TRACKS: JACAREPAGUá (NELSON PIQUET & EMERSON FITTIPALDI) (EX BARRA DA TIJUCA)

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JACAREPAGUá (NELSON PIQUET & EMERSON FITTIPALDI) (EX BARRA DA TIJUCA)

SORRY, SOME DATA ARE NOT TRANSLATED YET

Not to be confused with Barra da Tijuca, Guanabara - Fundão, Cidade Universitária - Rio de Janeiro (Formula E) - Rio de Janeiro, Deodoro

Description Road permanent circuit proposed and built in 1970s. According to The Gel Motorsport its construction started in 1971 but it was soon abandoned due to a lack of money, being completed only in 1978. According to motograndprix.com it was built in 1975 and in 1977 it hosted the first local motorbike race. First international race was F.1 Brazil GP on January 29^th 1978. The track was named after Nelson Piquet after he won his third F.1 world championship, in March 1988. This track was used quite a lot by F.1 during 1980s (for winter tests too) but since 1990 it was replaced by the new Interlagos and it become less important. In order to be an important again, in 1996 a new oval track was built in order to host Cart races: in this moment also the old road circuit was modified (changes not shown on my map). On the contrary, short circuit is unchanged until today. I don’t know what it was used for.
The site of the circuit has been choosen to be used for the Olympic Park of 2016 Olympic Summer Games, so the circuit is no longer operational. There are some proposal for a new circuit that should replace it and today (2010) the most concrete is Autódromo Deodoro

Location Rio de Janeiro
RJ - Rio de Janeiro - Região Sudeste

Location 30 km - 18.5 mi West of Rio de Janeiro, around the lagoon with the same name

Latitude - Longitude - 22°58'30"     - 43°23'46"
-22.975     -43.396111

UTM Coordinates X = 664414.282  -  Y = 7458349.324  -  Zone 23K

Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps - Bing Maps - Flash Earth

Altitude AMSL 4 m - 13 ft

Inauguration

Closing

Designer

Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English (page 158) Author: Peter Higham, Bruce Jones - Published by: Andre Deutsch - year: 1999 - ISBN: 0-233-99619-2
Description
(2) Andorra mail, note Video of Stock Car Brasil event
(3) Forum Forum --> Chat in English --> Aerials of circuits [ENG]
(4) Forum Forum --> Latin America --> Brazil --> BRA - Rio de Janeiro: Barra da Tijuca & Jacarepaguá [ENG]
(5) Forum Forum --> Latin America --> Brazil --> BRA - Jacarepagua (Rio de Janeiro) [ENG]
(6) Italian motogp.tiscali.com/it/motogp/calendar.htm?menu=calendar motograndprix.com
(7) sosautodromorj.blogspot.com
(8) speedracing.50webs.com/autodromos_nacionais.html
(9) www.apexcircuitdesign.co.uk (...) Apex Circuit Design Ltd.
(10) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database
(11) Andorra www.rio.rj.gov.br/smel/autodromo.htm
(12) Andorra www.rio200.com.br/in_mapa.html
(13) Andorra www.riogp.com.br/projeto1.asp
(14) www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/riode.html The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World
(15) Andorra www.speedshow.com.br/02_f_renault/calendario.cfm
(16) Andorra www.stockcar.com.br/autodromos/autodromos.html Brazilian Stock Car official website
(17) Italian Conoscere la Formula 1 1 (page 252) Published by: Rizzoli Editore - Published in: Italia - year: 1984
(18) Italian Autosprint 51/1972 (page 25) New F.1 track under construction at Rio (later known as Jacarepaguá)
(19) Italian Autosprint 30/1976 (page 49)
(20) Italian Autosprint 26/1977 (page 23) Inaugurazione spostata da giugno ad ottobre 1977
(21) Italian Autosprint 37/1977 (page 24) Foto e plastico del circuito quasi ultimato
(22) Italian Autosprint 4/1978 (page 26)
(23) Italian Autosprint 5/1978 (page 33)
(24) Italian Autosprint 49/1984 (page 22) Lavori a rilento, potrebbe slittare il GP 1985
(25) Italian Rombo 3/1986 (page 81) Tribune cadenti, problemi per il GP
(26) Italian Autosprint 14/1988 (page 17) Circuito intitolato a Piquet, la sala stampa al giornalista Janos Lengyel
(27) Italian Autosprint 44/1995 (page 39) Proposed 1995 changes
(28) Italian Autosprint 40/2009 (page 32) The circuit will be destroyed and replaced by Olympic facilities

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Barra da Tijuca
Description	Permanent street circuit; at first it was known as Barra da Tijuca circuit, as a previous and very close street circuit used up to 1970. Its construction started in 1971. In 1972 works went on and Brazilian drivers Emerson Fittipaldi and Luiz Pereira Bueno suggestes some changes, new fences and protections and to build a short circuit for Formula Ford races. Works then were stopped for economical reasons and started again in 1975. First map was puiblished at the end of 1972, the second one (the perspective one) in Summer 1976 but it was already old, as the circuit was under construction with the known layout used since 1978. Jacarepaguá name was adopted only few months before inauguration According to Autosprint, direction is anticlockwise; nevertheless looling at the map at to what I think are run off areas and safety devices, it seems me it’s clockwise
Years	1972
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	September 28^th 2007
Info last update	July 1976
Designer
Distinctive points
length	5700 m	18701 ft	3.542 mi	(18)

Autódromo Nelson Piquet
Description	Long course was used for international events. I have no info about the short course
Years	1978÷1995
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit	YES
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing	1995
Last update of this page	January 29^th 2005
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Retorno (Molykote) - Carlos Pace - Kartodromo (Suspiro) - Nonato - Norte - Arquibancadas - Sul - Girão - Lagoa - Box 90 graus - Vitoria
length	5031 m	16506 ft	3.126 mi	Long circuit	(23)

Autódromo Nelson Piquet
SORRY, SOME DATA ARE NOT TRANSLATED YET
Description	A
Years	1995
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	November 9^th 2007
Info last update	October 1995
Designer
Distinctive points

Autódromo Emerson Fittipaldi
Description	Proposal dated Autumn 1995 for the new oval and for changing the street track. It’s quite similar to what it has really built in 1996. Originally the track should have been 1.3 mi long (not shown in my map), but an agreement between FISA and Cart dated 1992 allows oval circuits outside USA only if they are at least 3 km - 1.86 mi long
Years	1995
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Oval course
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	November 9^th 2007
Info last update	October 1995
Designer
Distinctive points	Curva 1 - Curva 2 - Reta Oposta - Curva 3 - Curva 4
length	3000 m	9843 ft	1.864 mi		(12)
length	2092 m	6864 ft	1.3 mi	Original proposal	(12)
Max. banking (bends)	3 °	5.2 %			(12)

Autódromo Nelson Piquet
Description	Street circuit has been named after Nelson Piquet, roval one after Emerson Fittipaldi. Old short circuit (even if it’s not drawn on my map) is unchanged. I don’t know what it was used for.
Years	1996÷...
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1995
Closing
Last update of this page	July 21^st 2017
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Curva Um - Curva Pace - Curva Do Sospiro - Curva Nonato - Curva Oposta - Arquibancadas - Curva Sul - Esse - Curva De Lagoa - Curva 90 Graus - Curva De Vitória
length	4932 m	16181 ft	3.065 mi	Long circuit	(10)
length	4933 m	16184 ft	3.065 mi	Long circuit	(11)
length	4933 m	16184 ft	3.065 mi	Long circuit	(15)

Autódromo Emerson Fittipaldi
Description	Street circuit has been named after Nelson Piquet, roval one after Emerson Fittipaldi and it was first used on March 17^th 1996 during a Cart event (now Champ Car)
Years	1996÷...
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Oval course
Inauguration	March 17^th 1996
Closing
Last update of this page	November 9^th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	2993 m	9821 ft	1.86 mi	(10)

Autódromo Nelson Piquet
Description	Another proposal because of the construction of the 2007 Pan American Games infrastructures.
Years
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	November 7^th 2008
Info last update	2004
Designer	Apex Apex Circuit Design Ltd
Distinctive points
length (approx)	5600 m	18373 ft	3.48 mi	(9)

Autódromo Nelson Piquet
Description
Years	2005
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	November 9^th 2007
Info last update	2005
Designer
Distinctive points
length	4801 m	15751 ft	2.983 mi	Long circuit	(13)
length	3108 m	10197 ft	1.931 mi	Short circuit	(13)

Autódromo Nelson Piquet
Description
Years	2006÷...
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	December 2^nd 2006
Info last update	November 19^th 2006
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3319 m	10889 ft	2.062 mi	(2)

Barra da Tijuca 1972

Jacarepaguá 1978÷1995: long course

Jacarepaguá, Autódromo Nelson Piquet: 1995 proposal

Jacarepaguá, Autódromo Emerson Fittipaldi: 1995 proposal (3023 m)

Autódromo Nelson Piquet 1996÷...: Approximated map

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)
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Location: - 22°58'30", - 43°23'46"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

Updates

Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note

July 21^st 2017 Guido de Carli Jean Sapia Jean Sapia Update Description with map

November 28^th 2010 Guido de Carli Update Description

October 8^th 2008 Guido de Carli Roelard Smit Update Photos (link)

January 3^rd 2008 Autódromo Nelson Piquet Lorenzo Tommasi Update Description

February 14^th 2006 Autódromo Nelson Piquet 2006÷... Guido de Carli Lorenzo Tommasi Update Description

November 27^th 2005 Barra da Tijuca 1972 Guido de Carli Guido de Carli Update Description with map

August 4^th 2005 Guido de Carli Update Description

April 20^th 2005 Autódromo Nelson Piquet 2005 Guido de Carli Update Description

January 29^th 2005 Autódromo Nelson Piquet 1978÷1995 Guido de Carli Update Description with map

November 12^th 2004 Barra da Tijuca 1972 Guido de Carli Guido de Carli Update Description with map

May 4^th 2003 Autódromo Nelson Piquet 1978÷1995 Guido de Carli Update Description

March 28^th 2003 Guido de Carli Update Description

October 8^th 2002 Guido de Carli Update Map

September 26^th 2002 Guido de Carli New Map

Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
July 21^st 2017			Guido de Carli	Jean Sapia	Jean Sapia	Update	Description with map
November 28^th 2010			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
October 8^th 2008			Guido de Carli		Roelard Smit	Update	Photos (link)
January 3^rd 2008	Autódromo Nelson Piquet		Lorenzo Tommasi			Update	Description
February 14^th 2006	Autódromo Nelson Piquet	2006÷...	Guido de Carli		Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description
November 27^th 2005	Barra da Tijuca	1972	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		Update	Description with map
August 4^th 2005			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
April 20^th 2005	Autódromo Nelson Piquet	2005	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
January 29^th 2005	Autódromo Nelson Piquet	1978÷1995	Guido de Carli			Update	Description with map
November 12^th 2004	Barra da Tijuca	1972	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		Update	Description with map
May 4^th 2003	Autódromo Nelson Piquet	1978÷1995	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
March 28^th 2003			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
October 8^th 2002			Guido de Carli			Update	Map
September 26^th 2002			Guido de Carli			New	Map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list