 28 September.[6] In preparation for the return of MotoGP, major upgrades were planned for the circuit's facilities and the circuit itself was to receive a substantial reconfiguration in order to improve safety and make it suitable for hosting international events.[7] The event organizers were however unable to secure funding to the complete the needed changes in time and the event was removed from the final calendar on 24 February 2014.[8][3]

On 10 October 2019 it was announced that Brazil will officially going to host the Brazilian round from 2022 onwards, the organizers signing a five-year contract with MotoGP.[9] This race is set to be held at the new Rio Motorpark.[10][11][2][3]

Official names and sponsors[]

  • 1987-1989, 1992: GP Brasil (no official sponsor)

Formerly used circuits[]

  • Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, used from 1987 to 1989.

Winners of the Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix[]

Multiple winners (riders)[]

# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
2 France Dominique Sarron 250 cc 1987, 1988
Italy Luca Cadalora 250 cc 1989, 1992

Multiple winners (manufacturers)[]

# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
5 Japan Honda 500 cc 1987
250 cc 1987, 1988, 1992
125 cc 1992
3 Japan Yamaha 500 cc 1988, 1992
250 cc 1989

By year[]

Year Track 125 cc 250 cc 500 cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1992 Interlagos Germany Dirk Raudies Honda Italy Luca Cadalora Honda United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha Report
Year Track 80 cc 125 cc 250 cc 500 cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1989 Goiânia Italy Luca Cadalora Yamaha United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Report
1988 Goiânia France Dominique Sarron Honda United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report
1987 Goiânia France Dominique Sarron Honda Australia Wayne Gardner Honda Report

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1990". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Sports, Dorna. "Brazil and MotoGP™: a rekindled relationship". www.motogp.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "The return of the Brazilian MotoGP". Crash. April 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1991". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  5. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1992". Archived from the original on 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  6. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Brazil awaits MotoGP™ in 2014 | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ Tibu, Florin (August 20, 2013). "2014 MotoGP: Brazil to Rejoin MotoGP with Nelson Piquet Brasilia Circuit". autoevolution.
  8. ^ "Brazil GP dropped from 2014 MotoGP calendar". Crash. February 24, 2014.
  9. ^ Reuters Staff (October 10, 2019). "MotoGP to return to Brazil with race in Rio from 2022" – via www.reuters.com.
  10. ^ Sports, Dorna. "MotoGP™ returns to Rio de Janeiro from 2022". www.motogp.com.
  11. ^ Sports, Dorna. ""We've been waiting for this!" - Brazil's stars on 2022 GP". www.motogp.com.

"History of the Grand Prix of Brazil" (in French). Racing Memory. Retrieved 2007-11-18.

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