Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet The Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Nelson Piquet International Autodrome), also known as Jacarepaguá after the neighbourhood in which it was located, was a motorsport circuit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Opened in 1977, it hosted the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix on ten occasions, and was also used for CART, motorcycle racing and stock car racing. In 2012, it was demolished to make way for facilities to be used in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The original circuit was built between 1971 and 1977 on the site of the Barra da Tijuca road course, which had itself
Roy Goodman (racing driver) Roy Goodman (racing driver) Roy Goodman (born 11 December 1929) is a former BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars racing driver. Goodman is one of the most successful drivers ever in the formula, having won the first ever World Championship in 1963 and National Points Championship on nine different occasions. He also competed in BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars for two decades. Goodman began racing BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars in 1954, the first season that the sport existed. Goodman did not reach the same heights of success that he would later achieve in Formula 2. Goodman first began racing BriSCA