Lap Ledger1950–2027 · every championship race

Circuit · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jacarepagua

Opened in 1978 and originally called the Autodromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro; renamed for Nelson Piquet in 1988 after his third title. Hosted the Brazilian Grand Prix in 1978 and from 1981 to 1989, after which the race returned permanently to Interlagos. Demolished in 2012 for the 2016 Olympic park.

Championship races
10
Seasons
1978–198910 seasons
Length
5.031 kmcurrent layout
Turns
11
Direction
anti-clockwise
Type
permanent
F1DB layout jacarepagua-1 · 5.031 km · 11 turns, F1DB’s figures · 1978–1989 · 10 rounds
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Flat, hot and abrasive; a long pit straight and a longer back straight with grandstands giving a view of the whole lap

Most wins here

Most wins here
DriverWinsSpan
Alain Prost51982–1988
Carlos Reutemann21978–1981
Nelson Piquet21983–1986
Nigel Mansell11989

Constructors here

Constructors here
ConstructorWinsSpan
McLaren41984–1988
Ferrari21978–1989
Williams21981–1986
Brabham11983
Renault11982

Where winners start here

All 10 races won here, counted together. No layout timeline is recorded for this circuit.

Won from first on the grid
1 of 10 (10%), against 57 of 187 (30%) at every circuit, 1978–1989
Won from the first two slots
3 of 10 (30%), against 97 of 187 (52%) at every circuit
Lowest winning grid slot
6th — Alain Prost, 1985; Nigel Mansell, 1989
Most wins by a driver
Alain Prost, 5
Most wins by a team
McLaren, 4
11982 Alain Prost, Renault, from 1st21981 Carlos Reutemann, Williams, from 2nd1986 Nelson Piquet, Williams, from 2nd31988 Alain Prost, McLaren, from 3rd41978 Carlos Reutemann, Ferrari, from 4th1983 Nelson Piquet, Brabham, from 4th1984 Alain Prost, McLaren, from 4th51987 Alain Prost, McLaren, from 5th61985 Alain Prost, McLaren, from 6th1989 Nigel Mansell, Ferrari, from 6th11982 Alain Prost, Renault, from 1st21981 Carlos Reutemann, Williams, from 2nd1986 Nelson Piquet, Williams, from 2nd31988 Alain Prost, McLaren, from 3rd41978 Carlos Reutemann, Ferrari, from 4th1983 Nelson Piquet, Brabham, from 4th1984 Alain Prost, McLaren, from 4th51987 Alain Prost, McLaren, from 5th61985 Alain Prost, McLaren, from 6th1989 Nigel Mansell, Ferrari, from 6th

A dot is a race won from that slot; over eight, the box shows the count. Boxes stand two abreast, as grids do now. No winner drawn here has a colour on record, so every dot is hollow.

Where winners start here
Grid slotWinsRaces won
1st11982 Alain Prost (Renault)
2nd21981 Carlos Reutemann (Williams); 1986 Nelson Piquet (Williams)
3rd11988 Alain Prost (McLaren)
4th31978 Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari); 1983 Nelson Piquet (Brabham); 1984 Alain Prost (McLaren)
5th11987 Alain Prost (McLaren)
6th21985 Alain Prost (McLaren); 1989 Nigel Mansell (Ferrari)

Race by race

  1. 1970s
    1. 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix Ferrari 4th
  2. 1980s
    1. 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix Williams 2nd
    2. 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix Renault 1st
    3. 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix Brabham 4th
    4. 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix McLaren 4th
    5. 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix McLaren 6th
    6. 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix Williams 2nd
    7. 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix McLaren 5th
    8. 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix McLaren 3rd
    9. 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix Ferrari 6th

Every race here 10

Held here as the Brazilian Grand Prix (10 races).

The same on all 10 rows: Layout — not established.

Every race here
SeasonGrand PrixWinnerConstructor
1989Brazilian Grand PrixNigel MansellFerrari
1988Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1987Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1986Brazilian Grand PrixNelson PiquetWilliams
1985Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1984Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstMcLaren
1983Brazilian Grand PrixNelson PiquetBrabham
1982Brazilian Grand PrixAlain ProstRenault
1981Brazilian Grand PrixCarlos ReutemannWilliams
1978Brazilian Grand PrixCarlos ReutemannFerrari

Where this comes from

Official name
Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Confidence
high