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
Alex Lloyd (racing driver) Alex Lloyd (racing driver) Alex Stewart Lloyd (born 28 December 1984 in Manchester, England) is a former British motor racing driver. He was close friends with multiple Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton through his karting and early racing days. At the age of nine Lloyd began driving in karts in the British Super One Championship also driving in the European championship. He became British Open Champion in the category - aged 14 - in 1999 and in 2000, he began testing Formula Ford cars. In 2001, he moved into Formula Ford racing achieving a 2nd place at a European