Circuits/Brazil
Nelson Piquet
- Rio de Janeiro
- 1978–1989
- 5.031 km
- 11 corners
- Permanent circuit
- Anti-clockwise
Also known as: Autódromo de Jacarepaguá
- Races10
- Not classified54%of all starts
- Pole to win10%pole-sitter won
- Winner's grid slot3.7on average
- Lap record1:32.507Riccardo Patrese, 1989
Furthest charge to victory here: Alain Prost won in 1985 from P6 on the grid.
Most successful here
Most pole positions
Circuit specialists
A driver's average finish here, set against the same driver's average everywhere else – so a driver who wins everywhere is no specialist here. At least three starts here and three elsewhere.
| Driver | Starts here | Wins | Avg finish here | Avg finish elsewhere | Better by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Surer | 3 | 5.7 | 9.1 | +3.5 | |
| Michele Alboreto | 5 | 5.8 | 7.6 | +1.8 | |
| Satoru Nakajima | 3 | 7 | 8.7 | +1.7 | |
| Elio de Angelis | 4 | 4.8 | 5.9 | +1.1 | |
| René Arnoux | 3 | 6 | 7.1 | +1.1 | |
| Jonathan Palmer | 3 | 8.3 | 9.4 | +1.1 | |
| Gerhard Berger | 3 | 4 | 5.1 | +1.1 | |
| Derek Warwick | 4 | 6.8 | 7.8 | +1 |
All races
| Year | Race | Winner | Team | From grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Brazil | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 6 |
| 1988 | Brazil | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 |
| 1987 | Brazil | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 |
| 1986 | Brazil | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 |
| 1985 | Brazil | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 |
| 1984 | Brazil | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 |
| 1983 | Brazil | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 |
| 1982 | Brazil | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 |
| 1981 | Brazil | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 |
| 1978 | Brazil | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 |