Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia)

Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna is a motorsport race track located in Goiânia, Brazil. From 1987 to 1989, it hosted the Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix in MotoGP.

Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna

Mixed Grand Prix Circuit (1974–present)
Location	Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil dd
Time zone	UTC−03:00
Coordinates	16°43′5″S 49°11′32″W
FIA Grade	4
Broke ground	1973
Opened	28 July 1974; 51 years ago (1974-07-28)
Former names	Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia (1974–1994)
Major events	Current: Stock Car Pro Series (1979–1981, 1983–2001, 2004, 2014–present) TCR South America (2022, 2025) Future: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix (1987–1989, 2026) Former: NASCAR Brasil Series (2020–2024) Porsche Cup Brasil (2015–2018, 2020–2024) Copa Truck (2017–2024) Formula 3 Brasil (2014, 2016–2017) F3 Sudamericana (1988–1993, 1995–1997)
Website	https://goias.gov.br/esporte/
Mixed Grand Prix Circuit (1974–present)
Length	3.835 km (2.383 miles)
Turns	11
Race lap record	1:17.245 ( Christian Hahn, Dallara F309, 2016, F3)
External Circuit (1974–present)
Length	2.590 km (1.670 miles)
Turns	4
Race lap record	0:47.622 ( Antonio Felix da Costa, Chevrolet Cruze Stock Car, 2018, Stock Car Brasil)
Short Circuit (1974–present)
Length	1.910 km (1.180 miles)
Turns	6

On 14 December 2024, MotoGP announced that the Brazilian Grand Prix will return to Goiania in 2026, with the track being resurfaced and upgraded to be able to host, as it currently has a too low of a FIA/FIM Grade.^[1]

In March 2025, several riders such as Luca Marini, along with Franco Morbidelli, two premier class riders and two home riders, Eric Granado and Diogo Moreira, did a demo lap on this circuit in a special visit between the Argentine GP and America GP races.^[2]

Layout configurations

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  Mixed Circuit (1974–present)
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  External Circuit (1974–present)
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  Short Circuit (1974–present)

Events

Current

• October: Moto 1000 GP
• November: Stock Car Pro Series, TCR South America Touring Car Championship, TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship [es], Turismo Nacional BR

Future

• Grand Prix motorcycle racing
  • Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix (1987–1989, 2026)

Former

• Brasileiro de Marcas (2014–2018)
• Brazilian Formula Three Championship (2014, 2016–2017)
• Copa Truck (2017–2024)
• F4 Brazilian Championship (2022–2024)
• Formula 3 Sudamericana (1988–1993, 1995–1997)
• Fórmula Truck (1996–2005, 2007–2009, 2011–2016)
• GT3 Brasil Championship (2007)
• NASCAR Brasil Series (2020–2024)
• Porsche Cup Brasil (2015–2018, 2020–2024)
• Stock Car Brasil
  • Stock Car Corrida do Milhão (2014–2015, 2018)
• Stock Series (2000–2001, 2014–2022, 2024)

Lap records

As of July 2024, the fastest official lap records at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Mixed Grand Prix Circuit: 3.835 km (1974–present)
Formula 3	1:17.245[3]	Christian Hahn	Dallara F309	2016 Goiânia F3 Brasil round
Prototype	1:17.880[4]	Beto Ribeiro	Metalmoro JLM AJR	2021 Goiânia Endurance Brasil round
Stock Car Brasil	1:23.545[5]	Thiago Camilo	Chevrolet Sonic	2014 Corrida do Milhão
Porsche Carrera Cup	1:23.875[6]	Alceu Feldmann	Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup	2022 Goiânia Porsche Sprint Challenge Brasil round
Formula 4	1:24.150[7]	Rogério Grotta	Tatuus F4-T421	2024 1st Goiânia F4 Brazil round
500cc	1:26.980	Eddie Lawson	Honda NSR500	1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
GT3	1:28.143[8]	Cláudio Ricci	Ferrari F430 GT3	2007 Goiânia GT3 Brasil round
250cc	1:29.260	Luca Cadalora	Yamaha TZR250	1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
TCR Touring Car	1:29.416[9]	Alceu Feldmann	CUPRA León Competición TCR	2022 Goiânia TCR South America round
Stock Series	1:30.581[10]	Raphael Reis	Chevrolet Cruze JL-G12	2022 2nd Goiânia Stock Series round
NASCAR Brasil	1:37.803[11]	Luan Lopes	Ford Mustang NASCAR Brasil	2023 1st Goiânia NASCAR Brasil round
Turismo Nacional BR	1:44.574[12]	Gustavo Mascarenhas	Fiat Uno	2022 1st Goiânia Turismo Nacional Brasil round
Truck racing	1:49.041[13]	Beto Monteiro	Volkswagen Truck	2020 1st Goiânia Copa Truck round
External Grand Prix Circuit: 2.590 km (1974–present)
Stock Car Brasil	0:47.622[14]	Antonio Felix da Costa	Chevrolet Cruze Stock Car	2018 Corrida do Milhão
Stock Series	0:53.196[15]	Vitor Baptista	Chevrolet Cruze JL-G12	2022 1st Goiânia Stock Series round
NASCAR Brasil	0:57.270[16]	Cayan Chianca	Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR Brasil	2024 Goiânia NASCAR Brasil round